Troops repulse rebel attack on Aleppo prisonFacility said to hold 4,000 prisoners, including 250 insurgentsFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Damascus ‘peace zone’ at centre of attempts to rebuild Syria’s tolerant civil societyForum for National Harmony works with all sides to resolve conflictThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Caught in the crossfire in a hillside region a few kilometres from SyriaA small town in Lebanon finds itself drawn into the neighbouring warTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Syria denies having hand in Turkey bombingsTensions simmer in wake of attacks as Damascus accuses Ankara of stoking conflictMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Risk of Syrian spillover on all four frontiers exposedAnalysis: Neighbouring countries are getting embroiled in the Syrian conflictMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Praying for peace in Damascus while surrounded by warNobel laureate Mairead Maguire visiting Syria with other peace activistsSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Syrian Arab Red Crescent struggles with crossfire and scarce supplies to bring aidA grassroots body of 3,000 volunteers helps Syrians of every allegianceFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Entire quarters of Damascus laid to wasteFamilies living in the beleaguered suburbs flee when shells begin to fallThu May 09 2013 - 05:48
Damascus life goes on through the barricadesSoldiers – some young, others ‘Dad’s Army’ reservists – man checkpoints in the Syrian capitalWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Syrian government says facilities struck in raid by Israeli were military campsOpposition activists claim 42 soldiers killed but official toll not yet confirmedTue May 07 2013 - 06:53
Ban makes appeal for calm over Syria blastsMilitary retaliation against Israel by Syria, Iran or Hizbullah not expectedMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Syrian holiday shattered by Israeli strikesGovernment confirms the strike on a research centre at JamrayaMon May 06 2013 - 05:22
On eve of Orthodox Easter, Syrian Christians feel the strainPressure mounts on Christian community that prospered under Baath party ruleSat May 04 2013 - 06:03
Hizbullah could intervene in Syria to prop up Assad, says leaderRegime’s ‘real friends’ unwilling to allow war-torn state to failThu May 02 2013 - 06:40
New Italian PM urges Merkel to back growth strategy for the EUCyprus parliament backs austerity bail-out packageWed May 01 2013 - 06:16
Iraqi media regulator suspends 10 TV stations ‘for promoting sectarianism’Al-Jazeera and leading Iraqi station Sharqiya among channels targetedMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fears rise over kidnapped bishops from AleppoGreek and Syrian Orthodox churches urge respect for clerics’ livesThu Apr 25 2013 - 07:00
Christian bishops released by Chechen rebels in SyriaClerics held for two months after ambush in which driver of their car was killedWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Egyptian elections postponed until OctoberElectoral law considered unconstitutional by courts challenging president MorsiMon Apr 22 2013 - 19:53
Vacuum at top of Syrian opposition as Moaz al-Khatib reaffirms resignationMove comes as John Kerry announces doubling of non-lethal US aid to rebelsMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Iraqi election peaceful but turnout lowMonitors report irregularities but could not say whether outcome would be affectedMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Cypriots believe German envy of their lifestyle may have driven ‘bail-in’ termsQuality of life is a tricky concept. But household wealth is a waving red flagThu Apr 18 2013 - 07:00
Cyprus asks Brussels for more money as bailout costs soarDetails of €10bn rescue agreed at Dublin meeting but talk of larger bailout dismissedFri Apr 12 2013 - 14:12
G8 ministers remain deadlocked as violence escalates in SyriaHuman Rights Watch accused government of indiscriminate bombings of civiliansFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:08
Cyprus is paradise lost for Russian settlersMost incomers far from being oligarchsWed Apr 10 2013 - 07:00
Syrian rebels accuse government of using chemical weaponsDamascus rejects UN appeal to dispatch team to investigate claims and counter claimsWed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Assad warns of chaos in the Middle East if regime is toppledSyrian president accuses opponents of whipping up sectarianismMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Cypriots vent their anger in front of parliament‘Democracy has been suspended by the troika’Fri Apr 05 2013 - 05:00
Former Cyprus president critical of troika over bailout terms‘Ordinary Cypriots harmed by targeting of banks, depositors and share holders’Thu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00
Thousands attend Cyprus Aid concert bearing food donationsFifty artists rally help in Nicosia for people suffering effects of economic meltdownTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Large Bank of Cyprus savers lose access to depositsMove raises fears of 20% contraction in Cypriot economyMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:40
Cyprus bank depositors angry and frightenedCypriots have been traumatised and fear this is the shape of things to comeSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:46
No storm, only calm, as Cyprus banks reopenWhen the doors opened half an hour late, customers formed a queue and waited their turns, dignified and orderlyThu Mar 28 2013 - 19:51
Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank chiefs sackedCentral Bank issues restrictions on accessing deposits and bans transferring funds abroadThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:53
Al-Khatib to address Arab League summit despite resignation from Syrian National CoalitionTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:52
Euro zone chief casts doubt on debt reliefJeroen Dijsselbloem questions whether fund will be used to rescue banksTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:22
Cypriots quietly await fate as negotiations on bailout terms continue with BrusselsSome demand resignation of president and referendum on any proposed bailoutMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Cyprus deal reached that will protect small depositorsIsland’s second largest bank to be wound down, hitting deposits over €100,000Mon Mar 25 2013 - 01:24
Cypriots to vote on Bill to restructure Laiki BankRuling party and Democrats expected to vote in favour allowing measure to passSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:55
Cyprus bailout talks intensifyEuropean authorities effectively veto alternative Cypriot proposalSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Cyprus in crisis: banks on the brinkAs queues form at ATMs, businesses seize up and Europe blows a chill wind, Cypriots are feeling powerless, vulnerable and bitterSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Cypriot parliament to vote on radical measures for restructuring bank sectorLegislature considers Bill for restrictions on withdrawals and transfers of moneyFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:40
Playing roulette at Nicosia bank ATMSQueues grow at Laiki bank machines as some stores start refusing credit cardsFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Cypriot leaders scramble to create a fresh rescue planDiscussions between Cypriot finance minister Michael Sarris and Russian authorities in Moscow yield no concrete proposalsThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Cyprus rejects bailout agreement in rebuff to European UnionCypriot finance minister flies to Russia to discuss alternative bailout planWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
How Cyprus went from economic miracle to desperate timesCyprus has been growing steadily since 1977 – so what went wrong?Wed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
A country awash with conspiracy theories to explain hard line on bailoutCypriots suspect EU hidden agendaWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Politicians gather to finalise a Plan B for Cyprus as pressure mountsCypriot parliament to meet again todayWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
