20 min ago | Arutz Sheva Israel News
Hamas to Hizbullah: Leave Syria, Fight Israel Instead
Hamas on Monday called on Hizbullah to withdraw from Syria and to keep its weapons aimed at Israel, according to the Ma'an news agency.
4 hrs ago | The Independent
Freedom fighters? Cannibals? The truth about Syria's rebels
The US wants to send them arms, Vladimir Putin says they're cannibals - but what do we really know about the opposition movement fighting to topple Assad? Syria expert Aron Lund profiles some of the most powerful factions The Farouq Battalions is a large, Islamist-leaning group which has its roots in the earliest Free Syrian Army formations created ... (more)
8 hrs ago | Reuters
Syrian pound tumbles to record low on military intervention talk
Washington's decision to arm opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and reports of Gulf military aid to rebels have sent the Syrian currency plunging to a new record low, currency dealers and bankers said on Monday.
9 hrs ago | Bellingham Herald
Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war
In this Sunday, March 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria.
11 hrs ago | USA Today
Syria differences will be highlighted at G-8 Syria differences will...
Syria is set to top the agenda for leaders meeting as part of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on Monday, but analysts say a major breakthrough on what action to take in the civil-war torn country is unlikely.
16 hrs ago | RIA Novosti
Moscow Seeks Clarification After Egypt Cuts Syria Ties
MOSCOW, June 17 Russia has asked for clarification from Egypt over its decision to sever relations with Syria, which came as a complete surprise to Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday.
20 hrs ago | Daily News
Syrian activists: 20 soldiers killed, wounded by car bomb attack on Damascus checkpoint
Syrian activists say a car bomb attack targeting a checkpoint near a military airport in the capital has killed or wounded more than 20 soldiers.
Chambliss Says Removal of Syria's Assad Is - Imperative'
Senator Saxby Chambliss , a Georgia Republican, said it's "imperative" that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad be removed, adding that he favors imposing a no-fly zone if the military determines it's necessary.
Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension
Four Shiite Lebanese men were killed Sunday in an ambush in a volatile area by the border with Syria, hiking already high sectarian tensions and concerns over the spillover of the civil war raging next door.
Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
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Menendez: Time to 'tip the scales' in Syria
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Syrian Strife Draws In Neighbors, Global Players
The conflict in Syria may be first and foremost a civil war, pitting the Shiite-dominated regime of President Bashar Assad against mostly Sunni insurgents.
Morsi Calls For No-Fly Zone Over Syria
President Mohammed Morsi has announced he has cut all of Egypt's ties to the Syrian government, and has called for world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Syria to help protect Syrian opposition supporters.
Will Rouhani alter Iran's policy on Syria?
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G8 Summit: PM Says Syria Will Top Agenda
The conflict in Syria will be high on the agenda at next week's G8 meeting, says David Cameron after a pre-summit conference call.
By arming Syria rebels, US drawn into proxy war
President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite Muslims, and threatening the stability of Syria's neighbors.
Egypt cuts relations with Syrian government
Egypt's Islamist president says he is cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and has ordered that Damascus Embassy in Cairo to be closed.
Rights group says dozens killed, hundreds hurt in Syrian gas attacks
Syrian forces have used chemical weapons 13 times in five areas of the country, killing 57 people and causing 508 injuries, a human rights watchdog group said.
Syrian troops capture Damascus suburb near airport
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Russia Says No-Fly Zone Over Syria Would Be Illegal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on Saturday.