November 11, 2013
2:45 pm

The chamber of the UN Security Council in New York City (photo credit: CC BY-SA Gruban/Flickr/File)

Jordan sets sights on UN Security Council seat

Hashemite kingdom seeks to fill the vacancy left after Saudi Arabia, in startling move, rejected a spot in the chamber

By AP

November 11, 2013
2:45 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)

Syria-based groups say talks may be ‘last chance’

As rebel factions struggle to unite for peace negotiations, regime forces take back key bases around Aleppo airport

By Diaa Hadid

November 11, 2013
3:26 am

Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, in July (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva conference

After much deliberation, main group opposing Assad sets clear conditions for presence at talks aimed at ending crisis

By Times of Israel staff

November 9, 2013
6:09 pm

In this file photo taken Tuesday July 9, 2013, Florence Aubenas, holding a microphone at center, a French journalist who was held hostage in Iraq, delivers her speech during a gathering for Europe-1 radio reporter Didier Francois, on the banner at left, and independent photographer Edouard Elias at Europe I radio headquarters in Paris. They have been missing in Syria since the summer. (Photo credit: AP/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap

At least 30 reporters are being held or have disappeared; 52 have been killed since March 2011

By Zeina Karam

November 7, 2013
5:31 pm

Rebels from the al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, which was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network, ENN)

Turkey seizes 1,200 rocket heads near Syria border

Weapons apparently meant for Syrian rebel groups; ‘Al-Qaeda cannot find shelter in Turkey,’ says Turkish PM Erdogan

By AP

November 7, 2013
12:34 pm

A chemical weapons expert works at a chemical weapons plant at an unknown location in Syria. (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Video and photos show Aleppo location damaged and empty; 22 out of 23 declared sites now visited by international team

By AP

November 7, 2013
1:47 am

Syrians clear debris while searching for bodies after a reported air attack in Douma, Syria, on Monday (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)

Bombings kill 16 in Syria

Attacks target landmark railway building in Damascus and air force intelligence agency in the southeast city of Sweida

By AP

November 6, 2013
5:51 pm

Black smoke billows in the air from heavy shelling near Damascus, Syria, on Monday, November 4, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Bomb attack in central Damascus kills 8

Explosion at midday targets central Hijaz square of the Syrian capital

By Albert Aji

November 6, 2013
9:57 am

The headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands (photo credit: AP/Peter Dejong)

Syrian chemical weapons mission funded only until end of month

From the web OPCW needs to raise several million dollars to finish job, but official says he doesn’t expect any financial ‘crisis,’ Reuters reports

November 5, 2013
4:05 pm

Vatican ambassador to Syria Mario Zenari (photo credit: YouTube image)

Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus

Unclear if the diplomatic mission was the intended target of the attack

By AP

November 5, 2013
3:37 am

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, September, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi)

Assad regime not going to Geneva to cede power

Syrian information minister says beleaguered leader will remain head of state despite ‘Saudi desires’

By Times of Israel staff

November 5, 2013
1:53 am

Syrian refugees line up to fill plastic containers with water at a displaced persons camp near the Turkish border, November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra/File)

UN: 9.3 million Syrians need humanitarian aid

Figure includes 6.5 million people who are now internally displaced as a result of the conflict

By AP

November 4, 2013
10:13 pm

In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 file photo released by UNICEF, a health worker administers polio vaccine to a child as part of a UNICEF-supported vaccination campaign at the Abou Dhar Al Ghifari Primary Health Care Center in Damascus, Syria. (photo credit: AP/UNICEF, Omar Sanadiki)

Syria vows to vaccinate all children against polio

Deputy FM says government will provide vaccine regardless of where child is located

By Albert Aji and Diaa Hadid

November 4, 2013
12:37 pm

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, left, and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu embrace before their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)

Iran, Turkey have ‘very, very good’ ties on intel — envoy

From the web Differences on Syria have not harmed relations between the two countries, Iranian ambassador to Turkey tells Hürriyet Daily News

November 4, 2013
11:46 am

Anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters hold the Jabhat al-Nusra flag, as they shout slogans during a demonstration, at Kafranbel town, in Idlib province, northern Syria March 1, 2013. Leader of al-Qaeda in Syria Abu Mohammad al-Golani heads the al-Nusra Front rebel faction. (photo credit: (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Elusive Al-Qaeda leader in Syria stays in shadows

Syrian state media reported last week that the al-Nusra Front leader was killed, but analysts and Rebel leaders say the claim is likely propoganda

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Zeina Karam

Topic: Syrian civil war

Jordan sets sights on UN Security Council seat

Hashemite kingdom seeks to fill the vacancy left after Saudi Arabia, in startling move, rejected a spot in the chamber

Syria-based groups say talks may be ‘last chance’

As rebel factions struggle to unite for peace negotiations, regime forces take back key bases around Aleppo airport

Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva conference

After much deliberation, main group opposing Assad sets clear conditions for presence at talks aimed at ending crisis

Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap

At least 30 reporters are being held or have disappeared; 52 have been killed since March 2011

Turkey seizes 1,200 rocket heads near Syria border

Weapons apparently meant for Syrian rebel groups; ‘Al-Qaeda cannot find shelter in Turkey,’ says Turkish PM Erdogan

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Video and photos show Aleppo location damaged and empty; 22 out of 23 declared sites now visited by international team

Bombings kill 16 in Syria

Attacks target landmark railway building in Damascus and air force intelligence agency in the southeast city of Sweida

Bomb attack in central Damascus kills 8

Explosion at midday targets central Hijaz square of the Syrian capital

Syrian chemical weapons mission funded only until end of month

From the web OPCW needs to raise several million dollars to finish job, but official says he doesn’t expect any financial ‘crisis,’ Reuters reports

Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus

Unclear if the diplomatic mission was the intended target of the attack

Assad regime not going to Geneva to cede power

Syrian information minister says beleaguered leader will remain head of state despite ‘Saudi desires’

UN: 9.3 million Syrians need humanitarian aid

Figure includes 6.5 million people who are now internally displaced as a result of the conflict

Syria vows to vaccinate all children against polio

Deputy FM says government will provide vaccine regardless of where child is located

Iran, Turkey have ‘very, very good’ ties on intel — envoy

From the web Differences on Syria have not harmed relations between the two countries, Iranian ambassador to Turkey tells Hürriyet Daily News

Elusive Al-Qaeda leader in Syria stays in shadows

Syrian state media reported last week that the al-Nusra Front leader was killed, but analysts and Rebel leaders say the claim is likely propoganda

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