Voice of America | UN inspectors heading to Syria to probe chemical weapons reports CNN (blog) (CNN) -- U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria "as soon as possible" to investigate three reports of chemical weapons use, a U.N. spokesperson said Wednesday. The announcement of the upcoming visit followed talks last week between Syria's government and ... UN to Investigate Chemical Weapons Allegations in Syria UN to visit Syria 'chemical attacks' sites Syria's Assad Agrees to UN Chemical Weapons Investigation |
The Times of Israel | Some Syria Missiles Eluded Israeli Strike, Officials Say New York Times (blog) WASHINGTON — American intelligence analysts have concluded that a recent Israeli airstrike on a warehouse in Syria did not succeed in destroying all of the Russian-made antiship cruise missiles that were its target, American officials said on ... 'Israel failed to fully destroy target in Syria airstrike' Israeli Strike Failed to Destroy Troublesome Missiles Syria unrest, Israeli plot to destabilize Mideast |
Christian Science Monitor | Why fewer ground reports are emerging from Syria Christian Science Monitor Among the journalists I know covering Syria, almost everyone is swearing off crossing the border and going inside the country. It's not the threat of violence that's stopping people, but the risk of kidnapping. Skip to next paragraph ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Shadow of Syria takes toll on Lebanon's tourist appeal Christian Science Monitor With its golden beaches, soaring mountains, Roman ruins, and frenetic nightlife packed into an area two-thirds the size of Maryland, Lebanon has long relied on tourism as an important source of national income, especially from residents of the more ... 239 Indonesians repatriated from Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | Why Lebanon's Sunnis will stay calm as Syria's Sunnis wage war Christian Science Monitor A blackened patch of fire-scorched earth along a Bekaa Valley highway marks the scene of a recent roadside bomb, Lebanese Sunnis' latest violent outburst toward the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Skip to next paragraph ... |
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit to buy oil products Reuters "This will help Syria to import petroleum products that the country needs," said a Syrian trade official, referring to the credit facility. Underlining the acute nature of Syria's financial problems, he said authorities had tried to set a ceiling of $4 ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal Aljazeera.com ... Tehran by the Iranian and Syrian central banks, granting Syria a credit line worth $3.6bn," the agency reported on Tuesday. The deal stipulates that Syria will pay back the cost of the oil loan "through Iranian investments of various kinds in Syria ... Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products Latest platform for Syria's president: Instagram Syria's president is all smiles on his new Instagram account |
Press TV | United Nations May Fall Short in Food Aid for Syria New York Times Eight trucks carrying more than 300 metric tons of flour were attacked in June — it was unclear by whom — in Deir al-Zour, in northeast Syria, and only four were able to distribute food. The flour was intended to go to 13,600 families, Mr. Taravella ... 6.8 million people need humanitarian aid in Syria: UN |
Press TV | Jihadist hold 200 Syria Kurds hostage: NGO Fox News BEIRUT (AFP) – Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. "Fighters of Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State ... Syria militants take 200 Kurds hostage Car bomb kills Kurdish politician in northern Syria NGO: Syria's main Kurdish militia calls to arms against jihadists |
Press TV | No-fly zone over Syria violates international law: Iran MP Press TV Hojjatollah Souri, a member of Iran's Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on Wednesday that the establishment of a no-fly zone over the Syrian territory would not only inflict heavy expenses on American people but would also ... |