Turkey downs Syrian helicopter amid peace drive
ANKARA: Turkey said it had downed a Syrian military helicopter on Monday, accusing the neighbouring nation of violating its airspace in the tense border region,...
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At least 100 dead in army bombing near Damascus: NGO
by AFP
BEIRUT: At least 100 people were killed in fierce army bombardment of rebel strongholds in the Ghouta suburbs of the Syrian capital on Wednesday, an...
Syria’s Assad to make rare public address
by AFP
Damascus: Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad is to make a rare public address on Sunday expected to focus on the uprising against his rule in...
Mortar, sniper fire ‘kills three near Damascus’
by AFP
Beirut: Three people were killed by mortar and sniper fire near the Syrian capital on Friday but there were no reports of heavy fighting in...
Syria arrests Damascus protesters
by Agencies
Damascus: Police arrested at least 35 people for defying a ban on demonstrations in the Syrian capital, reports say. About 150 people had gathered near...