Новости по теме Syria

EU set to help Syria's rebels by easing oil embargo The European Union is set Monday to ease its oil embargo against Syria in favour of rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime in its latest signal of support to the opposition.

22 April 2013

UN says 6.8 million need aid in Syria, raps Damascus Nearly seven million people need humanitarian assistance in Syria, a senior United Nations official said Thursday, criticizing Damascus for hampering aid distribution.

19 April 2013

Jordanians feel the heat as more Syrians flee Jordan, already straining from hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, is increasingly feeling the heat from its own citizens who are fed up with the growing influx.

18 April 2013

UN agencies in appeal to save Syrians from catastrophe Leaders of five UN agencies on Monday appealed to the international community to stop the "cruelty and carnage" in Syria, warning they may soon be forced to suspend humanitarian aid to the war-torn country.

16 April 2013

Syrian wounded to be flown to Germany for treatment: report Germany is due Monday to send a specially-equipped military aircraft to bring more than 30 people seriously wounded in the Syrian conflict for treatment in the country.

15 April 2013

West has 'hard evidence' of Syria chemical weapons: envoy Western nations have "hard evidence" that chemical weapons have been used at least once in the Syrian war but a UN investigation is now unlikely to get into the country.

12 April 2013

Syria to dominate G8 talks as rebels ask US for weapons US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in London focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons.

11 April 2013

Syria's Al-Nusra pledges allegiance to Al-Qaeda The head of Syria's jihadist Al-Nusra Front has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, but distanced his group from claims it has merged with Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

11 April 2013

Assad warns of instability, Obama to host Syria talks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the fall of his regime would destabilise the region "for many years", as US President Barack Obama announced talks with Middle East allies over the crisis.

07 April 2013

UN adopts global treaty on weapons trade The UN General Assembly on Tuesday passed the first treaty regulating the conventional arms trade in an attempt to bring transparency and protection of human rights to the often murky industry.

03 April 2013

UN General Assembly set to adopt arms treaty The UN General Assembly is expected to adopt the first global treaty on the conventional arms trade Tuesday after the 193 member states failed to reach consensus on it last week.

02 April 2013

Pope prays for peace in Syria, Korea on first Easter Pope Francis prayed for a "political solution" in Syria and for "reconciliation" on the Korean peninsula in his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter's Square.

01 April 2013

Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty Iran, North Korea and Syria on Thursday held up agreement on the first global treaty on the $80 billion a year conventional arms trade.

29 March 2013

Applause as opposition takes Syria seat at Arab summit Opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib took Syria's seat at the Arab League on Tuesday as leaders gathered for the annual summit in Doha gave member states the "right" to arm rebels in the war-torn country.

27 March 2013

UN chief says chemical weapon use would be 'outrageous' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "remains convinced that the use of chemical weapons by any party (in Syria) under any circumstances would constitute an outrageous crime".

20 March 2013

Ban says Syria nearing 'complete destruction' International governments must act quickly to stop Syria's "complete destruction," UN leader Ban Ki-Moon warned Monday as the conflict entered a third year.

19 March 2013

Syrian opposition meets to choose rebel PM Syria's opposition coalition meets in Istanbul on Monday to select their first rebel prime minister, tasked with running daily life in large swathes of territory freed from regime control but mired in chaos and poverty.

18 March 2013

France and Britain willing to arm Syrian rebels France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria's rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo as the conflict enters its third year.

15 March 2013

Vote delay could destabilise Lebanon A divisive debate over Lebanon's electoral law may delay parliamentary elections scheduled for June 9, stoking fears of instability in a country already rattled by the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

15 March 2013

Ten years on, Iraq haunts US response to Syria, Iran Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the searing memory of what became a deeply unpopular war has made Washington policy makers reluctant to use even limited force in Syria or Iran.

14 March 2013

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