March 2014

A report from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, delivered to the Security Council on Monday, described the Syrian government as failing to comply with a earlier resolution calling on all parties in the country’s civil war to permit free…

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday called on the Arab League to grant the Syrian National Coalition, Syria’s main opposition group, a seat at the summit. The Syrian National Coalition will not fill the Syrian…

(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, MARCH 25 - ''Changing the balance of power on the ground'' in Syria by providing more aid to rebels is necessary to get out of the crisis, Saudi heir prince, Salman bin Abdulaziz, said in Kuwait, where he opened the…

BEIRUT // Islamist militants captured a small town in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border as part of their offensive in the rugged coastal region that is a bastion of support for President Bashar Al Assad, activists said on Monday.…

KUWAIT CITY – U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has ruled out the holding of a third round of talks between the Syrian regime and opposition in Geneva soon.   "A return to Geneva now is unlikely," Brahimi told reporters…

The Jordanian monarch spoke to Al-Hayat in Amman March 22 in the run-up to the Arab League Summit in Kuwait. King Abdullah II warned, "Any division of Syria will create serious problems for the Syrian people and the whole region," stressing…

Brussels — The European Union experienced a large increase in asylum claims in 2013, with Syrians and Russians accounting for almost a quarter of those seeking the bloc’s protection, according to figures released yesterday. A total…

THE HAGUE, March 24 (KUNA) -- Director-General of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu met here Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who attends the Nuclear Security Summit…

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar in the weeks leading up to the summit over Doha’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood. The diplomatic fallout, unprecedented for…

Damascus province: violent clashes took place after yesterday's midnight between regime forces and rebels around Teshrin neighborhood, reports of human losses in both sides. regime forces bombarded areas in Jobar neighborhood…