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Kerry, in Qatar, Warns Taliban While Also Building Support on Syria - New York Times (blog) Sat, 22 Jun 2013 16:03:37 GMT

Politico

Kerry, in Qatar, Warns Taliban While Also Building Support on Syria New York Times (blog) Mr. Kerry's remarks came at a news conference with the Qatari prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, after a meeting of the 11-nation Friends of Syria group. The group agreed to step up its aid to Syrian rebels in response to intervention ... John Kerry: Russia must help on SyriaPolitico Kerry travels to Mid East to organize Syria assistanceCBS News Friends of Syria pledge to arm rebelsAljazeera.com Fox News -CNN International all 651 news articles »

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Palestinians in Syria find themselves displaced again - Washington Post Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:47:39 GMT

The Daily Star

Palestinians in Syria find themselves displaced again Washington Post As refugees in Syria, they lived in camps and lacked citizenship, but they had built lives, established homes, held down jobs and were generally regarded to have the highest standard of living of any of the region's more than 4 million Palestinian ... UN agency denounces killing of Palestinian refugees in SyriaThe Daily Star all 17 news articles »

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Amman denies CIA training Syria rebels in Jordan - Fox News Sat, 22 Jun 2013 15:17:56 GMT

Press TV

Amman denies CIA training Syria rebels in Jordan Fox News AMMAN (AFP) – Jordan on Saturday denied an American newspaper report saying that the CIA and US special operations forces were training rebels from neighbouring Syria on its territory. "There is no training in our country whatsoever of Syrian ... 700 US troops to stay in Jordan amid fears over Syria civil warNBCNews.com Saudi Arabia increases supply of arms to Syria rebelsFinancial Times Jordan hosts 900 US troops to shield against SyriaThe Hindu Press TV -Arutz Sheva all 88 news articles »

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US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 - Los Angeles Times Fri, 21 Jun 2013 23:16:53 GMT

Press TV

US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — CIA operatives and U.S. special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and antiaircraft weapons since late last year, months before President Obama approved plans to begin directly arming them, ... Russia defends S-300 deal with SyriaPress TV Syria conflict: Rebels 'have new weapons'BBC News Kerry-Lavrov statements called 'first hopeful news' on Syria in a whileCNN (blog) CBS News -Fox News all 314 news articles »

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Syria Scorecard - New York Times Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:31:50 GMT

RT

Syria Scorecard New York Times In Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Libya, all that's left is a single question: Can the people in these countries who for so long have been governed vertically — from the top down — now govern themselves horizontally by writing their own ... Colonel Gaddafi's Legacy? Unregulated Libyan weapons 'flood' SyriaRT all 9 news articles »

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In Turnabout, Syria Rebels Get Libyan Weapons - New York Times Sat, 22 Jun 2013 09:36:26 GMT

New York Times

In Turnabout, Syria Rebels Get Libyan Weapons New York Times Evidence gathered in Syria, along with flight-control data and interviews with militia members, smugglers, rebels, analysts and officials in several countries, offers a profile of a complex and active multinational effort, financed largely by Qatar, to ...

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Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war - Reuters Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:51:09 GMT

Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war Reuters After two years of fighting that has killed more than 93,000 people, Syria's turmoil is dragging its neighbors into a deadly confrontation between Shi'ite Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Arab Gulf nations backing the Syrian rebels.

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Hollande in Qatar for talks on Syria, economy - Fox News Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:01:21 GMT

Hollande in Qatar for talks on Syria, economy Fox News DOHA (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande arrived in Qatar on Saturday for talks on the Syrian civil war and on economic ties with the gas-rich Gulf state. He landed in Qatar as a "Friends of Syria" meeting there earlier in the day decided to ... and more »

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Syria 'friends' agree urgent support for rebels - BBC News Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:05:20 GMT

BBC News

Syria 'friends' agree urgent support for rebels BBC News Foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group, who are meeting in Qatar, have agreed to provide urgent support to rebels who are fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Qatar's PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said "providing arms may be the ...

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Friends of Syria will arm rebels for fight against Assad and Hezbollah - The Guardian Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:04:27 GMT

The Guardian

Friends of Syria will arm rebels for fight against Assad and Hezbollah The Guardian Ministers from the 11 core members of the Friends of Syria group agreed "to provide urgently all the necessary materiel and equipment to the opposition on the ground," according to a statement released at the end of their meeting in Qatar. The ...