The U.N. Security Council has delayed a vote on a new resolution on Syria, after a bomb blast in Damascus killed top Syrian officials. The vote on the Western-backed resolution, which would impose sanctions on Syria, is now scheduled for Thursday. Wednesday, U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan requested a delay, saying he feels […]
Security Council Delays Vote on Syria Resolution
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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State TV: Suicide Bombing Kills Syrian Defense Minister
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state television says a suicide bomber has struck the National Security building in Damascus, killing defense minister Daoud Rajha and seriously wounding several other officials. The attack Wednesday comes amid days of clashes between rebels and government troops in the capital. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a […]
Damascus Clashes Continue as UN Weighs Syria Resolutions
Posted July 17th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say clashes between rebels and government forces in the capital, Damascus, have continued for a third day, in what has been the heaviest period of fighting in the city since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began. Amateur video posted online Tuesday appeared to show panicked Damascus residents fleeing the fighting earlier this […]
Peace Process, Regional Concerns Dominate Clinton Talks in Israel
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the situation in the Middle East and the Arab world dominated her talks with Israeli officials in Jerusalem Monday. Clinton spoke to reporters after meeting with Israel’s President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other top officials. Earlier in the day, she met […]
Syrian Fighting Reaches Capital
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces battled rebels in Damascus Monday in what witnesses call the fiercest fighting so far in the Syrian capital. One Syrian rebel fighter told the French News Agency the fighting is the “turning point” in the 17-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Residents are fleeing neighborhoods under attack and government armored vehicles line the […]
Clinton Offers Aid to Egypt’s Feuding Civilian, Military Leaders
Posted July 15th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ended two days of talks with Egypt’s quarrelling civilian and military leaders, offering them U.S. assistance for the struggling Egyptian economy without publicly taking sides in their ongoing power struggle. A U.S. State Department official said Clinton discussed U.S. aid proposals in a meeting with Egyptian military chief […]
Clinton in Cairo to Discuss Egypt’s Political Transition
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
(new info in grafs 5, 9)) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she has reaffirmed U.S. support for Egypt’s political transition in a meeting on Saturday with newly-inaugurated President Mohamed Morsi. In a news conference after the meeting, Clinton said the United States wanted to be helpful but that “it was for the Egyptian people […]
UN Observers: Assault Targeted Syrian Opposition
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations observers investigating a deadly attack on a Syrian village say they have found signs that the assault targeted the homes of specific opponents of the regime. The observers visited the village of Tremseh, where activists say more than 150 people were killed on Thursday. The team said it could not confirm the toll. […]
Karzai Orders Probe into Wedding Blast
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered a probe into the suicide bombing at a wedding reception in a northern province, saying “the enemies of Afghanistan once again targeted innocent civilians.” At least 23 people were killed in the attack Saturday in Samangan province, including lawmaker Ahmad Khan Samangani and General Mohammad Khan, the provincial intelligence […]
Opposition: Civilians Massacred in Syrian Village
Posted July 13th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say more than 150 people died after government forces shelled a village in Hama province Thursday. Activists and witnesses say troops, tanks and helicopters bombarded the village of Treimsa, killing many civilians. Estimates of the number of deaths are as high as 220. State-run Syrian media say troops battled an armed group […]
