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Rights group: Attacks on Syria worship sites hike sectarian fears - Los Angeles Times Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:00:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Rights group: Attacks on Syria worship sites hike sectarian fears Los Angeles Times As violence escalates in Syria, armed rebels appear to have attacked Christian churches and a Shiite place of worship, a rights group warned Wednesday after visiting the Syrian countryside. The attacks underscore fears that the conflict is becoming a ... Syria rebels 'attacked' religious sitesAljazeera.com Rights group: Syria rebels accused of looting churches, destroying mosqueNBCNews.com (blog) Syria: Attacks on Religious Sites Raise TensionsHuman Rights Watch Independent Online -RIA Novosti -ChristianToday all 79 news articles »

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Syrian President Assad must step down - Chicago Tribune Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:11:12 GMT

ABC News

Syrian President Assad must step down Chicago Tribune As secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, I have always sought to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states, but the brutality and enormous loss of life in Syria has compelled OIC to take a moral stand to ... Russia says diplomats' families out of Syria, denies large-scale evacuation as ...Washington Post Russia evacuates some families from war-torn SyriaLos Angeles Times Activists: Government Rocket Kills 6 in SyriaABC News U.S. News & World Report -New York Times all 2,134 news articles »

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Syria's food shortages worsening, UN says - Washington Post Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:21:09 GMT

FRANCE 24

Syria's food shortages worsening, UN says Washington Post ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Syrians face ever more acute food shortages and price increases as a spreading civil war sends agricultural production tumbling and threatens to damage crops such as wheat and barley, according to the United Nations. Syria agriculture sector in tatters: UNFRANCE 24 UN Agric Agency Says Syria Harvest Is Dropping As A Result Of Conflict ...spyghana.com all 143 news articles »

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In Syria, Addressing Medical Needs In An Embattled City - NPR Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:56:12 GMT

In Syria, Addressing Medical Needs In An Embattled City NPR Nearly two years after the crisis in Syria began, the humanitarian situation in the country remains dire. Shinjiro Murata, head of the Doctors Without Borders mission in northern Syria and NPR foreign correspondent Deborah Amos, discuss the efforts to ...

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Fund Syria's Moderates - by Robin Yassin-Kassab - Foreign Policy Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:02:59 GMT

Fund Syria's Moderates - by Robin Yassin-Kassab Foreign Policy In response to non-violent protests calling for reform, the Baathist regime in Damascus has brought Syria bloodshed, chaos, and created the conditions in which jihadism thrives. The now partially armed revolution is doing its best to roll back the ...

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Russia denies plans for mass evacuation from Syria, defends US adoptions ban - Washington Post Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:57:34 GMT

Russia denies plans for mass evacuation from Syria, defends US adoptions ban Washington Post MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday played down the implications of the departure of some of its citizens from Syria a day earlier and said Moscow has no intention of evacuating any of the thousands of Russians living in that country.

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Russia denies evacuation of 77 citizens from Syria is beginning of the end - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:48:37 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Russia denies evacuation of 77 citizens from Syria is beginning of the end Christian Science Monitor Russian-Syrian family leave passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday downplayed the evacuation of scores of Russians from ...

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Syria Evacuation Hints at a New Russian Attitude - New York Times Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:01:12 GMT

New York Times

Syria Evacuation Hints at a New Russian Attitude New York Times MOSCOW — About 80 Russian citizens crossed the Syrian border into Lebanon and flew into a Moscow airport before dawn on Wednesday, a small-scale evacuation that may signal the dwindling Russian hopes that President Bashar al-Assad will regain ...

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Russia accuses Syria's opposition of prolonging violence - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:19:41 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Russia accuses Syria's opposition of prolonging violence Telegraph.co.uk With violence escalating and hopes of a political solution dwindling, Russia announced for the first time that it had evacuated families of its diplomats in Syria some time ago. But Mr Lavrov said there was no intention to implement a large-scale ...

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Syria's war The axis power - The Economist (blog) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:55:57 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria's war The axis power The Economist (blog) Almost two years into Syria's uprising, now a full-blown civil war, misery and despair are growing across the land. Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint envoy of the UN and Arab League who is trying to mediate, is making no progress. A military solution looks ... Syria 'should face war crimes charges'Irish Examiner Turkey: World should declare Assad regime's bombardments in Syria as war ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Syria's descent into death, chaosTampabay.com Khaleej Times -Bellingham Herald all 259 news articles »