Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basisArmy remains a fragile bulwark against communal conflictMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
US advises citizens to leave LebanonMoscow sends ships to Syria to evacuate Russian citizens if crisis escalatesSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Iranian general warns US that Tehran will back Syria ‘to the end’Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses US of using chemical weapons attack as pretext for mounting military operationsFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:02
Lebanon to raise concerns over Syrian refugees with UNUNHCR says 720,000 registered Syrian refugees are in LebanonThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Problems of deprivation and crowding all too stark for Syrian ‘non-refugees’ in Lebanese ‘non-camp’Lebanese government ruling leaves many in limbo of makeshift camps and facilitiesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Israeli missile test heightens Syria tensionsReports that Hizbullah and Syrian army units deployed in readiness for US attackWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Syrian George Jabbour claims Damascenes obsessed with threats from USFormer Syrian parliamentarian says he’s deeply mistrustful of videos he’d seen of victimsTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:15
Damascus calls on UN for ‘peaceful political solution’Assad government asks UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to “prevent any aggression against Syria”Tue Sept 03 2013 - 01:05
Assad vows to respond if US attacks SyriaArmy has finger on the trigger to face any challenge, says PM Wael al-HalqiMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
UN chemical inspectors visit Syria hospitalHead of team to brief UN Security Council in next two daysSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
US, Britain and Russia send warshipsUN team to complete work today and leave Syria tomorrow, says Ban Ki-moonFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Ban calls for experts to be allowed finish taskUN chief says chemical weapons team needs four more days for Syria missionThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition told to expect strikesUN weapons inspectors delay Damascus site visit in response to sniper attackWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Warplanes have reportedly arrived at Britain’s military base on CyprusResidents have confirmed increased activity at air baseWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Crisis deepens over response to Syrian poison gas attackUS sends strongest signal of readying for action saying chemical attack is ‘undeniable’Tue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoyAssad dismisses chemical weapons charge, says any US intervention will failTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspectedSyria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their durationSun Aug 25 2013 - 22:06
Egypt analysis: Collapsing economy could force generals to negotiating tableFew Egyptians want to see return of military-led regimeSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Brotherhood fails to bring out huge numbers on ‘Martyrs’ Friday’Rallies take place day after Mubarak releaseSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Mubarak released from Tora prisonDeposed Egyptian leader has spent two years in numerous military hospitalsFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:06
Crisis and curfew in Egypt push business to the brinkCairo’s inhabitants have abandoned the city’s cafes and restaurants because of a 7pm curfewFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
Muslim Brotherhood’s latest round in decades-long conflict with Egyptian stateMost of the party’s leaders have been imprisoned and President Adly Mansour has spoken of restoring the ban on the groupThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:27
Decision to release Mubarak will not be contested by prosecutorFears that former Egyptian president’s release would signal return to military ruleThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians are targeted as violence takes a sectarian turnChristians vilified by elements within Brotherhood for Morsi’s oustingWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:01
Brotherhood condemns arrest of BadieCharges being considered against former vice-president Mohamed ElBaradeiWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:00
Deaths of 36 detainees spark fresh protest in EgyptWhereabouts of four Irish siblings detained at Cairo mosque still unknownTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:01
EU deal might have averted tragic loss of life in EgyptAnalysis: Effort broke down when authorities warned of possible legal objectionsTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Road to Cairo airport becomes dangerous maze after curfewRoadblocks and barricades slow traffic between airport and centre of Egyptian capitalMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Protest marches continue in Egypt despite army threatGeneral says military, until now held in reserve, will respond to further violenceMon Aug 19 2013 - 00:57
Masked men seen shooting protestersPolitical arm of Muslim Brotherhood insists it will continue to mobilise people protestsSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians targeted as violence in Egypt spreadsUp to 36 churches burned down in response to army crackdown on Morsi supportersFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Islamic Brotherhood failed to understand the majority of Egyptians rejects fundamentalismGroup’s leadership aims to transform country into Islamic stateThu Aug 15 2013 - 21:34
State of emergency in Egypt as hundreds reported deadRiot police storm Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins as protesters seek Morsi reinstatementThu Aug 15 2013 - 10:18
Cairo crackdown inevitable to avoid loss of credibilityViolent clampdown could gain support if Brotherhood attacks continueThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition to present road map for political transitionReconciliation process proposed to secure justice for ‘all of Syria’s victims’Wed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Egyptians hold their breath as pro-Morsi sit-ins drag onSecurity forces postpone action as reinforcements reportedly enter encampmentsTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian crackdown on pro-Morsi sit-ins expectedOperation to begin clearing Muslim Brotherhood encampments could begin todayMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Kidnap in Lebanon linked to Syrian warTaking of Turkish pilots reveals growing Shia-Sunni polarisation in conflictSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Syrian government denies rebel claims Assad convoy was fired onTV channel shows images of president, unhurtFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian authorities plan clampdown on protest camps‘Diplomatic phase’ is over, says interim presidentThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
ElBaradei calls for halt of ‘not peaceful’ Brotherhood sit-insEgyptian interim vice-president says protesters must understand ‘there is no way back’ to the situation before Morsi oustedWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Meeting between Brotherhood deputy leader and mediators may generate dealEnvoys from US, EU, UAE and Qatar visit Khairat el-Shater in Tora prison in CairoMon Aug 05 2013 - 21:08
Egypt’s defence council warns of limitations on a peace dealCouncil says negotiations between state and Muslim Brotherhood are not open-endedMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Secret talks between Brotherhood and Egyptian state reportedThousands march calling for reinstatement of Mohamed MorsiSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Muslim Brotherhood rejects offer of safe exit for Egypt protestersEgypt’s interior ministry urges Morsi supporters to quit sit-insFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian regime orders move against Muslim Brotherhood protestsInterior ministry authorised to ‘confront’ threats to national securityThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
Palestinians hold little hope for peace talksMahmoud Abbas cannot deviate from the Palestinian preconditions for full-blown negotiations – preconditions which Israel rejectsTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
UN urges Egyptian factions to engage in dialogueArmy reported to have targeted heads and torsos of Muslim Brotherhood supportersMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
