June 2, 2014
11:46 pm

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad hold his portraits and wave Syrian flags during a demonstration in support of his candidacy for presidential election in Sweida town, southern Syria, May 31 2014 (Photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

5 things to know about Tuesday’s election in Syria

What the polling means for Assad and the opposition, and what it can be expected to change

By Zeina Karam

June 2, 2014
11:32 pm

Syrian citizens who live in Lebanon shout slogans and carry a big portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as they walk towards to the Syrian Embassy to ballot their vote for their presidential elections, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday May 28, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Syria set for presidential election as war rages on

Ahead of ‘farce’ election on Tuesday, Assad regime secures polling stations; rebels urge citizens not to vote

By AFP

June 2, 2014
10:49 pm

Syrian rebels holding their weapons as they prepare to fight against Syrian troops, in Homs province, Syria, June 18, 2012 . (photo credit: AP/Rebels Battalion of Baba Amro)

When radicalized European Islamists go home

After Brussels attack, analyst says a ‘European 9/11′ possible; experts warn of increased terror risk

By AFP

June 2, 2014
10:47 pm

EU anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove (photo credit: Youtube screenshot)

EU anti-terror chief expects ‘more small-scale attacks’

After Brussels killings, Gilles de Kerchove says he doesn’t anticipate ‘another 9/11,’ but situation ‘very, very worrying’

By AFP

June 2, 2014
8:10 pm

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, listens to Kuwait’s Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 2, 2014 (photo credit: AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Top Iran leader urges closer ties with Arab states

During rare state visit by Kuwaiti emir, Khamenei calls for ‘a new chapter’ in economic relations

By AP

June 2, 2014
6:43 am

An Israeli army tank is seen stationed near the village of Majdal Shams, on March 19, 2014, in the Golan Heights. (photo credit: AFP/Jalaa Marey)

IDF fires into Syria after mortar shell hits Mount Hermon

‘We regard this attack with utmost severity,’ says army spokesman; incident follows recent Gaza rocket strikes

By Lazar Berman

June 1, 2014
3:05 pm

Syrian presidential candidate Hassan al-Nouri, a 54-year-old former lawmaker who was educated in the United States, speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Damascus, on May 22, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo)

Syrian presidential candidate praises Bashar Assad

US-educated Hassan al-Nouri backs regime’s handling of ‘terrorists’ in civil war, but says economic policies need revamp

By Albert Aji and RYAN LUCAS

June 1, 2014
8:33 am

A Syrian expatriate living in Yemen holds a ballot paper bearing portraits of Syria's upcoming presidential candidates: (from L-R) Maher al-Hajjar, Hassan al-Nouri and current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as they cast their vote in their country's presidential elections at the Syrian embassy in Sanaa on May 28, 2014. (photo credit: AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Meet the US-educated businessman running against Assad in Syria’s elections

From the web Washington Post: Hassan al-Nouri, who lived for 10 years in Wisconsin, says the US supports the wrong side in the Syrian civil war

June 1, 2014
6:51 am

An image grab taken from a video released by jihadist group Al-Nusra Front and uploaded on LiveLeak on May 30, 2014 allegedly shows a portrait of American citizen Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, who is believed to have been involved in the suicide bombing against regime forces in Syria's northern province of Idlib on May 25, 2014, and smoke rising in the background which allegedly shows the scene moments after the attack (screen capture: AFP/LIVELEAK)

American suicide bomber grew up in Central Florida

Neighbors shocked to learn 22-year-old Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha blew up a truck bomb in Syria

By Mike Schneider and Laura Wides-Munoz

June 1, 2014
12:24 am

Illustrative photo of Syrian refugees, May 29, 2014 (AFP/Anwar Amro)

Syria: 95% registered voter turnout abroad

Residents of government-controlled areas to vote Tuesday; opposition calls election a ‘farce’

By AFP

May 31, 2014
10:11 pm

Destroyed buildings are seen following air raids in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (Photo credit: AFP/BARAA AL-HALABI)

Syria tunnel bombing reportedly kills 20 soldiers

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Islamist rebels plant explosives under army position in Aleppo

By AFP

May 31, 2014
5:12 pm

Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Amr Moussa reportedly considered for Syria envoy role

Former Arab League chief and presidential candidate may forgo post in Sissi government to replace Lakhdar Brahimi

By Spencer Ho and Times of Israel staff

May 31, 2014
3:26 pm

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria

Abdollah Eskandari’s death runs counter to Tehran’s insistence its forces aren’t fighting alongside Assad’s

By AFP

May 31, 2014
2:36 am

As Lebanon and Syria become one

Hezbollah’s central role keeping Assad in power has so blurred the borders that it’s hard to think of Lebanon as an independent entity anymore

By Avi Issacharoff

May 30, 2014
8:27 pm

Pope Francis I waving to the crowds on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty/via JTA)

Pope blasts ‘globalization of indifference’ on Syria

Pontiff says Catholic Church is especially worried about the ‘survival’ of Christians in the Middle East

By AFP

Topic: Syrian civil war

5 things to know about Tuesday’s election in Syria

What the polling means for Assad and the opposition, and what it can be expected to change

Syria set for presidential election as war rages on

Ahead of ‘farce’ election on Tuesday, Assad regime secures polling stations; rebels urge citizens not to vote

When radicalized European Islamists go home

After Brussels attack, analyst says a ‘European 9/11′ possible; experts warn of increased terror risk

EU anti-terror chief expects ‘more small-scale attacks’

After Brussels killings, Gilles de Kerchove says he doesn’t anticipate ‘another 9/11,’ but situation ‘very, very worrying’

Top Iran leader urges closer ties with Arab states

During rare state visit by Kuwaiti emir, Khamenei calls for ‘a new chapter’ in economic relations

IDF fires into Syria after mortar shell hits Mount Hermon

‘We regard this attack with utmost severity,’ says army spokesman; incident follows recent Gaza rocket strikes

Syrian presidential candidate praises Bashar Assad

US-educated Hassan al-Nouri backs regime’s handling of ‘terrorists’ in civil war, but says economic policies need revamp

Meet the US-educated businessman running against Assad in Syria’s elections

From the web Washington Post: Hassan al-Nouri, who lived for 10 years in Wisconsin, says the US supports the wrong side in the Syrian civil war

American suicide bomber grew up in Central Florida

Neighbors shocked to learn 22-year-old Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha blew up a truck bomb in Syria

Syria: 95% registered voter turnout abroad

Residents of government-controlled areas to vote Tuesday; opposition calls election a ‘farce’

Syria tunnel bombing reportedly kills 20 soldiers

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Islamist rebels plant explosives under army position in Aleppo

Amr Moussa reportedly considered for Syria envoy role

Former Arab League chief and presidential candidate may forgo post in Sissi government to replace Lakhdar Brahimi

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria

Abdollah Eskandari’s death runs counter to Tehran’s insistence its forces aren’t fighting alongside Assad’s

As Lebanon and Syria become one

Hezbollah’s central role keeping Assad in power has so blurred the borders that it’s hard to think of Lebanon as an independent entity anymore

Pope blasts ‘globalization of indifference’ on Syria

Pontiff says Catholic Church is especially worried about the ‘survival’ of Christians in the Middle East

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