A Syrian activist group and an international media watchdog say opposition fighters have killed an Iraqi freelance journalist in northern Syria.More >>
Syrian opposition fighters killed an Iraqi freelance journalist in the rebel-held north of the country, the latest of dozens of reporters who have died in the country over the past three years, an activist group and an...More >>
The European Union's anti-terror chief will tell EU interior ministers on Thursday about the "major security threat" that the increase of foreign fighters in Syria poses.More >>
The European Union's anti-terror chief will tell EU interior ministers on Thursday about the "major security threat" that the increase of foreign fighters in Syria poses.More >>
Pope Francis called Wednesday for prayers for 12 Orthodox nuns reportedly taken by force from their convent in Syria by rebels. Religious officials in the region have said the women were abducted, but a Syrian...More >>
Pope Francis called for prayers Wednesday for 12 Orthodox nuns reportedly taken by force from their convent in Syria by rebels. Religious officials in the region have said the women were abducted, but a Syrian opposition...More >>
Pope Francis has called for prayers for 12 Orthodox Christian nuns who were abducted from their convent by Syrian opposition fighters.More >>
Pope Francis called Wednesday for prayers for 12 Orthodox nuns who were taken by force from their convent in Syria by opposition fighters. Religious officials in the region have said the women were being held against their...More >>
Wednesday, December 4 2013 12:54 AM EST2013-12-04 05:54:41 GMT
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (CCTV/CNN) – Authorities in Syria is investigating a bombing in the heart of Damascus. State media says a suicide attacker wearing a belt of explosives blew himself up on Tuesday, killingMore >>
At least four killed in Damascus suicide bombing in Syria according to state media.More >>
An estimated 250,000 people in besieged communities in Syria remain beyond the reach of aid, the U.N, humanitarian chief said Tuesday in a closed-door Security Council briefing that one member called "chilling."More >>
An estimated 250,000 people in besieged communities in Syria remain beyond the reach of aid, the U.N, humanitarian chief said Tuesday in a closed-door Security Council briefing that one member called "chilling."More >>
The mother superior of a Syrian convent says 12 nuns have been abducted by opposition fighters and taken to a rebel-held town.More >>
Opposition fighters abducted 12 nuns from a Christian village overrun by rebels, Syria's Greek Orthodox patriarch and the head of a convent said Tuesday, adding to fears that hard-line Muslim rebels trying to overthrow...More >>
Cranes are lifting trailers into place and tents are being packed away as international aid workers rush to winterize a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan - trying to avoid a repeat of last year when three days of...More >>
Cranes are lifting trailers into place and tents are being packed away as international aid workers rush to winterize a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan - trying to avoid a repeat of last year when three days of torrential...More >>
A new wave of Europeans is heading to Syria, their ranks soaring in the past six months as tales of easy living and glorious martyrdom draw them to the rebellion against Bashar Assad.More >>
A new wave of Europeans is heading to Syria, their ranks soaring in the past six months as tales of easy living and glorious martyrdom draw them to the rebellion against Bashar Assad.More >>
A growing body of evidence collected by U.N. investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, in crimes against humanity and war crimes, the U.N.'s top human...More >>
A growing body of evidence collected by U.N. investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, in crimes against humanity and war crimes, the U.N.'s top human rights...More >>
Monday, December 2 2013 8:01 PM EST2013-12-03 01:01:01 GMT
The UN Human Rights Chief said on Monday that a growing body of evidence collected by UN investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials.More >>
The UN Human Rights Chief said on Monday that a growing body of evidence collected by UN investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials.More >>
Monday, December 2 2013 2:53 PM EST2013-12-02 19:53:48 GMT
Vicious fighting is raging in the Damascus suburbs as the Syrian military gains ground in some areas and rebel fighters intensify their attempts to break the siege. More >>
Viscous fighting is raging in the Damascus suburbs as the Syrian military gains ground in some areas and rebel fighters intensify their attempts to break the siege.More >>
Within minutes of opening a Twitter account this past week, the leader of Syria's main Western-backed opposition group received an onslaught of criticism.More >>
Within minutes of opening a Twitter account this past week, the leader of Syria's main Western-backed opposition group received an onslaught of criticism.More >>
At this sprawling desert camp in Jordan, home to thousands of children who fled Syria's civil war, a few found a moment to smile Sunday watching a troop of clowns.More >>
At this sprawling desert camp in Jordan, home to thousands of children who fled Syria's civil war, a few found a moment to smile Sunday watching a troop of clowns.More >>
Syrian activists say the death toll from a government helicopter strike on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo has risen to 26 people, including four children.More >>
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 50 people in two separate attacks over the weekend, activists said Sunday.More >>
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons says the United States has offered to help destroy some of the most lethal parts of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile,More >>
Syria's government will try to move the most lethal components of its chemical weapons program to a port city by the end of the year, and the U.S. has offered to pick up and destroy the hazardous material at an...More >>
Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened security risks.More >>
Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened security risks.More >>
Activists say government shelling of a market in a northern Syrian town has killed at least six people.More >>
Syrian rebels including members of al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra entered a predominantly Christian village near Damascus on Saturday and are fighting government forces in the old part of the town, activists and state...More >>
Lebanese police officials say clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian government have left two people dead in the northern city of Tripoli.More >>
Clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian government killed three people Saturday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, leaving dozens of children stuck in their classrooms under fire, authorities said.More >>
The United Nations refugee agency says a growing number of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan are missing out on education and fast becoming primary providers for their families.More >>
Every morning in northeastern Lebanon, hundreds of Syrian children are picked up from refugee settlements, loaded onto trucks and taken to the fields or shops for a day's work that earns $4 or less.More >>
Syria's state television reports that a mortar round has fallen in front of a historical mosque in the capital, Damascus, killing four people and wounding 26.More >>
A mortar round struck the front of a historical mosque in Syria's capital Friday, killing four people and wounding 26 in the latest such attack on the city, state media reported.More >>
They fall randomly, often during rush hour, smashing into schools, businesses, churches and homes in the Syrian capital and leaving a trail of death and terror in their wake.More >>
They fall randomly, often during rush hour, smashing into schools, businesses, churches and homes in the Syrian capital and leaving a trail of death and terror in their wake.More >>
Syrian state TV says government forces have captured a western town near the border with Lebanon, a week after opposition fighters seized it.More >>
Syrian troops captured a western town near the border with Lebanon on Thursday, after days of heavy fighting that killed dozens including nine doctors and nurses and the nephew of a Hezbollah cabinet minister,...More >>
U.S. officials say the Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship.More >>
The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on...More >>
The Syrian government says it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insists that it is not going to the conference to hand over power.More >>
Syria's government and the head of the main Western-backed opposition coalition both confirmed Wednesday that they would participate in a U.N.-sponsored peace conference.More >>
Women refugees from Syria are being sexually harassed by employers, landlords and others in Lebanon, adding another layer of suffering for those who have fled their homes in search of safety, an international human...More >>
Women refugees from Syria are being sexually harassed by employers, landlords and others in Lebanon, adding another layer of suffering for those who have fled their homes in search of safety, an international human rights...More >>
The World Health Organization says it has discovered two additional cases of the highly contagious polio virus in Syria, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 17.More >>
Syria's main Western-backed opposition group pushed Tuesday for President Bashar Assad's government to establish humanitarian corridors to besieged opposition areas and release political prisoners, saying it wants...More >>
The U.N.-Arab League's Syria envoy is meeting with senior U.S. and Russian officials to explore prospects of bringing Syria's warring sides for peace talks in Geneva.More >>
Within 24 hours of an interim deal aimed at reining in Iran's nuclear program, world powers raised hopes Monday for the first face-to-face talks to end the Syrian civil war as the United Nations called the warring...More >>
Activists say rebels fighting to break a Syrian government siege of the opposition-held suburbs of Damascus have clashed with soldiers in battles that left over 70 dead on both sides.More >>
Heavy clashes between Syrian troops and rebels trying to break a government siege in the suburbs of Damascus have killed at least 160 fighters over two days, activists said Sunday.More >>
Idris Hassan, his wife and their three children fled the carnage of the Syrian war, hoping to find peace and safety in western Europe. Instead, they are stuck in an overcrowded Bulgarian refugee camp - living in a...More >>
Idris Hassan, his wife and their three children fled the carnage of the Syrian war, hoping to find peace and safety in western Europe. Instead, they are stuck in an overcrowded Bulgarian refugee camp - living in a freezing...More >>
Syria's main opposition group is accusing government troops of deploying heavy weapons inside a historic Orthodox monastery north of Damascus.More >>
A string of government airstrikes on rebel-held areas in northern Syria killed at least 44 people Saturday, activists said, as al-Qaida-linked rebels captured one of the country's major oil fields in the east.More >>
Syrian activists say at least 24 rebels have died in battle for a military base near a northern opposition-held city but that government troops have managed to hold on to it.More >>
Powerful Syrian Islamic rebel brigades announced Friday their merger into a single organization, a step meant to hold off surging government forces and stop rival groups from seizing more opposition-held territory.More >>
Saturday, September 21 2013 4:24 PM EDT2013-09-21 20:24:00 GMT
With the U.S. backing off its push for military action in Syria, world leaders are watching to see if the Damascus regime will give up its chemical weapons stockpile.More >>
With the U.S. backing off its push for military action in Syria, world leaders are watching to see if the Damascus regime will give up its chemical weapons stockpile.More >>
Friday, September 13 2013 7:06 PM EDT2013-09-13 23:06:12 GMT
The Geneva Communiqué is a six-point plan that will help bring about an end to the violence and humanitarian rights issues as well as allow Syrians to democratically determine their own future.More >>
The Geneva Communiqué is a six-point plan that will help bring about an end to the violence and humanitarian rights issues as well as launch a Syrian-led process that will allow Syrians to democratically determine their own future.More >>
Friday, September 13 2013 4:15 PM EDT2013-09-13 20:15:07 GMT
President Barack Obama has encountered strong opposition from his own supporters and Democratic Party members who believe a military strike on Syria could lead to a disastrous escalation of the conflict there.More >>
President Barack Obama has encountered strong opposition from his own supporters and Democratic Party members who believe a military strike on Syria could lead to a disastrous escalation of the conflict there.More >>
Thursday, September 12 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-09-12 18:50:06 GMT
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (RNN) - In a joint statement today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergy Lavrov reiterated their belief that the two countries could come to a mutualMore >>
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergy Lavrov are in Geneva, Switzerland to work toward a resolution that will allow Syria to give up its chemical weapons.More >>
Thursday, September 12 2013 12:42 AM EDT2013-09-12 04:42:42 GMT
(RNN) – A day after President Barack Obama pledged to pursue diplomatic routes in Syria while leaving the threat of force in place, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for "peaceful dialogue" in anMore >>
Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote an op-ed in the New York Times a day after President Barack Obama's prime time speech on Syria.More >>
Wednesday, September 11 2013 2:26 AM EDT2013-09-11 06:26:50 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed the nation on his latest thoughts and impending actions with Syria. More >>
President Barack Obama made his case for a possible targeted strike aimed at taking out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons Tuesday, while also leaving the door open for diplomacy.More >>
Tuesday, September 10 2013 10:22 PM EDT2013-09-11 02:22:31 GMT
The following is a transcript of prepared remarks by President Barack Obama regarding Syria.Copyright 2013 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.More >>
The following is a transcript of prepared remarks by President Barack Obama regarding Syria.More >>
Tuesday, September 10 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-09-10 19:54:03 GMT
A majority of Americans are against a military strike in Syria, according to polls recently conducted by both Gallup and Pew. More >>
Russia has planned to propose a U.N. declaration backing the effort to put Syria's weapons under international control, according to its foreign ministry.More >>
Russian investigators are searching the state aviation agency to see if some pilots may have fake licenses - part of an investigation into a plane crash last month that killed all 50 people on board.More >>
The Russian pilot who sent a Boeing 737 into a near-vertical dive, killing all 50 people on board, might have had a fake license, Russian investigators said Friday.More >>
Thousands of people in Britain face a second day of flooding Friday as the country confronts its worst tidal surge in 60 years after a powerful storm with hurricane-force gusts roared across northern Europe.More >>
Hundreds of people in Britain mopped up flooded homes on Friday after a powerful storm that scoured northern Europe with hurricane-force gusts kicked up the biggest tidal surge in 60 years, swamping stretches of shoreline.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay respects to Nelson Mandela.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay respects to Nelson Mandela.More >>
The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has verified the destruction of all of Syria's unfilled munitions - another milestone along the road to eradicating President Bashar Assad's chemical...More >>
The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has verified the destruction of all of Syria's unfilled munitions - another milestone along the road to eradicating President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons...More >>
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