Egypt FM Meets Syrian Opposition Leader in Cairo
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Syria's exiled opposition leader Hady Al-Bahra in Cairo on…
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Obama Orders U.S. Airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State
President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria…
Syria and Egypt’s Tale of Two Polls Could End in the Same Old Story
No one was holding their breath for the results of Syria's presidential election, which was always certain to…
Once on the edge of defeat, Syria’s Assad runs again for president
It was not so long ago that Bashar al-Assad’s enemies thought he was finished. In the summer of 2012, the rebels…
Egypt’s Sisi Says Syria Crisis Should End via Peaceful Means
Egypt's presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday the Syrian civil war must be resolved through…
Bomb in Syria’s Idlib kills 30 government fighters: monitoring group
About 30 Syrian government fighters were killed when rebels set off a bomb in a tunnel beneath a checkpoint in a…
Syria Presidential Vote on 3 June: Parliament Speaker
Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on 3 June,…
Egypt Arrests Alleged ‘Terrorist’ Who Fought in Syria
Egypt has arrested a veteran of the Syrian civil war on suspicion of planning terrorist acts inside Egypt, the…
In Assad’s Coastal Heartland, Syria’s War Creeps Closer
For three years, residents of Syria's Mediterranean provinces have watched from their coastal sanctuary as civil…
Amid Carnage of War, Syria Readies for Assad Re-Election
After three years of grinding conflict, the destruction of whole city districts and an exodus of refugees all…
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