The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:32
The Syrian government delegation to peace talks in Geneva said on Wednesday that negotiations must focus first on fighting terrorism before any other issue was discussed, state media reported.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:30
The Syrian opposition is urging Russia to take a more forceful stand with the Syrian government to help kickstart faltering peace talks in Geneva.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:25
A source at the ministry, quoted late Tuesday by Syrian state news agency SANA, described the plan as "a flagrant violation of international law".
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:22
In the statement, the Army said a silver Kia was seized and that its occupants – three women – were arrested. The Kia had come from Yabroud in Syria and was destined for Beirut, the Army said, adding that the three women indented to hand over the car to suicide bombers.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 12:20
"The new generation of long-range ground-to-ground ballistic missile with a fragmentation warhead and the laser-guided air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile dubbed Bina (Insightful) have been successfully test-fired."
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 06:41
They include the Syrian Rebels Front, led by Jamal Maarouf, which has been active against the al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Syria, and rebels from the southern province of Deraa, the cradle of the uprising.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:21
An Iraqi provincial governor Saturday gave militants controlling a city near Baghdad one week to surrender as government forces made steady progress in an effort to end a weeks-long crisis.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:19
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said the Islamists killed 25 people in the village of Maan, mainly from a pro-Assad National Defence Force militia.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:18
Hezbollah Sunday vowed to carry on fighting in Syria alongside the Damascus regime while stressing that the party would work to limit the war’s repercussion on its supporters in Lebanon.
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 11:07
“The Army does not fight anyone because of their beliefs but because of aggression against citizens and soldiers,” he said, adding that the Lebanese rejected “the terrorist and suicide missions” seen in recent months.