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Russia's Syria evacuation reflects doubts on Assad
The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about ...
Moscow to start evacuating Russians from Syria
Russia said Monday it is sending two planes to Lebanon to start evacuating its citizens from Syria, the strongest sign yet that President Bashar ...
Aleppo blast, car bombs cap bloody Syria week
A rocket slammed into a building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo and two suicide bombers struck near a mosque in the south Friday, capping a ...
4 hurt in attack on Lebanese minister's convoy
The state-run Lebanese news agency says armed protesters have attacked the convoy of a Cabinet minister in north Lebanon, wounding four people.
Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out
The Syrian government bombed areas around Damascus on Monday as part of its push to keep rebel fighters out of the capital, leaving many children ...
Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs
Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists ...
Syrian rebels seize key air base, activists say
Syrian rebels and Islamic militants overran a major military air base in the north Friday and, buoyed by the victory, intensified their offensive on ...
Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead
The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the ...
Winter storm brings more misery to Syrian refugees
A winter storm is magnifying the misery for tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing the country's civil war, turning a refugee camp into a muddy swamp ...
Syrian president to give speech Sunday
Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his ...
UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months — ...
After a century, US Arabs look for pieces of past
Tossing and shivering below deck, Hussien Karoub felt ill. In the cold, crowded conditions, sleep came seldom. When it did, it didn't last long: The ...
Syrian airline cancels flight to Aleppo
Syria's national airline canceled a flight to Aleppo on Saturday because of fighting near its international airport, while the United Nations top ...
Syrian minister leaves Beirut for fear of arrest
Syria's wounded interior minister cut short his treatment at a Beirut hospital Wednesday and returned home for fear of being arrested by Lebanese ...
Syrian rebels make more gains in north
Syrian rebels fully captured a northern town near the Turkish border on Tuesday after weeks of heavy fighting and attacked a regime air base in a ...
UN envoy worried after talks with Syria's Assad
The international envoy to Syria said after talks with the country's leader Monday that the situation was "worrying" and gave no indication of ...
Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits
A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting a pall over a ...
Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad
With Christmas just days away, 40-year-old Mira begged her parents to flee their hometown of Aleppo, which has become a major battleground in Syria's ...
Russia welcomes any offer to give Assad refuge
Russia would welcome any country's offer of safe haven for Syrian President Bashar Assad, but has no plans to make one of its own, Moscow's foreign ...
Syrian rebels step up attacks on strategic sites
Syria's rebels stepped up attacks on strategic sites including a sprawling military complex in the country's north on Friday, while reports emerged ...
Russia acknowledges that Syrian leader may fall
Russian President Vladimir Putin distanced himself further than ever from Syria's embattled leader on Thursday, suggesting that Bashar Assad's regime ...
Syria interior minister wounded by bomb last week
Syria's interior minister suffered a serious back injury in the bombing of his ministry last week and was brought to Beirut on Wednesday for ...
Syrian jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
Syrian fighter jets bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus Tuesday for the second time this week after rebels made significant advances, ...
Syrian vice president says army can't win
Syria's vice president has acknowledged that the army cannot defeat the rebel forces trying to topple the regime and called for a negotiated ...
US blacklists former Lebanese information minister
The Obama administration is blacklisting former Lebanese information minister Michel Samaha, who is accused of plotting a wave of bombings in Lebanon ...