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U.N. chief invites Iran to Geneva 2, Syria opposition threatens to withdraw

YoopyaJan 20, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Syria’s political opposition said on Monday it will withdraw from international peace talks scheduled this week unless United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon retracts

Exclusive: Assad’s secret oil lifeline: Iraqi crude from Egypt

YoopyaDec 24, 2013January 31, 20240

The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad has received substantial imports of Iraqi crude oil from an Egyptian port in the last nine months, shipping

Analysis: Surprise or not, U.S. strikes can still hurt Assad

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – It would hardly be a surprise to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his military if American missiles start hitting Syria soon. With weeks to prepare

Activists say more than 200 killed in gas attack near Damascus

YoopyaAug 21, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of launching a nerve gas attack that killed at least 213 people on Wednesday, in what

Syria: Bashar al-Assad cuts prison sentences

YoopyaApr 16, 20130

Bashar al-Assad has cut prisoners’ sentences in Syria to mark a national holiday The move reduced prison terms of inmates held for both crimes and

Syrian warplane strike kills, wounds dozens

kiemtarJan 2, 2013January 2, 20130

Syrian government warplanes hammered the Damascus suburbs and other targets Wednesday and left dozens dead in an airstrike on a fuel station. The fighting raged

Syria: Iran vows it will not allow Assad to fall

kiemtarAug 7, 2012August 7, 20120

Tehran will continue to back Syria and Bashar al-Assad’s regime because the alliance between the two countries is central to Iran’s foreign policy in

Assad names new PM, army pounds rebels

YoopyaJun 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named a Baath Party stalwart to form a new government on Wednesday, signaling no political concessions to a 15-month-old

Assad names new PM, army pounds rebels

YoopyaJun 6, 20120

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named a Baath Party stalwart to form a new government on Wednesday, signalling no political

Syria says thwarts 1,200 kg car bomb in Aleppo

YoopyaMay 12, 2012April 9, 20230

By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces foiled an attempted suicide car bombing with 1,200 kg (2,640 pounds) of explosives in the northern city