Turkey will pay heavy price for supporting Syrian rebels, Assad warnsPresident accuses Erdogan of shedding blood of thousands of SyriansSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Chemical weapons teams arrive to destroy Syria stockpilesSyrian says seven of the 19 weapons sites listed by the government are in combat zonesWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:18
Syria accepts Russian plan on chemical weapons, says minister“We accept the Russian plan to get rid of our chemical weapons,” says Omran al-ZoubiTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:01
Mixed political reaction to Syria dealSyrian cabinet minister says chemical weapons agreement ‘a victory for Syria’Mon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Damascus says pact a ‘victory’ for SyriaSyrian reconciliation minister Ali Haidar says weapons deal would prepare way for negotiations between government and oppositionMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Syria’s National Coalition sceptical about regime joining chemical weapons treatyOpposition says move an attempt to evade international sanctionSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:01
Syria applies to join chemical weapons conventionCountry seeks to sign up to global ban as US and Russia conclude first meeting in GenevaFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:34
Syrian backing of chemical weapons plan ‘a sign of strength’Syrian reconciliation minister says Damascus’s acceptance of proposal is not a sign of weaknessThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:48
Plan for Syria’s chemical weapons suits everyone but the oppositionSyrian government’s allies have expressed support for the initiativeTue Sept 10 2013 - 23:13
Assad denies ordering chemical attack and warns of retaliation against any US strikesGerman report claims Syrian leader did not allow use of chemical weaponsMon Sept 09 2013 - 13:41
Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basisArmy remains a fragile bulwark against communal conflictMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
US advises citizens to leave LebanonMoscow sends ships to Syria to evacuate Russian citizens if crisis escalatesSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Iranian general warns US that Tehran will back Syria ‘to the end’Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses US of using chemical weapons attack as pretext for mounting military operationsFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:02
Lebanon to raise concerns over Syrian refugees with UNUNHCR says 720,000 registered Syrian refugees are in LebanonThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Problems of deprivation and crowding all too stark for Syrian ‘non-refugees’ in Lebanese ‘non-camp’Lebanese government ruling leaves many in limbo of makeshift camps and facilitiesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Israeli missile test heightens Syria tensionsReports that Hizbullah and Syrian army units deployed in readiness for US attackWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Syrian George Jabbour claims Damascenes obsessed with threats from USFormer Syrian parliamentarian says he’s deeply mistrustful of videos he’d seen of victimsTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:15
Damascus calls on UN for ‘peaceful political solution’Assad government asks UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to “prevent any aggression against Syria”Tue Sept 03 2013 - 01:05
Assad vows to respond if US attacks SyriaArmy has finger on the trigger to face any challenge, says PM Wael al-HalqiMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
UN chemical inspectors visit Syria hospitalHead of team to brief UN Security Council in next two daysSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
US, Britain and Russia send warshipsUN team to complete work today and leave Syria tomorrow, says Ban Ki-moonFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Ban calls for experts to be allowed finish taskUN chief says chemical weapons team needs four more days for Syria missionThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition told to expect strikesUN weapons inspectors delay Damascus site visit in response to sniper attackWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Warplanes have reportedly arrived at Britain’s military base on CyprusResidents have confirmed increased activity at air baseWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Crisis deepens over response to Syrian poison gas attackUS sends strongest signal of readying for action saying chemical attack is ‘undeniable’Tue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoyAssad dismisses chemical weapons charge, says any US intervention will failTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspectedSyria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their durationSun Aug 25 2013 - 22:06
Egypt analysis: Collapsing economy could force generals to negotiating tableFew Egyptians want to see return of military-led regimeSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Brotherhood fails to bring out huge numbers on ‘Martyrs’ Friday’Rallies take place day after Mubarak releaseSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Mubarak released from Tora prisonDeposed Egyptian leader has spent two years in numerous military hospitalsFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:06
Crisis and curfew in Egypt push business to the brinkCairo’s inhabitants have abandoned the city’s cafes and restaurants because of a 7pm curfewFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
Muslim Brotherhood’s latest round in decades-long conflict with Egyptian stateMost of the party’s leaders have been imprisoned and President Adly Mansour has spoken of restoring the ban on the groupThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:27
Decision to release Mubarak will not be contested by prosecutorFears that former Egyptian president’s release would signal return to military ruleThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians are targeted as violence takes a sectarian turnChristians vilified by elements within Brotherhood for Morsi’s oustingWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:01
Brotherhood condemns arrest of BadieCharges being considered against former vice-president Mohamed ElBaradeiWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:00
Deaths of 36 detainees spark fresh protest in EgyptWhereabouts of four Irish siblings detained at Cairo mosque still unknownTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:01
EU deal might have averted tragic loss of life in EgyptAnalysis: Effort broke down when authorities warned of possible legal objectionsTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Road to Cairo airport becomes dangerous maze after curfewRoadblocks and barricades slow traffic between airport and centre of Egyptian capitalMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Protest marches continue in Egypt despite army threatGeneral says military, until now held in reserve, will respond to further violenceMon Aug 19 2013 - 00:57
Masked men seen shooting protestersPolitical arm of Muslim Brotherhood insists it will continue to mobilise people protestsSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians targeted as violence in Egypt spreadsUp to 36 churches burned down in response to army crackdown on Morsi supportersFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Islamic Brotherhood failed to understand the majority of Egyptians rejects fundamentalismGroup’s leadership aims to transform country into Islamic stateThu Aug 15 2013 - 21:34
State of emergency in Egypt as hundreds reported deadRiot police storm Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins as protesters seek Morsi reinstatementThu Aug 15 2013 - 10:18
Cairo crackdown inevitable to avoid loss of credibilityViolent clampdown could gain support if Brotherhood attacks continueThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition to present road map for political transitionReconciliation process proposed to secure justice for ‘all of Syria’s victims’Wed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Egyptians hold their breath as pro-Morsi sit-ins drag onSecurity forces postpone action as reinforcements reportedly enter encampmentsTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian crackdown on pro-Morsi sit-ins expectedOperation to begin clearing Muslim Brotherhood encampments could begin todayMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Kidnap in Lebanon linked to Syrian warTaking of Turkish pilots reveals growing Shia-Sunni polarisation in conflictSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Syrian government denies rebel claims Assad convoy was fired onTV channel shows images of president, unhurtFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
