Mideast: Report Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet
Diplomatic sources say Russian technicians at Syria's missile battery control centers played key role in interception and shooting down of…
Mideast: Did Syria forget that Turkey is in NATO?
A Turkish F4 fighter jet, apparently on a reconnaissance mission, was engaged by Syrian anti-aircraft defences and crashed into the…
Mideast: Turkey weighs response after Syria downs jet
The downing of the aircraft, at a point close to the sea borders of both countries, provided a demonstration of…
Mideast: Israeli settlements trump Syria and Iran as top EU issue
What is the most “urgent” problem in the Middle East? Not Iran and not Syria, according to the European Union,…
Syria: UN chief warns of sectarian war
International peace envoy Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that Syria was slipping into "all-out" war. A Syrian opposition figure said…
Israel: PM Netanyahu condemns Syrian massacre of civilians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “revulsion” over the ongoing massacre of innocent civilians by forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Syria: UN council authorizes up to 300 truce monitors
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a Russia-European drafted resolution that authorizes an initial deployment of up to 300…