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U.N. humanitarian chief says to visit Syria this week
Mar 05, 2012 10:07 EST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos said on Monday that the Syrian government had agreed to allow her to visit the conflict-wracked country later this week, an announcement that followed sharp international criticism of Damascus for not letting her into the country.
Red Cross aid convoy reaches Homs, massacre feared
Mar 02, 2012 06:49 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Red Cross aid convoy prepared to enter the shattered Baba Amro district of Homs on Friday after a Syrian official declared the area "cleansed" and the opposition spoke of a massacre by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Red Cross aid convoy reaches Homs
Mar 02, 2012 06:49 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Red Cross aid convoy prepared to enter the shattered Baba Amro district of Homs on Friday after a Syrian official declared the area "cleansed" and the opposition spoke of a massacre by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Red Cross tells Syria: let Homs aid through
Mar 02, 2012 06:49 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Red Cross told Syria on Friday it was unacceptable that its aid convoy had been prevented from entering a battle-scarred district of Homs where the opposition said President Bashar al-Assad's army had committed a massacre.
U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria
Mar 02, 2012 06:49 EST
BEIRUT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the battle-scarred city of Homs after rebel fighters had fled.
Syria opposition chiefs at odds over military body
Mar 01, 2012 06:39 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of the political and armed wings of Syria's opposition appear to be at odds over the authority of a military council that was announced Thursday, underscoring divisions that are hampering efforts to lead an uprising.
Hezbollah denies role in attack on Israel's missions
Feb 16, 2012 14:15 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah denied Israeli accusations on Thursday that his group was behind bombers who attacked Israeli missions in India and Georgia this week.
Syrian troops attack Deraa, cradle of uprising
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops attacked rebel strongholds in Deraa on Thursday where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted nearly a year ago, and the U.N. chief said crimes against humanity may have been committed in Syria.
Chinese envoy heads to Syria after U.N. Vote
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prepared to welcome a senior Chinese official to Damascus Friday, a show of support from one of the few foreign friends he still has after the U.N. General Assembly voted for an Arab League plan telling him to step down.
Chinese envoy heads to Syria after UN vote against
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official was due to visit Damascus on Friday in a show of support for Bashar-al Assad after the U.N. General Assembly told the Syrian president to halt a violent crackdown and surrender power.
Chinese envoy heads to Syria after U.N. vote against Assad
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official was due to visit Damascus on Friday in a show of support for Bashar-al Assad after the U.N. General Assembly told the Syrian president to halt a violent crackdown and surrender power.
More protests, attacks in Syria after UN condemnation
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, disregarding U.N. condemnation of their violent suppression of a nationwide revolt, renewed a bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs and attacks on rebels in Deraa on Friday.
More protests, attacks in Syria after U.N. condemnation
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, disregarding U.N. condemnation of their violent suppression of a nationwide revolt, renewed a bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs and attacks on rebels in Deraa on Friday.
China paper says West stirs civil war in Syria
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A leading Chinese newspaper accused Western countries on Monday of stirring civil war in Syria, where police and militia patrols clamped down on a district of the capital to prevent new demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad.
Bombardment of Syria's Homs kills 21: activists
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces killed 21 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said.
Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs; reporters killed
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded opposition Sunni Muslim districts in the city of Homs for the 20th day on Thursday, activists said, despite international outrage over the reported killing of more than 80 people on Wednesday.
