http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/22022-bashar-assad.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/22022-bashar-assad.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html 2013-06-18T20:53:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159526-obama-focuses-agreement-hollande-meeting.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama says he and French President Francois Hollande agree they have strong evidence of chemical weapon use by the Syrian government. But he's not publicly mentioning their current differing positions over whether to arm rebels. Obama said the two leaders agree on the need to build a strong opposition ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159526-obama-focuses-agreement-hollande-meeting.html 2013-06-18T15:38:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The G-8 summit's joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace settlement, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday ahead of the document's publication. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the eight nations hav... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:53:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html 2013-06-18T12:53:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. But there were also fissures among the three West... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. But by pursuing their own path distinct from both the opposition and t... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-17T20:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear where he draws the line: No halt to uranium enrichment and no direct U.S. dialogue without a pledge to stay out of Iranian affairs. ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html 2013-06-17T20:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their countries with extremist ideologies. Bashar Assad also dismissed the U.S. administration's findings that the Syrian army u... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html 2013-06-17T19:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an Iraqi and wounded nine Iranians and seven Iraqis. The dissident group, the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, is the militant wing of a ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html 2013-06-17T18:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, leveling unprecedented public criticism against a former ally. The Hamas statement came as the region's Sunni and Shiite Muslims are lining up on opposite sides of Syr... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html 2013-06-17T17:18:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2157158-assad-support-rebels-brings-terrorism-to-eu.html BERLIN (AP) — Syria's president is quoted as telling a German newspaper that Europe will "pay the price" if it delivers arms to rebels fighting his government. Bashar Assad told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview published Monday that arming the rebels will backfire because "terrorists will return to Europe with fighting experience and ext... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:31:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2157158-assad-support-rebels-brings-terrorism-to-eu.html 2013-06-17T15:31:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html CAIRO (AP) — The minute professional diver Mohammed Ibrahim, a Syrian, heard that Egypt's president had cut relations with Syria and closed its embassy, he jumped into a bus and traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) from a Red Sea resort city to Cairo to try to get official papers for his long-planned emigration to the United States. Standing with his l... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:55:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html 2013-06-16T18:55:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155474-putin-cameron-hopeful-syria-peace-talks.html LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Russia said Sunday they're hopeful that Syria's warring factions can hammer out their differences at upcoming peace talks tentatively planned for next month in Geneva. Speaking at British Prime Minister's David Cameron's Downing Street office, Russian President Vladimir Putin said both nations are still pressing fo... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155474-putin-cameron-hopeful-syria-peace-talks.html 2013-06-16T18:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154972-irans-president-elect-economy-will-take-time.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly elected reformist-backed president said Sunday that the country's dire economic problems cannot be solved "overnight," as he took his first steps in consulting with members of the clerically dominated establishment on his new policies. Hasan Rowhani's surprise victory in Friday's elections puts him in charge of an executiv... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154972-irans-president-elect-economy-will-take-time.html 2013-06-16T16:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155110-syria-lashes-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian conflict in Syria and serving a U.S.-Israeli conspiracy to divide the Middle East. The government statement quoted in state media comes a day after President Mohammed Morsi told supporters a... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155110-syria-lashes-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties.html 2013-06-16T14:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. Mohammed Morsi told thousands of supporters at a rally in C... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html 2013-06-15T21:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from him that was posted online Saturday. The latest statement by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who heads the Islamic State of Iraq, reveals a gr... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html 2013-06-15T21:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put a proposed political settlement ou... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html 2013-06-15T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2153754-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet stringent criteria for reliability. The Obama administration said this week that it will give lethal aid to Syrian rebels in light of evidence that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical wea... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2153754-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html 2013-06-15T15:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2152254-us-urgency-g-8-call-european-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered in the U.S. last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. President Barack Obama was seeking re-election. The sense of urgency was palpable as Obama made an emphatic pitch for Europe's powers to focus more on economic growth. These d... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2152254-us-urgency-g-8-call-european-growth.html 2013-06-15T02:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of the Middle East. President Barack Obama has deepened U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing leth... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html 2013-06-14T20:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151702-report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in Turkey, the country's state-run news agency reported Friday. The Anadolu Agency said the group — totaling 202 people — arrived in the border town of Reyhanli and were taken to a Turkish r... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:54:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151702-report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border.html 2013-06-14T17:54:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html CAIRO (AP) — In a story June 13 about the Egyptian presidency's position on citizens joining the fight in Syria, The Associated Press erroneously quoted the president's foreign affairs adviser as saying, "We are no longer a center for rendition, or punishing Egyptians for what they do in other countries." The correct quote is "We are no longer a center for rendition, or a ce... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html 2013-06-14T17:46:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2151888-oil-tops-97-amid-syria-worries-ahead-us-data.html The price of oil rose past $97 a barrel Friday amid concerns about a possible escalation in Syria's civil war while traders awaited the release of several reports on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was up 36 cents to $97.05 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gain... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:25:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2151888-oil-tops-97-amid-syria-worries-ahead-us-data.html 2013-06-14T12:25:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The grim estimate reflects the growing sectarian nature of the bloodshed as the regime of President Bashar Assad scores a series of batt... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-13T23:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2149938-gaza-suffers-drop-foreign-aid-syrian-war.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A refugee from Syria recently opened a bakery here, drawing long lines of customers eager to taste meat and cheese pastries with the special flavors of Damascus — a rare bright spot in the long shadow that the Syrian civil war is casting over the Gaza Strip. The conflict in Syria, some 300 kilometers (190 miles) away, is incre... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2149938-gaza-suffers-drop-foreign-aid-syrian-war.html 2013-06-13T18:04:55Z