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U.S. blacklists al-Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria
Washington blacklisted an Al-Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria Tuesday, warning extremists could play no role in building the nation’s future as the US readies to recognize the new Syrian alliance. The move against the Al-Nusra Front came ahead of talks in Morocco on Wednesday, when the United States is expected…
Syria: from revolution to all-out war
Syria’s uprising has shifted from popular street protests against President Bashar al-Assad to a full-fledged war, increasingly influenced by armed Islamists, in a far cry from the idealism of the Arab Spring. The fervour born in March 2011 for democratic reforms still runs high, but the initial peaceful protests against…
UN urges Palestinians to stay out of Syria conflict
The half a million Palestinian refugees living in Syria should keep out of the country’s conflict and their neutrality be respected, UN Relief and Works Agency chief Filippo Grandi told AFP. “The Palestinians should remain neutral and everybody should respect that. Nobody should put them into the crisis,” Grandi said…
Watch live: McCain holds briefing on Syria
Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., conducts a briefing on the developments in Syria. Watch live, broadcast on Dec. 6. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Arab League leader: Syria’s Assad may fall ‘anytime’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is in danger of collapse “anytime” as the opposition gains ground on the military and political fronts, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi told AFP on Monday. “That could happen anytime,” the secretary general said in an exclusive interview. “Now they are fighting in Damascus,” and…
Internet restored in Syria after three-day blackout
Internet and telephone services resumed in Damascus on Saturday after a three-day blackout, an AFP reporter and state news agency SANA said, as a watchdog said they were up in most parts of Syria. “Internet is back in Damascus and in parts of Damascus province,” the correspondent said, adding that…
Phones and Internet cut for second day in Syria
Phone and Internet networks were down across most of Syria for a second straight day on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. “In some areas, it is possible to access the Internet but with great difficulty,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. “It is also very difficult…
Web traffic monitors: Syria has been cut off from the Internet
Syria has effectively been cut off from the Internet, two US technology companies which monitor web traffic reported Thursday. Akamai, one of the firms which monitors global traffic, said traffic stopped from 1026 GMT, and that this supports the observation from another IT firm, Renesys, “that Syria is effectively off…
Britain recognizes Syria opposition as fighting rages
DAMASCUS — Britain formally recognised a newly formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a “regional battleground.” Britain’s recognition of the opposition National Coalition came as fighting raged across Syrian flashpoints, including in…
U.S. ‘coordinates weapon deliveries’ to Syria rebels: Russia
MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday accused Washington of “coordinating” deliveries of arms to Syrian rebels, despite assurances by the State Department that the United States provides no lethal assistance. “Washington is aware of the deliveries of various weapons to illegal armed groups active in Syria. Moreover, judging by the declarations…
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