Syria

A Different Arab Spring: Has Israel Opened the Gates of Hell by Targeting Hamas?

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Politics
Preetam Kaushik

An interesting development, although largely symbolic to assuage local sentiments, was the recalling of the Egyptian ambassador in Israel. The Egyptian TV network did not clarify whether the envoy was recalled for consultations or to express displeasure of the Israeli action.

Hague To Meet Syrian Rebel Leaders Fighting To Oust Assad

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK

William Hague is to meet Syrian opposition leaders fighting to oust president Bashar Assad's brutal regime. The Foreign Secretary will urge the gro...

Man Arrested At Heathrow Over Syria Terror Offences

PA | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

A 24-year-old man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of committing terrorism offences in Syria. The man was arrested by officers fr...

Israel Fires 'Warning Shots' At Syria

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK

Israel has fired retaliatory warning shots into Syria after a mortar round hit an outpost in the Golan Heights, the Jerusalem Post has reported. N...

British Troops 'Could Be Deployed In Syria'

PA | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK

British troops could be deployed to intervene in Syria in the event of a major humanitarian crisis, the head of the armed forces said today. Genera...

Could The UK Arm Syrian Rebels?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

Syrian rebels could be armed by the UK in a fresh push to oust President Bashar Assad and end the bloodshed after David Cameron ordered officials to r...

(PHOTOS) Cameron At Syrian Refugee Camp: 'We Will Help You'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK

David Cameron has promised to get tough on Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad, after hearing "horrendous" stories of suffering from refugees at ...

Death Or Exile?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Politics

As David Cameron declares the UK would support a "safe passage" for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, if it was to stop the the bloodshed in the count...

Jessica Elgot

Cameron Under-Fire Over 'Cosy Deal' Plan For Al-Assad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has backed a safe passage for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to leave the war-torn country, if it would end the killings. The UK's ...

Superstorm Sandy 'Caused By Iranian Secret Engineering With Help From The Brave Lions Of Syria'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

The Superstorm which battered America’s East Coast killing at least 50 people was allegedly caused by top-secret Iranian engineering, as championed ...

Syrian Fighter Jets Target Damascus As Death Toll Hits 36,000

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

Syrian fighter jets have struck suburbs in Damascus for the first time during the 19-month conflict, which has now left 36,000 people dead, according ...

Romney's New Foreign Policy Is America's Oldest Bad Habit

Joel Faulkner Rogers | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK Politics
Joel Faulkner Rogers

If Romney were to win this race for the White House, at least one prediction seems reliable: enter more Rose Garden references to a time when US policy-makers wore powdered wigs and knee-high breeches.

Syrian Air Force General 'Shot Dead By Rebels'

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK

A senior Syrian Air Force general has been shot dead by rebels in Damascus, state television has reported. General Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi was ...

Violence In Syria Breaks Eid Ceasefire (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 27.10.2012 | UK

Bombings and fighting broke out on Friday in Syria, violating a weekend-long peace pact between government forces and rebels to allow celebration of M...

Mitt Romney Says 'Syria Is Iran's Route To The Sea,' Is It? (MAP)

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Politics

According to Mitt Romney Syria is Iran's "route to the sea", which is one of the reasons Tehran sees Damascus as such an important ally. Is it? Wel...

Troops Attempt To Contain Violence In Lebanon

Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK

Clashes in Lebanon's capital Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli have left seven people dead and dozens more injured as the army warned of "unprec...

Jordan 'Foils Major Al-Qaeda Terror Plot'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK

A major al-Qaeda plot which aimed to ensure "the highest death toll" in coordinated on shopping malls and residential areas in Jordan has been prevent...

Violence In Beirut (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

Lebanese soldiers have fired bullets in the air and launched tear-gas at mourners attending the funeral of a murdered intelligence chief in Beirut ami...

Car Bomb In Damascus 'Kills At Least 10'

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 21.10.2012 | UK

A massive car bomb has exploded next to a police station in a central Damascus, killing at least ten people according to early reports. The blast h...

Bomb Beirut

Lucy Knight | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK
Lucy Knight

This afternoon a huge bomb blast ripped through a residential street in the predominantly Christian area of Achrafieh in eastern Beirut. I was sitting in my Beirut office, not 1km away, writing an exciting article about how video streaming can boost the work of NGOs, when everything shook.

Deaths Reported As Beirut Rocked by Huge Car Bomb

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar and David Hobbs | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK

Eight people have reportedly been killed and 78 injured in Beirut after a rush hour huge car bomb rocked the Lebanese capital, the state-run news agen...

Foreign Policy on the Fringe of the Conferences

Gary Kent | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Politics
Gary Kent

Leon Trotsky, not someone I usually quote, once said that people may not be interested in politics but politics is often interested in them. British people may be wary of foreign interventions but foreign crises can profoundly affect domestic politics. The suffering that we see every day in Syria won't go away and will have to be addressed, sooner rather than later.

Islamists and Democracy

Tam Hussein | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK Politics
Tam Hussein

The biggest mistake would be to treat all Islamists as one monolithic whole.

Man In Court Accused Of Kidnapping British Photographer In Syria

PA | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK

A man is to appear in court today charged with the kidnapping of a British photographer who was held hostage in Syria. Shajul Islam, 26, is accused...

Pen Pinter Prize: Samar Yazbak

Tam Hussein | Posted 11.12.2012 | Home
Tam Hussein

This week Syrian writer and journalist Samar Yazbak was awarded the Pen Pinter prize jointly with Carol Ann Duffy. Ms. Yazbak was recognized for her courage in opposing the Syrian regime in her book, a woman in the crossfire.