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June 12, 2013
11:48 pm

Syrian rebels firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (photo credit: (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

Syrian rebels press US and allies to send weapons

Obama administration undecided over arms shipments, fears materiel could end up in terrorists’ hands

June 7, 2013
4:26 am

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad stand on a truck full of aid supplies, in Qusair, Syria, June 5, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Following victory in key western Syrian town, regime’s next targets are rebel-held areas in and around Homs and Aleppo

June 4, 2013
1:33 pm

A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on March 19, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA, File)

UN needs more evidence on Syria chemical weapons use

Conclusive findings require access to victims or the sites of alleged attacks, report says

By Zeina Karam

June 2, 2013
5:58 pm

Syrian rebels enter Lebanon, clash with Hezbollah

Casualties on both sides after overnight battle near Baalbek

By Zeina Karam

May 29, 2013
8:09 pm

Rebel fighters in Daraa, Syria, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Opposition disarray bodes ill for Syria talks

Geneva conference in jeopardy as rebel groups bicker

By Karin Laub and Zeina Karam

May 26, 2013
6:56 pm

A house in Beirut hit by rockets Sunday (photo credit: Hussein Malla/AP)

Rockets hit Beirut as Hezbollah fights in Syria

Lebanese minister hopes civil war won’t spill over the border; rebel leader threatens to strike Hezbollah’s strongholds

By Zeina Karam

May 26, 2013
8:57 am

A Lebanese army officer investigates part of a rocket which struck a car exhibit on a street at the Mar Mikhael district, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday May 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut hit by rockets

At least 4 wounded in unprecedented attack after Lebanese terror group’s leader admitted his men were fighting Syrian rebels

By Zeina Karam

May 2, 2013
12:44 am

Bashar Assad, center right, visits the Umayyad Electrical Station to mark May Day on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Assad showing renewed confidence

World’s hesitation to intervene and increased presence of Islamists among rebels giving Syrian president boost, many say

By Zeina Karam

April 24, 2013
12:06 pm

Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold up a banner in Arabic reading: "Thank you Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait," during a demonstration, in Idlib province, northern Syria, in March 2012. (photo credit: AP/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria

Oil-rich gulf state accused of favoring Islamists over moderates in its funding of the Syrian opposition

By Brian Murphy and Zeina Karam

April 17, 2013
9:25 pm

Bashar Assad, right, during an interview broadcast on Syrian state television in Damascus, Syria last month. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaeda in Syria

Syrian president warns that there will be a price ‘in the heart’ of Europe and the US as terror groups grow bolder

By Zeina Karam

March 30, 2013
12:18 am

A Syrian government checkpoint on fire, in Dael, Syria, Thursday March 28 (photo credit: AP/Ugarit News)

Syrian rebels in strategic battle for south

Recent influx of weapons aiding opposition forces to make significant advances in key region

By Zeina Karam

March 1, 2013
5:37 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters at the front line of Maarat al-Nuaman town, Syria, Tuesday February 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Syrian rebels ‘desperately’ need arms, says leader

Opposition chief of staff says aid packages of food supplies and bandages won’t help the fighters beat Assad’s troops

By Zeina Karam

February 22, 2013
4:42 pm

People searching through the debris of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a strike by Syrian government forces, in the neighborhood of Jabal Bedro, Aleppo, Syria, February 19 (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Activists report shelling near Damascus airport

Rebel advances in the city’s suburbs in recent days mark the most sustained challenge of the civil war for control of capital

By Zeina Karam

February 20, 2013
12:53 am

33 killed in Aleppo missile strike

14 children reported among the dead; mortars explode near Assad’s palace in Damascus

By Zeina Karam

January 29, 2013
8:00 am

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, right, flanked by Syrian National Coalition vice-president Riad Seif attend a press conference during the International support meeting of the Syrian National Coalition in Paris, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 (photo credit:AP/Francois Mori)

France warns extremists could prevail in Syria

If Syrian people won’t ‘achieve their freedom… massacres and antagonisms’ will have the upper hand, FM Fabius tells opposition gathering

By Elaine Ganley and Zeina Karam

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Zeina Karam

Syrian rebels press US and allies to send weapons

Obama administration undecided over arms shipments, fears materiel could end up in terrorists’ hands

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Following victory in key western Syrian town, regime’s next targets are rebel-held areas in and around Homs and Aleppo

UN needs more evidence on Syria chemical weapons use

Conclusive findings require access to victims or the sites of alleged attacks, report says

Syrian rebels enter Lebanon, clash with Hezbollah

Casualties on both sides after overnight battle near Baalbek

Opposition disarray bodes ill for Syria talks

Geneva conference in jeopardy as rebel groups bicker

Rockets hit Beirut as Hezbollah fights in Syria

Lebanese minister hopes civil war won’t spill over the border; rebel leader threatens to strike Hezbollah’s strongholds

Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut hit by rockets

At least 4 wounded in unprecedented attack after Lebanese terror group’s leader admitted his men were fighting Syrian rebels

Assad showing renewed confidence

World’s hesitation to intervene and increased presence of Islamists among rebels giving Syrian president boost, many say

Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria

Oil-rich gulf state accused of favoring Islamists over moderates in its funding of the Syrian opposition

Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaeda in Syria

Syrian president warns that there will be a price ‘in the heart’ of Europe and the US as terror groups grow bolder

Syrian rebels in strategic battle for south

Recent influx of weapons aiding opposition forces to make significant advances in key region

Syrian rebels ‘desperately’ need arms, says leader

Opposition chief of staff says aid packages of food supplies and bandages won’t help the fighters beat Assad’s troops

Activists report shelling near Damascus airport

Rebel advances in the city’s suburbs in recent days mark the most sustained challenge of the civil war for control of capital

33 killed in Aleppo missile strike

14 children reported among the dead; mortars explode near Assad’s palace in Damascus

France warns extremists could prevail in Syria

If Syrian people won’t ‘achieve their freedom… massacres and antagonisms’ will have the upper hand, FM Fabius tells opposition gathering

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