Destruction of Syrian infrastructure leads to disease concerns
August 18, 2012 -- Updated 0736 GMT (1536 HKT) A Free Syrian Army fighter takes aim during clashes in Aleppo on Friday, August 17. For days, the northern Syrian city has been at the center of some of...
View ArticleClashes continue after deadly day in Syria
August 10, 2012 -- Updated 0823 GMT (1623 HKT) (CNN) -- Shelling and clashes continued in many areas of Syria Friday, a day after opposition groups said at least 134 people were killed. Residents...
View ArticleOrganization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria
August 16, 2012 -- Updated 0226 GMT (1026 HKT) Syrians search for people trapped under the rubble after an airstrike in the town of Azaaz, near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on Wednesday, August...
View ArticleJournalist: Blast near U.N. monitors' hotel occurred in Syrian military...
August 15, 2012 -- Updated 1104 GMT (1904 HKT) (CNN) -- A bomb attached to a diesel tanker exploded behind a hotel housing U.N. monitors, state-run TV reported Wednesday. Three people were wounded in...
View ArticleSaudi support for Syrian rebels shaped by tribal, religious ties
August 20, 2012 -- Updated 0709 GMT (1509 HKT) In this image provided by Syria's national news agency, SANA, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, center, is greeted by a cleric while attending Eid...
View ArticleSyrian opposition reports massacre in Hama as 'main battle' looms in Aleppo
August 3, 2012 -- Updated 0818 GMT (1618 HKT) (CNN) -- The U.N. General Assembly will convene over the Syrian crisis Friday, a day after Kofi Annan quit as special envoy to the nation following months...
View ArticleSyria Rebels Battle In Damascus; U.N. Security Council Resolution Vetoed
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Erika Solomon AMMAN/BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) - Rebels battled deep into Damascus and seized control of parts of Syria's borders on Thursday, pressing on with their advance...
View ArticleFighting flares in crucial Syrian city of Aleppo
July 22, 2012 -- Updated 1450 GMT (2250 HKT) In this photo released by the Shaam News Network, a truck burns after shelling in the Erbeen suburb of Damascus on Saturday, July 21. Refugees fleeing the...
View ArticleSyrian rebels pound military airport
August 2, 2012 -- Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT) (CNN) -- Syrian rebels growing in numbers and clout battered a military airport near Aleppo as the battle for the nation's most populous city raged...
View ArticleSyrian forces, rebels battle for Aleppo; diplomats try to plot a course out
August 17, 2012 -- Updated 1006 GMT (1806 HKT) Free Syrian Army fighters carry the body of a fellow fighter during clashes in Aleppo on Thursday, August 16. Government forces are pounding Syria's...
View ArticleOfficial: Syrian rebels brace for showdown in Aleppo
July 25, 2012 -- Updated 1019 GMT (1819 HKT) Are you in Syria? Share your stories, videos and photos with the world on CNN iReport. (CNN) -- Leaders of Syrian rebel forces ordered their fighters to...
View ArticleQ&A: What options are left in Syria?
August 3, 2012 -- Updated 1439 GMT (2239 HKT) People and a member of the Free Syrian Army commute on Wednesday, August 1, past a building on the outskirts of Idlib that was hit by rocket fire Tuesday...
View ArticleSyrian clashes hone in on crucial city of Aleppo as Damascus violence flares
July 22, 2012 -- Updated 0834 GMT (1634 HKT) These burned out trucks are at the Bab al-Hawa Syrian border post with Turkey on Friday, July 20. Syrian rebels seized control of the Bab al-Hawa border...
View ArticleSocial reforms needed for Syria growth
Syria, which has launched significant economic reforms, must now follow up with social changes that will tackle corruption and relieve poverty, economists say. Their comments come as Syrian President...
View ArticleRPT-FEATURE-Syria's rural economy adapts as conflict spreads
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AL DANA, Northern Syria Aug 29 (Reuters) - For the past six months, farmer Hisham al-Zeir's wife and daughters have been up before sunset each day when it's still cool, baking...
View ArticleSyria’s Rural Economy Adapts as Conflict Spreads
Al Dana, Northern Syria. For the past six months, farmer Hisham al-Zeir’s wife and daughters have been up before sunrise each day when it’s still cool, baking traditional tanoor bread in a century-old...
View ArticleSyria's rural economy adapts as conflict spreads
AL DANA, Northern Syria (Reuters) - For the past six months, farmer Hisham al-Zeir's wife and daughters have been up before sunrise each day when it's still cool, baking traditional tanoor bread in a...
View ArticleFEATURE-Syria reverts to socialist economic policies to ease tension
AMMAN, July 4 (Reuters) - In a drab state-owned supermarket in the heart of the Damascus suburb of Midan, Nazeer Khatib's shopping trolley is packed with everything from Thai rice to a Chinese-made...
View ArticleSyria reverts to socialist economic policies to ease tension
AMMAN (Reuters) - In a drab state-owned supermarket in the heart of the Damascus suburb of Midan, Nazeer Khatib's shopping trolley is packed with everything from Thai rice to a Chinese-made electric...
View ArticleSyria to raise 2013 government spending in face of uprising
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's government said on Wednesday it planned large increases in spending on salaries and subsidies next year, in an apparent effort to retain popular support following a 19-month...
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