http://www.mail.com/people/22022-bashar-assad.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/people/22022-bashar-assad.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/1861776-lebanese-troops-clash-with-gunmen-3-killed.html BEIRUT (AP) — At least three Lebanese soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in clashes Friday between the army and gunmen in the northeast near the Syrian border, a police official and the state-run news agency said. The official said the gunmen ambushed an army intelligence unit in Arsal where it went to arrest a fugitive. He declined to give... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861776-lebanese-troops-clash-with-gunmen-3-killed.html 2013-02-01T15:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860604-leaves-clinton-sounds-warning-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a parting warning Thursday about Syria's civil war, accusing Iran of playing an increasingly prominent role in directing the violence, which she said heightened the danger of a larger regional conflict that draws in Israel or other neighbors. "I've done what was possible to do," Clinton to... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860604-leaves-clinton-sounds-warning-syria.html 2013-01-31T23:45:00Z 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/1859552-syria-top-focus-biden-3-country-trip.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing civil war in Syria will be a primary focus when Vice President Joe Biden embarks on a three-country swing through Europe. Biden leaves Thursday for Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It's his first international trip since the Obama administration's second term started. While in Munich, Biden will meet with Moaz al-Khati... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859552-syria-top-focus-biden-3-country-trip.html 2013-01-31T16:33:00Z 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/1857310-syria-opposition-leader-would-talk-to-assad-regime.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's top opposition leader declared on Wednesday that he is willing to negotiate with members of President Bashar Assad's regime to bring a peaceful end to the country's civil war, provoking an outcry from opposition groups that insist Assad must step down first. The remarks by Moaz al-Khatib marked a clear departure from the opposition l... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857310-syria-opposition-leader-would-talk-to-assad-regime.html 2013-01-30T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html 2013-01-29T23:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855140-peace-envoy-syria-being-destroyed.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The international envoy to Syria told the Security Council on Tuesday that "Syria is being destroyed bit by bit" and his mediation effort cannot go forward unless the council unites to push the Syrian government and opposition forces toward some compromise. The Security Council has been divided over Syria for months, with the United ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855140-peace-envoy-syria-being-destroyed.html 2013-01-29T23:06:00Z 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/politics/1854384-un-seeks-major-aid-boost-syrian-catastrophe.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria's humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the Iraq war: Refugee numbers possibly swelling toward 1 million, more than double that number in need of help inside the country and political policymaking among Bashar Assad's foes torn between the battlefield ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854384-un-seeks-major-aid-boost-syrian-catastrophe.html 2013-01-29T18:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853562-obama-authorizes-155-aid-to-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama authorized an additional $155 million in humanitarian aid for the Syrian people Tuesday, as his administration grapples for a way to stem the violence there without direct U.S. military involvement. Obama announced the additional funding Tuesday in a video aimed at the Syrian people. "The relief we send doesn't say... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853562-obama-authorizes-155-aid-to-syria.html 2013-01-29T14:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852740-un-syrian-refugees-overwhelm-jordan-camp.html ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — A wave of 21,000 Syrian refugees in the past week, moving into northern Jordan at about five times the usual daily rate, has overwhelmed this crowded camp already struggling with flooding, short supplies and tent fires. As newly arrived refugees unpacked on Monday, one family's tent went up in flames after kerosene spewed onto a nea... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852740-un-syrian-refugees-overwhelm-jordan-camp.html 2013-01-29T13:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm political support for the conservative Islamic government was in danger of backfiring after deadly weekend riots pushed Cairo to crack down on civil rights. It was the latest strain on the stretched-thin detente between the Obama adm... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html 2013-01-28T20:20:00Z 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/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html LONDON (AP) — Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red mortar, an image Jewish leaders said was reminiscent of anti-Semitic propaganda. The political cartoon, which was published on Holocaust Memorial Day, shows Netanyahu wielding a long, sharp trowel a... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html 2013-01-28T18:43:00Z 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/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions during this year's annual gathering of the global elite at Davos, leaving many participants uneasy about what lies ahead as they left for home Sunday. Even broad agreement that there... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html 2013-01-27T23:50:00Z 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/1848226-fears-grow-that-libya-incubator-turmoil.html Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the ongoing conflict in Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya is becoming an incubator of turmoil, with an overflow of weapons and Islamic jihadi militants operating freely, ready for battlefields at home or abroad. ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1848226-fears-grow-that-libya-incubator-turmoil.html 2013-01-26T18:59:00Z 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/1847498-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-us.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran considers any attack against Syria an attack on itself, an advisor to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader was quoted as saying Saturday, the strongest warning to date by a top Iranian official that Tehran will use any available means to keep the regime of President Bashar Assad in power. Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Ayatollah ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847498-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-us.html 2013-01-26T09:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847440-iraqi-insurgents-try-to-harness-opposition-rage.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating the government's efforts to stamp out a resurgent al-Qaida and other militants. Organizers of the protests attracting minority Iraqi Sunnis insist they have no links to terrorist groups. Yet Ira... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847440-iraqi-insurgents-try-to-harness-opposition-rage.html 2013-01-26T08:24:00Z 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/1842432-kerry-tackles-questions-iran-syria-hagel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, collected pledges of support Thursday and testified at his confirmation hearing that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by a helping hand as well as military strength. The Massachusetts Democrat discussed Iran, Syria, climate change and a variety of issues with ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842432-kerry-tackles-questions-iran-syria-hagel.html 2013-01-25T00:31:00Z 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/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much preoccupied with the region's bewildering combination of high hopes, deep disappointments and grave dangers that threaten to spill over borders. Along the way, a divide seems to be e... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html 2013-01-24T18:21:00Z