| See realtime coverage | | New York Times | - 29 minutes ago | | |
BEIRUT, Lebanon - President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serious progress arising from any peace talks, and to back away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that ... |
| See realtime coverage | Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his ... |
| See realtime coverage | Gunmen in Syria have abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government. |
| See realtime coverage | Terrorist attacks on Turkish soil won't stop until the country's Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, gives up on his support of rebel forces in Syria, British broadcaster, Neil Clark, told RT. Turkish police have fired tear gas at protesters in a town near ... |
| New York Times | - May 17, 2013 | | |
WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. |
| See realtime coverage | | Sky News | - 13 hours ago | | |
Its website and tweets are compromised in a Syria-linked attack - just hours after a top Twitter executive visits the FT newsroom. |
| | The Independent | - 4 hours ago | | |
It is right, therefore, that the alleged attack by the Syrian armed forces using chemical weapons against Saraqeb, a rebel-held town south-west of Aleppo on 29 April, should be carefully investigated. |
| See realtime coverage | | Fox News | - May 17, 2013 | | |
The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on ... |
| See realtime coverage | | CNN International | - May 17, 2013 | | |
(CNN) -- The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. |
| | Aljazeera.com | - 21 hours ago | | |
The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers appearing to founder on diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. |
| See realtime coverage | (CNN) -- Almost every American ally in the Middle East is desperately calling out for help, and we are ignoring them. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain -- and behind closed doors, even Egypt -- want American involvement in Syria to ... |
| See realtime coverage | | Telegraph.co.uk | - 6 hours ago | | |
Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of Raqqa and in the desert region to its east that are now in rebel hands - in particular Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda off-shoot which is the strongest faction in ... |
| See realtime coverage | | New York Times | - May 17, 2013 | | |
CAIRO - An international human rights group said Friday that visits to two Syrian security centers recently captured by rebel fighters contained proof of widespread, arbitrary detentions and torture by the government of President Bashar al-Assad. |
| New York Times May 16, 2013 | | | | |
CAIRO - The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the center of the country, pro-government militias and Hezbollah fighters battle those who threaten their communities. |
| | BBC News | - May 17, 2013 | | |
The US has chided Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to send missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey said the shipment "will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering" that has ... |
| GlobalPost | - 38 minutes ago | | |
Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say. In recent months, Saudi officials have ... |
| Al-Arabiya | - 19 hours ago | | |
Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah is exploiting religion to pursue its political agendas in Syria, a high-ranking Lebanese Shiite cleric told Al Arabiya in an interview on Saturday. |
| The Hindu | - 9 hours ago | | |
Reports about the Russia's decision to supply game-changing weaponry, including S-300 missiles, if confirmed, would mark Moscow's boldest assertion so far to rescue Syria from becoming yet another victim of a regime-change enterprise in the region. |
Friday's major news about the conflict in Syria: - "Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria." According to The New York Times, "Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its ... |
| | New York Daily News | - 22 hours ago | | |
The story of New York is the story of immigrants. The Chinese have Chinatown. The Italians have Little Italy. And before the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel pummeled its way into Manhattan, people from the Middle East also shared a slice of the city's history. |
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