Home » Topics » syrian regime
Syrian minister says regime is ready for peace talks with rebels
The Syrian regime is ready to talk with all parties, including armed rebels, who want dialogue to end the conflict, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Monday at talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. “We are ready for dialogue with all who want dialogue, including those who are carrying…
Syria threatens to use chemical weapons against possible attack
Syria admitted Monday it has chemical weapons and warned of using them if attacked, though not against its own civilians, as regime troops reclaimed most of Damascus after a week of heavy clashes. Fighting was still raging in Syria’s second-biggest city of Aleppo, however, as rights activists reported violence across…
Syria rocked by regime deaths ahead of UN vote
Rebels pushed their “Damascus Volcano” assault Thursday after three senior security chiefs were killed in a bombing Washington said indicated President Bashar al-Assad was losing control of Syria. The deaths Wednesday of Defence Minister General Daoud Rajha, Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat and General Hassan Turkmani, head of the regime’s crisis…
Russia vows to block UN mandate for Syria intervention
ASTANA — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday vowed there would be no UN Security Council mandate for outside intervention in Syria, indicating Moscow would use its veto to block any military action. “There will not be a Security Council mandate for outside intervention, I guarantee you that,” Lavrov told…
Syria’s Assad ‘maneuvering’ to gain time: Saudi
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal accused Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad of “manoeuvring” to gain time, at a joint news conference Sunday with UN chief Ban Ki-moon. “Every initiative has been accepted by the Syrian regime and was not implemented. This is a way used by the…
UN chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ from Syria regime
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged “maximum restraint” from the Syrian regime and cooperation from the opposition Monday as UN military observers began to monitor a fragile ceasefire. “It is very important that the cessation of violence must continue,” he said at a news conference in Brussels. “The Syrian authoritiesmust exercise maximum restraint” and “the opposition forces should…
Clinton in Saudi push to end crackdown in Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was holding talks in Riyadh Friday with Saudi leaders as she kicked off a two-country tour aimed at raising pressure on the Syrian regime, the US embassy here said. “Mrs Clinton has arrived in Riyadh for talks with senior Saudi officials,” an embassy spokesman said. The US…
Syria: leaked documents reveal Bashar al-Assad’s role in crushing protests
Documents leaked by defector from Syrian regime show that Assad personally signed off on security crackdown plans. Leaks of what appear to be official Syrian documents reveal how the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, personally signs off plans drawn up by his government’s crisis management centre, prioritising a security crackdown to…
China rejects U.S. accusations it protects Syrian regime
China Monday rejected US accusations that Beijing and Moscow were responsible for protecting the Syrian regime, after they vetoed a UN resolution condemning Damascus for its crackdown on protests. “China does not accept the accusations” of the United States on the Syrian veto, foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters.…
U.S. may close embassy in Syria as violence mounts
WASHINGTON — The United States is considering closing its embassy in Damascus over increasing safety concerns as the death toll mounts in the Syrian regime’s crackdown on protests, US officials said Friday. “We are considering closing the embassy due to the deteriorating security situation in Syria, and our increasing concern…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Venezuela’s new government ‘open’ to resuming U.S. diplomatic relations
- Beatles guitar sells for $408,000 at auction
- Four women drivers qualify for next Indianapolis 500
- Woodward disappoints Republicans: Benghazi ‘is not Watergate’
- Watch: Dozens of massive tornadoes rip through midwestern states
- 18-year-old’s breakthrough invention can recharge phones in seconds
- AP chief to Obama: Spying on reporters is ‘an unconstitutional act’
- Leading climate scientist: Canada’s tar sands makes climate change ‘unsolvable’
- Yahoo prepares to buy Tumblr for up to $1.1 billion
- Study: Climate change slowed over last decade but may speed up again
Commentary
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Six ways the GOP could screw up the Obama administration’s scandals
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
