Mideast: Israeli settlements trump Syria and Iran as top EU issue
What is the most “urgent” problem in the Middle East? Not Iran and not Syria, according to the European Union,…
Syria: UN chief warns of sectarian war
International peace envoy Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that Syria was slipping into "all-out" war. A Syrian opposition figure said…
Israel: PM Netanyahu condemns Syrian massacre of civilians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “revulsion” over the ongoing massacre of innocent civilians by forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Syria: UN council authorizes up to 300 truce monitors
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a Russia-European drafted resolution that authorizes an initial deployment of up to 300…
Mideast: UN chief says Syria violating Security Council demands
UN leader Ban Ki-moon said that increased attacks by government forces on Syrian cities "violate" the UN Security Council's demand…
Syria: President’s emails reveal Iranian ties
A cache of several thousand e-mails sent by President Bashar Assad and his wife reveal he took advice from Iran…
Syria: Christians ask for prayer
Some Christians want to stay, others desperately seek to emigrate, while many say they simply cannot flee.