April 18, 2013
6:02 pm

Anti-Syrian regime protesters holding Syrian revolution flags, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1946 withdrawal of French troops from Syria, which marked the end of France's mandate of the Arab country, in the old quarter of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Rebels capture army base in central Syria

Opposition gains come a day after Bashar Assad accused the West of backing al-Qaida

By Barbara Surk

April 14, 2013
2:22 am

Syrian soldiers at a Syrian army post as seen from the Lebanese border village of al-Qasr, Lebanon, Friday, April 12, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)

Airstrike in north Syria kills 20, activists say

Three children said to be among dead in Idlib province; nearby, Assad loyalists kill at least 21 opposition fighters in ambush

By RYAN LUCAS

April 13, 2013
1:34 pm

The UN Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi arrives for a meeting with Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov and US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 11 (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Damascus calls UN envoy a false, biased witness

As Lakhdar Brahimi prepares to brief the int’l body on the conflict, official paper says he won’t end the Syrians’ suffering

March 27, 2013
9:27 pm

Kofi Annan, a former UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria and former UN Secretary General, believes the Syrian rebels are committed to fighting for control of the divided state. (Photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)

Kofi Annan claims it is too late for outside intervention in Syria

From the web Former UN secretary general says Western intervention at this point may do more harm than good, The Telegraph reports

March 13, 2013
2:08 pm

A Syrian drives his motorbike past a house destroyed in a government airstrike, at Jabal al-Zaweya village of Sarjeh, in Idlib, Syria, Monday February 25, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Mallah)

Brahimi: ‘Syria may become worse than Somalia’

World leaders urge peace talks as Syrian opposition faces collapse; Egyptian city sees private militia take control of streets

By Michael Bassin

February 26, 2013
12:21 am

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (photo credit: AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

Syrian FM: Damascus prepared to talk with rebels

In Moscow, Walid al-Moallem extends olive branch to insurgents in first sign of regime’s willingness to negotiate end to conflict

By RYAN LUCAS

February 21, 2013
9:35 pm

UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser)

Syria envoy’s mission extended through 2013

Syria has accused Lakhdar Brahimi of exhibiting ‘flagrant bias’

February 18, 2013
3:51 pm

Syrian rebels stand in the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in the neighborhood of Karam Tarab near Aleppo International Airport, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

EU foreign ministers discuss ending war in Syria

Partial lifting of arms embargo to aid rebels is one controversial suggestion to bring a stop to fighting

By Don Melvin and Geir Moulson

February 18, 2013
12:21 pm

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, right, meets with U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at the Arab League headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Brahimi, and Elaraby threw their weight behind the call for a dialogue to resolve the Syrian conflict made by Moaz al-Khatib, president of the opposition coalition (Photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser).

Hezbollah threatens Israel but attacks in Syria

Homs is major target of Hezbollah assaults; Egyptian preacher charged for incitement against Christians

By Michael Bassin

February 17, 2013
3:55 pm

A Free Syrian Army soldier flashes the victory sign in Hama, Syria, January 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Syrian regime and rebels should talk, envoy urges

UN messenger Lakhdar Brahimi says opposition’s proposal for dialogue ‘challenges’ the government

February 11, 2013
9:48 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter sits behind an anti-aircraft weapon in Aleppo, Syria (photo credit: AP/Abdullah al-Yassin)

Iran reportedly setting up loyal militias in Syria

Islamic Republic said to be preparing for a post-Assad era even as it supports the Syrian government in the civil war

By Gabe Fisher

February 2, 2013
6:31 pm

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters flashing the victory sign as they hold a banner during a demonstration in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian rebels press on toward Aleppo airport

As insurgents capture neighborhood after neighborhood, Biden prepares to meet with Lavrov and the UN’s Syria envoy

By Barbara Surk

February 2, 2013
1:18 pm

US Vice President Joe Biden, right, laughs as he talks to Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, during the International Security Conference in Munich on Saturday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Biden says US ready for direct talks, if Iran is serious

American VP argues there’s still time for diplomacy; Russian FM says world must convince Iran that it doesn’t seek regime change

January 30, 2013
4:51 am

Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, answers questions at the UN headquarters on November 29, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)

‘Syria is being destroyed bit by bit,’ says UN envoy

Lakhdar Brahimi says he’s not a quitter, urges UN Security Council to overcome divisions and work together to find solutions

By Peter James Spielmann

January 25, 2013
6:05 am

The Assad family in 1994. Front: Hafez Assad and Anisa Makhlouf. Rear, left to right: Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majid, and Bushra Assad (photo credit: via Wikipedia)

Assad’s mother fled Syria, US ambassador confirms

Anisa Makhlouf reportedly reunites with her daughter, Bushra Assad, in the United Arab Emirates

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Lakhdar Brahimi