Syria Suicide Bobming, 27 Dead
People remove debris from a damaged building after two car bomb attacks in Damascus, Syria on 17 March 2012. A total of 27 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in two suicide bombings targeting security headquarters in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, Syrian Minister of Health Wael al-Halki said on state TV. […]
Syria on 16 Mar 2012
Syria on 16 Mar 2012 <Sana>: Millions of Syrians Stress Support to Reform Program, Adherence to Syrian Leadership
Syria on 9 Mar 2012
Syria on 9 Mar 2012 <Sana>: Huge Crowds of Syrians Gather in Damascus and Hasaka in Support of Reforms
Russia says not to provide Damascus with military help
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 7, 2012. <Photo DB: Xinhua> Russia would not provide military assistance to the Syrian government if Damascus is attacked, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. Russia and Syria signed a treaty on cooperation and friendship, […]
Syria on 2 March 2012
Syria on 2 March 2012 <SANA>: Corpses of US Journalist Marie Colvin, French Journalist Remi Ochlik, and Spanish Journalist Javier Espinosa uncovered at Baba Amro news@theasian.asia
Famous Storytelling Cafe in Syria
70-year-old storyteller Abou shady (2nd R) plays with a child at Al-Nawfara cafe in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 25, 2012. Al-Nawfara, “The Fountain” in Arabic, is a charming cafe next to the eastern gate of the Umayyad Mosque and the entrance of Al-Qaymariya area in Damascus old city. It is one of Syria’s oldest and most […]
“Why President Should be Muslim?”
Syrians participate in a rally to protest against the article No.3 of the new draft constitution stating that the president of the country should be Muslim, in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 21, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
AL envoy rejects military action against Syria
Neither Syrian opposition groups nor international powers want foreign military intervention in Syria, the Arab League (AL) envoy to Russia Giuma al-Ferjani said Monday. “Nobody in the Arab world, nobody in the Arab League, nobody on the Syrian side, (including) opposition parties in Syria, are willing to have military interventions in Syria,” the envoy told […]
Daily Life in Syria
A painter waits for costumers in Damascus, capital of Syria, Feb. 19, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
Ban Calls for Syria to Halt Bloodshed
Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) attend a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 16, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xu Liang> news@theasian.asia