China’s Xi announces strategic partnership with Bashar Assad
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad has witnessed on Friday a strategic agreement in…
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Sisi expresses support for Syrian president’s military
Egypt's president has expressed support for Syrian President Bashar Assad's military in remarks likely to irk Saudi…
Syrians begin voting for new parliament in government areas
Syrians in government-controlled areas headed to polling stations Wednesday to elect a new 250-member parliament…
Syrians begin voting for new parliament in government areas
Syrians in government-controlled areas headed to polling stations Wednesday to elect a new 250-member parliament…
Kerry heads to Russia for Syria talks after Brussels attacks
Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria as the terrorist attacks in…
Kerry says Syria truce may not lead to political solution
Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress on Tuesday that he can't be sure the cease-fire agreement in Syria…
Syria’s Assad must leave or be forced out: Al-Jubeir
Syrian President Bashar Assad has two choices, "either to leave through negotiations" or be forcibly removed from…
UN says 13.5 million Syrians need aid and protection
The United Nations said Tuesday the worsening conflict in Syria has left 13.5 million people in need of aid and…
Assad’s trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the…
Clinton made mistake, didn’t harm national security
Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct government business when she served as secretary…
Syria conflict must not spark Russia-NATO crisis
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday he does not want the conflict in Syria turning into a…
Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no ‘proxy war’
President Barack Obama vehemently rejected Russia's military actions in Syria as self-defeating and dismissed the…
Assad says only Syrian people can decide if he quits
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian media he would only quit power if the Syrian…
Syria opposition groups agree on ‘roadmap’ to end civil war
Syria's two main political opposition groups, long at odds, announced Friday that they have agreed on a "roadmap"…
Syria accuses Jordan of training ‘terrorists’
Syria has accused Jordan of training "terrorists" on its soil and urged the UN Security council to force an end to…
Egyptian Army Chief Likely Becomes TIME’s Person Of 2013
Egyptian top army general Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has been shortlisted for TIME magazine's Person of Year. The vote is…
Gulf States, Egypt Back Saudi Rejection of Security Council Seat
Saudi Arabia's Gulf Arab allies and Egypt have applauded its decision to reject a UN Security Council seat in…
Assad: One Year Needed to Destroy Chemical Arms
Defiant strongman Bashar Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would…
Ban Ki-Moon Appeals for Syria Diplomatic Solution
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pleaded Wednesday for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian conflict,…
Kerry to Make Statement on Syria at 18:00 GMT
US Secretary of State John Kerry will make a statement on Syria at 2 pm (18:00 GMT), the State Department said on…
Hollande: Evidence Shows Assad Responsible for Chemical Attacks
French President Francois Hollande said that "body of evidence" points to Syrian President Bashar Assad as the one…
Jabhat Al-Nusra Says Will Avenge Assad for Chemical Attack
Leader of the rebel organization Jabhat al-Nusra, Abu Mohammad al-Golani, said that his organization will respond…
Obama, Erdogan Discuss Unrest in Egypt, Syria
The White House says President Barack Obama and Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed…
Egypt’s Presidency Says Citizens Free to Fight in Syria as Sunni Clerics Call for Jihad
A senior official in Egypt’s presidency said Thursday that Egyptians are free to join the fight in Syria and will…
ElBaradei Urges Peaceful Solution For Syria’s Crisis Away From Western Hegemony
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director general of the UN’s international atomic energy agency and the prominent…
Arab League Gives Syrian Seat to Opposition
In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amr announced that…
Egyptian President Invited To Iran, Discusses Syria With Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister
Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday invited Egypt’s president to visit Tehran again, a sign of improved relations…
Syria Agrees To Ceasefire During Eid Holiday-Brahimi
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday the Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire during the…
Turkey, Germany Call For Syria Truce During Muslim Holiday
Turkey and Germany on Friday joined an appeal for a cease-fire to stop the bloodshed in Syria during a Muslim…
Peace Plan Collapsed After Syria’s Demands Of ‘Written Guarantees’
A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed Sunday after President Bashar Assad's…