Tag: Syria

Russia says it will veto UN resolution on Syria

Russia says it will veto UN resolution on Syria

Cara Anna · May 21, 2014 10:00 pm

A Syrian doctor, right, who works at a Lebanese medical charity clinic, treats a Syrian man lies on the bed, left, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 21, 2014. Syrian refugees in Lebanon lack access to specialized medical care like dialysis and cancer treatment, forcing some to risk their lives to return to their war-ravaged country for health care, according to a report by Amnesty International released Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Syrian troops advance toward Aleppo prison

BARBARA SURKZEINA KARAM · May 21, 2014 5:42 pm

This photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian young inspecting the rubble of houses that were destroyed by airstrikes from the Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Syrian rebels captured a village in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing more than a dozen government troops in heavy clashes and prompting the military to carry out airstrikes to try to dislodge the fighters, activists said. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center)

Syrian army missile kills family, activists say

Diaa Hadid · May 20, 2014 4:13 pm

In Saturday, April 5, 2014 photo, Ahmed Mahmoud, 12, shows his wrist band with colors of the Syrian revolution flag, near his family's makeshift tent in an unofficial Syrian refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. For Ahmed, school is a distant memory. He helps his father sell vegetables in a wholesale market near their camp where he has lived the past year.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

AP PHOTOS: Syrian refugee children lose education

Khalil Hamra · May 20, 2014 9:37 am

This photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings which were destroyed from a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, May. 17, 2014. The United Nations chief has condemned a cut in water supplies in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo that he said has deprived at least 2.5 million people of access to potable water. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Activists: Death toll in Syria’s war tops 160,000

Barbara Surk · May 19, 2014 8:59 pm

Syrian soccer goalie-turned-rebel becomes icon

Barbara Surk · May 19, 2014 9:55 am

This photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian young inspecting the rubble of houses that were destroyed by airstrikes from the Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Syrian rebels captured a village in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing more than a dozen government troops in heavy clashes and prompting the military to carry out airstrikes to try to dislodge the fighters, activists said. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center)

Official: Head of Syrian air defense killed

Albert Aji · May 18, 2014 1:32 pm

UN chief condemns water cut in Syria’s Aleppo

UN chief condemns water cut in Syria’s Aleppo

Washington Examiner · May 17, 2014 9:12 am

Kerry: ‘Not Going To Pin Ourselves Down’ on Response If Syria Again Used Chemical Weapons

Jeryl Bier · May 16, 2014 11:12 am

RECROP OF LKW106 In this Wednesday, May 14, 2014 photo, British actress Michelle Dockery, stands with her Prada gown that she wore to the 2013 Emmy's, at Christie's auction rooms in London. "Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery is selling the eye-catching gown she wore to last year's Emmy Awards to help victims of the Syria civil war. Christie's auction house says the Prada dress, featuring a red halter-style top and burgundy skirt, will go under the hammer in London on June 20. Proceeds will go to humanitarian organization Oxfam. The gown is expected to fetch between 3,000 pounds and 5,000 pounds ($5,000 and $8,400). The actress, who plays Lady Mary in the costume drama, visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan last year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Dockery to auction Prada gown for Syria charity

Washington Examiner · May 16, 2014 10:25 am

Aid workers freed after months of Syria captivity

Aid workers freed after months of Syria captivity

Lori Hinnant · May 15, 2014 8:24 pm

Activists: Bomb kills at least 43 in north Syria

Activists: Bomb kills at least 43 in north Syria

BASSEM MROUESUZAN FRASER · May 15, 2014 7:33 pm