Tag: Syria
Uranium traces found at bombed Syria site: UN
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it has found traces of uranium at a site in Syria that was bombed by Israel last year on suspicion of being a nuclear reactor.[MORE]
Britain urges Syria to move on Mid East peace
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad focused on ways of achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.[MORE]
Processed uranium found at Syrian site: diplomats
Diplomats say United Nations inspectors have found traces of processed uranium at a Syrian site bombed by Israel last year on suspicion of being a nuclear reactor. [MORE]
Syrian TV shows men 'confessing' to deadly blast
Syrian state television has broadcast statements by men it said were Fatah al-Islam militants, in which they admitted carrying out a bomb attack in September that killed 17 people.[MORE]
Iraq boosts security along Syrian border
Iraq says it has sent extra police to boost security along its border with Syria a week after a US military raid into the neighbouring country.[MORE]
Syrians stage mass protest over deadly US raid
The US embassy in Syria shut its doors as thousands marched through Damascus to protest at a deadly American raid on a village near the Iraqi border that Syria branded a barbaric act.[MORE]
Syria takes US raid protest to UN
Syria has protested to the United Nations about a deadly raid on one of its villages by US helicopters.[MORE]
Syria denies US raid targeted Al Qaeda leader
Syria denies a US raid inside its territory targeted an Al Qaeda operative, as alleged by a US official.[MORE]
Syria condemns American 'terrorist aggression'
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has described a US military raid inside Syria as an act of criminal and terrorist aggression and vowed that Syria will retaliate if its borders are violated again.[MORE]
US military says no information about Syria raid
The US military said it had no information about a deadly raid reportedly carried out yesterday by American helicopters inside Syria which left eight people dead.[MORE]
8 dead as US choppers attack Syrian village: reports
Syria says US troops have killed eight civilians in a helicopter-borne assault on one of its villages.[MORE]
Deafening silence greets Syrian drought appeal
The United Nations says not a single country has responded to an appeal it made two weeks ago for urgent help for Syria, which is facing its worst drought in 40 years. [MORE]
Lebanon, Syria launch diplomatic ties
The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon have held a signing ceremony in Damascus, formally establishing diplomatic relations for the first time. [MORE]
UN urges assistance for drought-ravaged Syria
The United Nations has appealed for help for Syria, which it says is experiencing its worst drought for 40 years. [MORE]
Syria urges security cooperation on Lebanon border
Syria's border with Lebanon cannot be controlled without security cooperation with Beirut to strengthen the frontier, the Syrian foreign minister was quoted as saying.[MORE]
Syria blames deadly bombing on Islamist extremists
A weekend bombing which left 17 people dead in the Syrian capital was a suicide attack by a "terrorist" with links to an Islamist extremist group, the country's official news agency SANA reported.[MORE]
Bomb 'kills 17 in Syrian capital'
Seventeen people have been killed and 14 wounded when a car bomb exploded in southern Damascus in one of the deadliest attacks in a dozen years, Syrian state television has reported.[MORE]
'Foreign partner' helped destroy Syrian nuclear reactor: CIA
The destruction of a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor last year was the result of an intelligence collaboration that included a "foreign partner" who first identified the facility's purpose, CIA director general Michael Hayden said overnight.[MORE]
Syria backs Russian military action in Georgia
Syria's President Bashar al Assad has backed Russia's military action in Georgia, during a visit to Moscow.[MORE]
France hosts Syria's Assad at Bastille Day parade
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a guest of honour at France's annual Bastille Day military parade overnight, sparking a small protest and adding to tensions at the march over job cuts in the armed forces.[MORE]
Sarkozy opens first summit of Mediterranean union
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has opened a summit of some 40 leaders to launch a new union between Europe and Mediterranean countries.[MORE]
France launches Med Union with high hopes
Leaders from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East have launched a 43-nation union.[MORE]
Palestinians, Israel 'never as close' to peace deal: Olmert
Israel and the Palestinians "have never been this close" to a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said.[MORE]
West hails Lebanon-Syria ties
Britain, Germany and the United States have welcomed a decision by Lebanon and Syria to open diplomatic relations.[MORE]
Syria, Lebanon vow reconciliation in 'historic' announcement
The leaders of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to normalise their fraught relations in a diplomatic coup for French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the eve of a summit to launch a union for the Mediterranean.[MORE]
