http://www.mail.com/locations/23574-damascus.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23574-damascus.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861288-syrian-rebels-slam-assad-inaction-israeli-raid.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition leaders and rebels on Friday slammed President Bashar Assad for not responding to a rare Israeli airstrike near Damascus, calling it proof of his weakness and acquiescence to the Jewish State. The opposition's sharp reaction underlines how those seeking to topple the Syrian leader might be more prepared to tangle with Israe... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861288-syrian-rebels-slam-assad-inaction-israeli-raid.html 2013-02-01T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said the Jewish state will regret the attack. Syria sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General stressing the country's "right to defend itself, its territory and sovereignty" and holding Israel and its supporters accountable. "Israel and those who protect it a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html 2013-01-31T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860220-israel-feel-to-strike-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli air attack staged in Syria this week may be a sign of things to come. Israeli military officials appear to have concluded that the risks of attacking Syria are worth taking when compared to the dangers of allowing sophisticated weapons to reach Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon. With Syrian President ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860220-israel-feel-to-strike-syria.html 2013-01-31T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856500-israeli-jets-bomb-military-target-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The attack adds a potentially flammable new element to tensions already heightened by Syria's civil war. It was the latest salvo in Israel's long-running effort t... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856500-israeli-jets-bomb-military-target-syria.html 2013-01-31T01:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of rising civilian costs and Jordan's king saying the refugee crunch has pushed his nation's resources to the breaking point. "We are sending a message to Syrians: You are not alone," said U.N. S... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html 2013-01-30T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853128-syrian-activists-65-bodies-aleppo.html BEIRUT (AP) — The bodies of at least 65 people, some with hands tied behind their backs, were found in Syria's northern city of Aleppo Tuesday as the government and rebels trying to overthrow it blamed each other for the latest mass killing. Also Tuesday, a bomb wounded former legislator and once governor of the central province of Hama, Abdul-Razzak Qtin... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853128-syrian-activists-65-bodies-aleppo.html 2013-01-29T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853910-palestinian-fighter-rebel-dies-damascus.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, according to his representatives and hospital officials. Said Musa Maragha, better known by his nom de guerre, "Abu Musa," was 86. They said Maragha died of cancer. Maragha, a Jordanian of Pal... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853910-palestinian-fighter-rebel-dies-damascus.html 2013-01-29T15:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850618-france-warns-extremists-prevail-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition leaders pleaded Monday for funds and political backing from the international community as France warned that extremists could prevail in Syria if nations fail to honor their pledges of support. The warning from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius reflects growing concern over the rising power of Islamic militant groups ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850618-france-warns-extremists-prevail-syria.html 2013-01-28T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850368-refugees-again-palestinians-flee-syrias-war.html EIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon (AP) — When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the doors so they could neither hear nor heed the call to arms by rebels and pro-government gunmen fighting in the streets. Then she told her sons they were leaving their home in t... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850368-refugees-again-palestinians-flee-syrias-war.html 2013-01-28T12:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848972-un-humanitarian-chief-syria-talks.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief was in Damascus on Sunday for talks with Syrian officials about the nation's conflict, which has forced millions of people from their homes, destroyed the country's cities and created food and fuel shortages. Valerie Amos did not make any public remarks upon her arrival in Damascus on Sunday for... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848972-un-humanitarian-chief-syria-talks.html 2013-01-27T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847640-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-iran.html BEIRUT (AP) — Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign that it will do all it can to protect embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made his comments as Syrian troops cond... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847640-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-iran.html 2013-01-26T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845184-syrian-forces-escalate-offensive-homs.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's army unleashed a barrage of rocket and artillery fire on rebel-held areas in a central province Friday as part of a widening offensive against fighters seeking to oust President Bashar Assad. At least 140 people were killed in fighting nationwide, according to activist groups. The United Nations said a record number of Syrians stream... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845184-syrian-forces-escalate-offensive-homs.html 2013-01-25T23:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842676-syrian-jets-bomb-rebel-areas-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed rebel areas near Damascus on Thursday as President Bashar Assad's troops battled opposition fighters for control of the road linking the capital to the country's largest airport. Assad's forces are trying drive out rebels who have established enclaves in the suburbs. While the government has lost control of large swat... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842676-syrian-jets-bomb-rebel-areas-damascus.html 2013-01-24T20:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839944-russia-denies-large-syria-evacuation-amid-fighting.html BEIRUT (AP) — Russia acknowledged Wednesday for the first time that it pulled the families of its diplomats out of Syria long ago, and rejected suggestions that the recent evacuation of dozens of its citizens marks the start of a larger rescue effort. Inside Syria, fighting between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Assad raged around the capital... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839944-russia-denies-large-syria-evacuation-amid-fighting.html 2013-01-23T18:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837068-russia-starts-evacuating-nationals-syria.html MASNAA, Lebanon (AP) — Key Syrian ally Russia began evacuating its citizens from the country on Tuesday as the civil war gathered momentum in the capital Damascus with intense fighting around the international airport. The evacuation was the strongest sign yet of Moscow's waning confidence in the ability of its ally President Bashar Assad to hold onto pow... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837068-russia-starts-evacuating-nationals-syria.html 2013-01-23T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837592-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-assad.html MOSCOW (AP) — 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 Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late. The operation has been relatively small-scale — involving fewer than 100 peo... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837592-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-assad.html 2013-01-23T01:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837980-syrians-struggle-with-shortages-economy-buckles.html BEIRUT (AP) — Grappling with severe fuel shortages and winter temperatures that drop below freezing, Syrians are spending hours in line every day for gasoline or a few loaves of bread at soaring prices as President Bashar Assad's regime faces mounting difficulties in providing basic services to its people. Syria's economy is buckling under the twin strain... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837980-syrians-struggle-with-shortages-economy-buckles.html 2013-01-22T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834386-moscow-to-start-evacuating-russians-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Russia said Monday it is sending two planes to Lebanon to start evacuating its citizens from Syria, the strongest sign yet that President Bashar Assad's most important international ally has serious doubts about his ability to cling to power. The Russian announcement came as anti-government activists reported violence around the country, inc... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834386-moscow-to-start-evacuating-russians-syria.html 2013-01-21T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832996-airstrike-kills-7-syrian-capital.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops battled rebels in several areas outside Damascus on Sunday while regime warplanes bombed opposition-held areas around the capital, including an airstrike on one village that killed at least seven people, activists said. Rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad have seized swaths of territory in northern Syria ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832996-airstrike-kills-7-syrian-capital.html 2013-01-20T14:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829354-aleppo-blast-car-bombs-cap-bloody-syria-week.html BEIRUT (AP) — 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 particularly bloody week in the country's civil war with more than 800 civilians killed, including an unusually large proportion in government-held areas. The residential building struck in Aleppo wa... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829354-aleppo-blast-car-bombs-cap-bloody-syria-week.html 2013-01-18T19:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826856-syrian-pro-regime-gunmen-kill-than-100.html BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen loyal to President Bashar Assad swept through a mainly Sunni farming village in central Syria this week, torching houses and killing more than 100 people, including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday. The reported slayings fueled accusations that pro-government militiamen are trying to drive majority Sunnis out of ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826856-syrian-pro-regime-gunmen-kill-than-100.html 2013-01-17T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823838-syrian-army-intensifies-offensive-rebels.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops stepped up an offensive against rebels in the north on Wednesday, following explosions targeting security forces and a university campus that killed more than 100 people in two days. Powerful suicide car bombs that killed about two dozen people in Idlib marked another escalation in the fight for control of northern Syr... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823838-syrian-army-intensifies-offensive-rebels.html 2013-01-16T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818896-syria-bombs-damascus-suburbs-to-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — 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 among the dozens killed, anti-regime activists said. An international aid organization cited such raids, along with rape and widespread destruction, as key factors in the exodus of more than a half... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818896-syria-bombs-damascus-suburbs-to-rebels.html 2013-01-14T18:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817190-syrian-warplanes-bomb-rebellious-damascus-suburbs.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around army bases and airfields in the country's north. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said warplanes were hitting towns and villages around the ca... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817190-syrian-warplanes-bomb-rebellious-damascus-suburbs.html 2013-01-13T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815666-syrian-army-advances-strategic-damascus-suburb.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops advanced in a strategic suburb of Damascus and bombarded other areas around the capital Saturday in a push to secure President Bashar Assad's seat of power as rebels make gains in the north. A government official said regime forces had taken much of Daraya, an area on the edge of a major military air base just south of... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815666-syrian-army-advances-strategic-damascus-suburb.html 2013-01-12T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813394-syrian-rebels-seize-key-air-base-activists.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and Islamic militants overran a major military air base in the north Friday and, buoyed by the victory, intensified their offensive on two other bases in their most aggressive campaign yet to erode the air supremacy on which the regime of President Bashar Assad has increasingly relied the past year. The rebels control the groun... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813394-syrian-rebels-seize-key-air-base-activists.html 2013-01-11T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814246-kerrys-words-assad-to-draw-scrutiny.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry has held up Syria as a country that could bring peace and stability to the Mideast and predicted that the now-disgraced government of President Bashar Assad would pursue a legitimate relationship with the United States. Those assertions are certain to draw scrutiny at Kerry's confirmation hearing to be secretary of state as Assad's brutal cr... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814246-kerrys-words-assad-to-draw-scrutiny.html 2013-01-11T19:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1810664-syrian-rebels-seize-parts-strategic-air-base.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Islamic militants fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad seized parts of a strategic northwestern air base Thursday after weeks of battling government troops for control of the sprawling facility. At stake is the biggest field for helicopters used to bomb rebel-held areas in the north and deliver supplies for regime for... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1810664-syrian-rebels-seize-parts-strategic-air-base.html 2013-01-10T19:24:00Z