Despite turmoil, Syria regime feels new confidence
By
Lee Keath
| August 25, 2013 - 5:03am
The signs would seem bad for President Bashar Assad. Blasts echo all day long over the Syrian capital as troops battle rebels entrenched on its eastern doorstep.
World
Syrian war takes center stage on Ramadan TV series
By
Bassem Mroue
| July 31, 2013 - 7:20am
Blasts echo in the distance as two longtime friends and neighbors sit along a narrow street in old Damascus chatting about Syria, when one of them calls the civil war raging in their home country a "crisis."
World
Power generators keep tab on open access scheme
By
Iris Gonzales
| July 28, 2013 - 12:00am
Power generators are keeping a close watch on the open access regime, noting that there may be slight problems or concerns as part of the usual birth pains.
Business
Power struggle underway in rebel-held Syrian town
By
Zeina Karam
| June 27, 2013 - 6:02am
BEIRUT — A slogan painted in small letters on a school wall reads, "We the people want Syria to be a civil, democratic state." Scrawled next to it in bigger letters is the response from an unknown Islamic hard-liner:...
World
Syrian troops capture Damascus suburb near airport
By
Bassem Mroue
| June 16, 2013 - 7:11am
Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels yesterday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the US warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar...
World
Hezbollah, Syrian rebels in worst clash in Lebanon
By
Karin Laub
| June 3, 2013 - 4:12am
Syrian rebels and Hezbollah guerrillas battled yesterday in their worst clashes yet inside Lebanon, a new sign that the civil war in Syria is increasingly destabilizing its fragile neighbor.
World
A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syria
By
Karin Laub
| May 6, 2013 - 4:13am
A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war.
World
Syrian rebel chief: Fighters 'will not give up'
March 16, 2013 - 5:00am
The chief of Syria's main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad on Friday by pledging to fight until the "criminal" regime is gone...
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Syrian rebels battle regime holdouts in Raqqa
March 6, 2013 - 5:20am
Syrian warplanes struck captured security buildings in Raqqa yesterday, casting a pall over the northern city a day after euphoric rebels seized much of it and captured the provincial governor, one of the highest-ranking...
Low on ammo, rebels drive in northern Syria slows
March 6, 2013 - 4:26am
The rebels' capture of this strategic city was a key success in their advances in northern Syria against regime forces.
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