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'Mounting Reports' Of Chemical Weapons Use In Syria

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2013 | World

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weap...

Turkey and Russia: Key Countries to a Solution in Syria

Harun Yahya | Posted 05.21.2013 | World
Harun Yahya

A solution in Syria can be found through sound mediation by Turkey and Russia, both of which know the country best, which are trusted and have enjoyed bilateral relations with it for many years.

The Priorities of Russia's Stance on the Syrian Crisis

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.17.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

However high-ranking an individual might be, or however "full" the powers they might be entrusted within the process of political transition in Syria,...

Syrian Gov't And Opposition Want More Details Of U.S.-Russian Peace Initiative

AP | ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE | Posted 05.15.2013 | World

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotia...

Assad's Family: The Unrecognized Nuances and the Politics

Majid Rafizadeh | Posted 05.13.2013 | World
Majid Rafizadeh

Not a politician by nature, the current president of Syria never aspired to be involved in politics. His brother Bassel Al-Assad however, was being groomed to become his father's successor.

Washington and Moscow Bargaining Over Syria's Ruins

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

The Americans and the Russians have agreed to revive the Geneva agreement and work towards a second iteration, after modifications have been made to t...

Russia Defends Arms Shipments To Syria

AP | Posted 05.10.2013 | World

WARSAW, Poland -- Russia's foreign minister has defended his country's sales of antiaircraft systems to Syria, insisting they are not banned by intern...

The Perils of Arming Syria's 'Freedom Fighters'

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
Michael Hughes

What seems to be lacking the most is an explicit political objective achievable in a time period and at a cost that is domestically palatable. Injecting countless weapons into this imbroglio will not alter the underlying political dynamics and may serve to prolong it.

Do Red Lines on WMDs Matter?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Lionel Beehner

There has been mounting criticism of the Obama administration for setting a line in the sand on Syria -- the movement or use of chemical weapons -- and then apparently failing to act out on its promise. The criticism has come in two varieties.

In Syria, America's National Interests Do Not Coincide With Israel's

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 05.06.2013 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

There is no compelling national interest that requires American intervention in Syria's civil war. In fact, such an intervention would be a strategic error.

White House: Assad Likely Behind Chemical Weapons Use

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.07.2013 | World

WASHINGTON — Israel's willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration's inter...

Israel Confirms Airstrike Against Syria

AP | KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.04.2013 | World

BEIRUT — With a second airstrike against Syria in four months, Israel enforced its own red line of not allowing game-changing weapons to reach L...

The Resistance's Weapons Being Used to Prevent the Fall of the Syrian Regime

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.03.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

US President Barack Obama's "Will Not" has come across as half-baked compared to the Hezbollah secretary general's retort with an arrogant "Will Not" ...

Report: Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 05.02.2013 | World

AMMAN, Jordan — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded n...

Playing 'Decider' on Syria

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The big problem -- not just for Obama, but for America -- is that there simply aren't a whole lot of good options in Syria. So I thought it'd be worthwhile to go through them, in the spirit of Bush's "decider room."

The Dangers of Election Seasons "Bordering" Syria's Flames

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.26.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Elections in the Middle East have become a blood-spattered means of exclusion that voids democracy of its core values, as well as a blatant way to mon...

Hagel: Syria Likely Used Chemical Weapons

AP | JULIE PACE and BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 04.26.2013 | World

WASHINGTON — The White House declared Thursday that U.S. intelligence indicates Syrian President Bashar Assad has twice used deadly chemical wea...

Israel Says Assad Used Chemical Weapons

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 04.23.2013 | World

TEL AVIV, Israel — A senior Israeli military intelligence official said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons last...

US To Give Huge Sum To Syrian Rebels

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.21.2013 | World

ISTANBUL -- The United States said Sunday that it will double its non-lethal assistance to Syria's opposition as the rebels' top supporters vowed to e...

"Strategic Concern" in Syria Has Ended, but the "Season of Surprises" Continues

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.19.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made it perfectly clear what he has in mind in an interview with Syrian News Channel Al-Ikhbariya this week. He said ...

In Rare Interview, Assad Warns West It Will Pay A Price

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 04.18.2013 | World

BEIRUT — Syria's president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country's civil war, warning it will pay a price "in the hea...

Summer in Lebanon: Prudence vs. Recklessness

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.12.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Every time signs of a political détente appear in the country, people in Lebanon like to ask, "And what will the summer be like?" The question is not...

Western Support for Syrian Rebels: A Viable Alternative?

Michael Kay | Posted 04.08.2013 | World
Michael Kay

Amnesty International has produced compelling evidence of massacres, mass abduction, detention beatings, killings and torture by anti-Libyan militia -- backed by the British, French and U.S. So will a post-Assad Syria be any different?

Syrian Refugee Crisis Takes Its Toll on Neighboring Countries

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.05.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

The major regional and international players would do good to pause and consider the future of countries neighboring Syria, given the continued influx...

Rebels Overrun Air Base In Southern Syria

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 04.04.2013 | World

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels captured a military base in the south on Wednesday and set their sights on seizing control of a strategically important r...