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Iran holds Syria reconciliation conference
Iran held Sunday a conference to reconcile Syria's government with opposition factions and end the country's civil war, the official IRNA news agency ...
In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition ...
Turkish cameraman set free by captors in Syria
A Turkish cameraman captured by Syrian forces while covering fighting in the city of Aleppo in August has been released and will return to Turkey, the ...
UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo
European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ...
Analysis: Israeli Gaza offensive looks to be brief
The major operation Israel launched to stop Gaza rocket fire bears some striking similarities to a punishing three-week campaign it unleashed against ...
France explores idea of arming Syrian rebels
France raised the possibility Thursday of sending "defensive weapons" to Syria's rebels, but Russia warned that such a move would violate ...
Syrian rebels take villages near Israel-held area
Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defense minister said Wednesday, ...
Obama not ready to recognize, arm Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's encouraged that the Syrian opposition has formed a new, more representative leadership council, but the U.S
France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
New opposition head gives renewed hope to Syrians
Syria's political opposition has struggled to prove its relevance amid the civil war under a leadership largely made up of academics and exiled ...
Despite rebel deal, Syria can keep up the fight
Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, ...
Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the ...
Gulf states recognize new Syrian opposition group
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council recognized the new broad-based Syrian opposition group Monday as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian ...
Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war
Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians ...
Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
Shooting between Lebanese Shiites, Sunnis kills 3
Shooting between Sunni and Shiite Muslim gunmen in southern Lebanon killed three people and wounded at least five Sunday, officials said, in the ...
Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that ...
AP Interview: Syria opposition blames West
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition bloc in exile struck a combative tone Saturday, saying international inaction rather than ...
Syria opposition bloc elects Christian as leader
Syria's main opposition group in exile elected a left-wing veteran dissident born into a Christian family as its new president on Friday, a choice ...
Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period
As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce ...
US donates $34 million to UN plan to help Syria
A U.N. plan to provide $836 million in emergency aid to Syrians battered by their nation's civil war ran into funding problems Friday despite an ...
A look at Syrian president's statements on crisis
President Bashar Assad has rarely deviated from his statements on the crisis in Syria since it began nearly 20 months ago. Here is a look at his ...
UN says 11,000 Syrians flee in past 24 hours
At least 11,000 Syrian refugees have fled their country in single day, pouring into Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon with children and dozens of wounded, U.
AP Photos: Syria's war shatters a village economy
The civil war raging through Syria has battered much of the country's economy, making life harder for impoverished Syrians who struggled even before ...