Conflict
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:57
The Interior Ministry has moved to limit police authorization in activities regarding the media, unions and political parties, with authority being transferred to bodies operated by the ministry.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:53
But one of the biggest arsenals in the region, intended to both fight Israel and local insurgents, seems unlikely to be exhausted any time soon.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:46
Defense minister says wave of 6 terror attacks over past month are all separate instances with no organizational backing.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:32
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for all countries with a stake in war-wracked Syria to participate in planned peace talks in Geneva, during a visit to Iraq on Monday.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:29
Israeli forces have killed a suspected Palestinian fighter wanted for his alleged involvement in a Tel Aviv bus bombing last year, Israel's Shin Bet security service has said.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:28
In the radio interview, Mr. Hague acknowledged that Islamists were playing an increasingly influential role in the war.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:24
The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said that "factors are not yet in place" for peace talks despite efforts by world powers to convene a meeting next month.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:20
In response later Friday, members of the slain officer's Braghtha tribe fired rocket-propelled grenades at the home of another prominent former rebel they blamed for the killing, according to a security source.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:19
The emergence of a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has undermined the chances of negotiating an end to the conflict, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:05
A senior rebel commander in southern Syria has been killed while fighting government troops near the city of Deraa, activists and state media say.