Posts Tagged: Damascus
Europeans Caution Lebanon: Israel ‘Very Serious’ About Responding to Hezbollah Attack
European diplomats have warned Lebanese authorities that Israel will react harshly to any attack by Hezbollah to avenge the death of arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar who was...
Kuntar Assassination Highlights Decade of IDF Success at Breaching Hezbollah Security, Says Israeli Analyst
The assassination of Hezbollah official Samir Kuntar highlights the success of Israel's defense establishment in breaching the terrorist organization's security apparatus, Israeli site Walla assessed this week. The list of Hezbollah operatives...
Syrian Legal Expert: Hezbollah to Confer With Tehran, Damascus Before Avenging Death of Kuntar
A Syrian legal expert said that Hezbollah would confer with Tehran and Damascus before retaliating for the assassination of terrorist Samir Kuntar, semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday. Niam...
Report: Iran and Russia at Odds Over Future of Syria’s Assad
Points of contention have begun to emerge between Russia and Iran over Syria, Saudi-owned pan-Arab news channel Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday. According to the report, Major General Mohammad Ali...
Israeli, Russian Pilots to Carry Out Joint Exercise
Russian and Israeli Air Force pilots will begin carrying out joint training exercises, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry revealed, Maariv reported on Thursday. Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov...
Turkish Parliament Introduces Motion to Engage Syria Militarily
On the first day of its new legislative year, Turkey's parliament wasted no time introducing a motion to engage Syria militarily, Hurriyet Daily News reported...
Obama Calls Denial of Syrian Regime’s Chemical Weapon Use an ‘Insult to Human Reason’
U.S. President Barack Obama criticized members of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for not taking a greater role in stopping the bloodshed in Syria,...
Russia’s FM Lavrov Calls for Ghouta Attack to be ‘Impartially, Objectively, Professionally Investigated’ After UN Report
CBS News - Russia all but dismissed Wednesday a report by United Nations weapons inspectors who visited the Damascus suburbs to investigate the facts surrounding...
UN Report to Confirm Chemical Weapons Used in Syria, But Avoid Ascribing Blame
A report set to be released by the United Nations on a chemical weapons attack in Syria last month will not directly accuse the Syrian...
Syrian Rebels Claim Assad Forces Committed New Chemical Weapons Atrocity
Times of Israel - Syrian rebels claim that the army of President Bashar Assad again used poison gas in an attack on rebel forces...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel is Calm and Self-Assured’
Despite tensions in the region, "Israel is calm and self-assured," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before the start of his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday. "Israeli...
Anti-Zionist British MP George Galloway Caught Lying During House of Commons Debate (VIDEO)
During a debate on whether to take action in Syria Thursday, in the UK's House of Commons, MP George Galloway denied that he said Israel...
Syrian Opposition Accuses Assad Regime of Gassing Yarmouk Refuge Camp in Damascus; 22 Dead
Times of Israel - A camp for Palestinian refugees in Syria has been bombed by chemical weapons, a Syrian opposition group based in Turkey said....
Obama to Provide Lethal Aid to Syrian Oppositon
Al-Arabiya - U.S. President Barack Obama is gearing up to send lethal weapons to the Syrian opposition, according to senior administration officials speaking...
