Sombre ecumenical service for four children killed in Damascus attackAs Arabs and Christians gather to pray, the service is punctuated by sirens of ambulances carrying casualties of the daily mortar attacksMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Albania refuses to host destruction of Syrian chemical weaponsWatchdog misses timetable deadline, France now suggested as alternative hostSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition coalition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks‘This is a big step forward and an important one,’ says US secretary of stateTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Banning Muslim Brotherhood easier said than doneMovement has deep roots in Egyptian societySat Nov 09 2013 - 01:01
Syrian peace conference delayed, says Brahimi9.3 million Syrians need help to survive, Valerie Amos tells UN Security CouncilWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Kerry calls for ‘inclusive, free and fair elections’ in EgyptSurprise visit as security tight in Cairo ahead of trial of ousted president Mohamed MorsiMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:01
Graphic illustration of Palestinian concernsThe team behind the website Visualising Palestine is reporting on Israeli occupation through the medium of infographicsFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested in CairoEssam el-Erian taken into custody as part of crackdown on leading Morsi supportersWed Oct 30 2013 - 22:06
UN-Arab League envoy warns of ‘Somalisation’ of SyriaLakhdar Brahimi says Assad could be part of transition to a ‘new’ SyriaWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
UN calls on Syrian factions to facilitate food and medical assistance to civiliansDire socio-economic conditions highlighted by UN reportMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Syria’s National Coalition faces conflicting pressure about attendance at Geneva talksPressure on opposition over US-Russia sponsored peace talksThu Oct 24 2013 - 07:11
50 die in Syria suicide bombings as hostages released in tripartite dealNine Lebanese pilgrims and two Turkish pilots released from jail as part of exchange dealMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Russia and US deny date set for Syrian peace conferenceSyria’s deputy PM Qadri Jamil says Geneva conference scheduled for November 23-24Fri Oct 18 2013 - 19:44
Car bomb that kills 39 adds urgency to US-Russia sponsored peace conferenceUS secretary of state emphasises need for transition administration to end hostilitiesTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:24
Syrian opposition fighters killed 190, says watchdogHuman Rights Watch believes two-week attack on villages in August was sectarianSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
Cairo unbowed after Obama suspends US military aidEgypt’s reliance on US military shipments has been overstatedFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Egypt’s Morsi to stand trial in NovemberDeposed president charged with inciting torture and killing of protesters against his regimeThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
Efforts being made to get Syrian peace conference under way, say US and RussiaKerry and Lavrov give Assad credit for complying with destruction of chemical weaponsTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Inspectors begin destroying Syria’s chemical weaponsAssad suggests mediation role for Germany in ending civil warMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:36
Turkey will pay heavy price for supporting Syrian rebels, Assad warnsPresident accuses Erdogan of shedding blood of thousands of SyriansSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Chemical weapons teams arrive to destroy Syria stockpilesSyrian says seven of the 19 weapons sites listed by the government are in combat zonesWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:18
Syria accepts Russian plan on chemical weapons, says minister“We accept the Russian plan to get rid of our chemical weapons,” says Omran al-ZoubiTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:01
Damascus says pact a ‘victory’ for SyriaSyrian reconciliation minister Ali Haidar says weapons deal would prepare way for negotiations between government and oppositionMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Mixed political reaction to Syria dealSyrian cabinet minister says chemical weapons agreement ‘a victory for Syria’Mon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Syria’s National Coalition sceptical about regime joining chemical weapons treatyOpposition says move an attempt to evade international sanctionSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:01
Syria applies to join chemical weapons conventionCountry seeks to sign up to global ban as US and Russia conclude first meeting in GenevaFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:34
Syrian backing of chemical weapons plan ‘a sign of strength’Syrian reconciliation minister says Damascus’s acceptance of proposal is not a sign of weaknessThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:48
Plan for Syria’s chemical weapons suits everyone but the oppositionSyrian government’s allies have expressed support for the initiativeTue Sept 10 2013 - 23:13
Assad denies ordering chemical attack and warns of retaliation against any US strikesGerman report claims Syrian leader did not allow use of chemical weaponsMon Sept 09 2013 - 13:41
Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basisArmy remains a fragile bulwark against communal conflictMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
US advises citizens to leave LebanonMoscow sends ships to Syria to evacuate Russian citizens if crisis escalatesSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Iranian general warns US that Tehran will back Syria ‘to the end’Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses US of using chemical weapons attack as pretext for mounting military operationsFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:02
Problems of deprivation and crowding all too stark for Syrian ‘non-refugees’ in Lebanese ‘non-camp’Lebanese government ruling leaves many in limbo of makeshift camps and facilitiesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Lebanon to raise concerns over Syrian refugees with UNUNHCR says 720,000 registered Syrian refugees are in LebanonThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Israeli missile test heightens Syria tensionsReports that Hizbullah and Syrian army units deployed in readiness for US attackWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Syrian George Jabbour claims Damascenes obsessed with threats from USFormer Syrian parliamentarian says he’s deeply mistrustful of videos he’d seen of victimsTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:15
Damascus calls on UN for ‘peaceful political solution’Assad government asks UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to “prevent any aggression against Syria”Tue Sept 03 2013 - 01:05
Assad vows to respond if US attacks SyriaArmy has finger on the trigger to face any challenge, says PM Wael al-HalqiMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
UN chemical inspectors visit Syria hospitalHead of team to brief UN Security Council in next two daysSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
US, Britain and Russia send warshipsUN team to complete work today and leave Syria tomorrow, says Ban Ki-moonFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Ban calls for experts to be allowed finish taskUN chief says chemical weapons team needs four more days for Syria missionThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Warplanes have reportedly arrived at Britain’s military base on CyprusResidents have confirmed increased activity at air baseWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition told to expect strikesUN weapons inspectors delay Damascus site visit in response to sniper attackWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoyAssad dismisses chemical weapons charge, says any US intervention will failTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Crisis deepens over response to Syrian poison gas attackUS sends strongest signal of readying for action saying chemical attack is ‘undeniable’Tue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspectedSyria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their durationSun Aug 25 2013 - 22:06
Brotherhood fails to bring out huge numbers on ‘Martyrs’ Friday’Rallies take place day after Mubarak releaseSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Egypt analysis: Collapsing economy could force generals to negotiating tableFew Egyptians want to see return of military-led regimeSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Mubarak released from Tora prisonDeposed Egyptian leader has spent two years in numerous military hospitalsFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:06
Crisis and curfew in Egypt push business to the brinkCairo’s inhabitants have abandoned the city’s cafes and restaurants because of a 7pm curfewFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
