Syria
# syria - Yesterday’s News
One person became a refugee every four seconds last year
Over one million people fled across international borders last year with 6.5 million displaced in their own home countries.
# syria - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
G8 calls for urgent peace talks and a transitional government in Syria
The G8 nations pledged almost €1.1 billion in humanitarian aid for refugees inside and outside Syria.
G8 leaders ‘close’ to agreement on Syria amid calls for ‘concrete’ solution
World leaders are attempting to hammer out a joint communique that is agreeable for Russia and the US who differ on the Syrian conflict.
Poll: Should international powers arm Syria’s rebels?
How should world leaders deal with the ongoing violence in Syria?
This is what the G8 leaders ate for dinner last night
Beef or salmon? (Kidding, kind of.)
G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria
US President Barack Obama has indicated a wish to arm the rebels in Syria.
# syria - Sunday 16 June, 2013
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# syria - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Russia questions Syrian chemical weapons evidence
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Assad’s regime would not use chemical weapons as it is gaining an advantage against the rebels.
# syria - Friday 14 June, 2013
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
Barack Obama has decided it’s time to send weapons to Syrian rebels
Associated Press reports that the White House has reached a view that the Syrian crisis requires greater intervention by western powers.
# syria - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Does it spread? 22 powerful images of civil unrest
TheJournal.ie takes a look back at some of the violence and protests seen across the world in the past three years.
# syria - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know this morning…
France says Assad regime has used the deadly chemical sarin
Meanwhile, it is reported this morning that the Assad regime has retaken the key western town of Qusayr.
# syria - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Red Cross asks for access to Qusair to bring food, water and medicine
The charity said it was “alarmed” by the consequences of the continuing conflict in Qusair.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you get breakfast ready…
# syria - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
Arms embargo against Syria rebels lifted
The British- and French-led move to “send a clear signal to the Assad regime”.
# syria - Monday 27 May, 2013
EU’s foreign ministers still can’t decide whether to arm Syria’s rebels
A summit of foreign ministers struggled to reach a compromise on whether to extend an arms embargo after this week.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are the nine things to know before you start your day.
US, French and Russian ministers to meet for Syria talks
There will also be a meeting of the EU’s 27 foreign ministers in Brussels.
# syria - Sunday 26 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Ready for your Sunday morning breakfast? Here are nine things to know before you get started.
Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured
The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.
# syria - Friday 24 May, 2013
Oxfam urges EU foreign ministers to extend the arms embargo on Syria
Transferring more weapons to Syria can only “exacerbate a hellish scenario for civilians” says Oxfam, who say extending the embargo would avoid fuelling an arms race.
# syria - Friday 17 May, 2013
Turkey and US demand Assad stand down
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
# syria - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Shatter says Syrian war is making Lebanon ‘increasingly unstable’
The Minister for Defence also revealed that the UN has requested that Irish observers be sent to Syria.
# syria - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Updated: Explosions leave 40 dead and 100 injured in Turkey
One of the car bombs exploded outside the city hall while the other went off outside the post office in the town of Reyhanli, a main hub for Syrian refugees and rebel activity in Turkey’s Hatay province, just across the border.
# syria - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your (rainy) Wednesday morning.
# syria - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Syria: 3.1 million children need ‘urgent’ help
The UN’s Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs believes that the number of displaced residents has doubled in the past few months.
# syria - Monday 6 May, 2013
Syria’s rebels are using chemical weapons too, says UN investigator
A member of a UN panel investigating alleged war crimes says it appears that the rebels are using sarin gas.
Israeli PM visits China after Syria strikes
Benjamin Netanyahu’s signalling of a return to “business as usual” may indicate that Israel does not expect an immediate retaliation for this weekend’s airstrikes.
# syria - Sunday 5 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added men trying to break into a police station
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Israel hits military research centre in Syria in second attack
It is Israel’s second strike on Syria in three days.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Sunday morning.
# syria - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Israel targets shipment of surface-to-air missiles in Syria
At least 70,000 people have been killed in Syria so far, including 122 people killed in violence yesterday.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Saturday morning.
# syria - Friday 3 May, 2013
The UN’s special envoy to Syria is quitting after only eight months
Lakhdar Brahimi only took over from Kofi Annan in September – but is reported to have already handed in his notice.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Friday morning.
# syria - Thursday 2 May, 2013
US reconsidering whether to arm Syrian rebels as at least 50 die in Bayda
The potential rethink comes a week after the US said that they believed that chemical weapons had been used in the country.
# syria - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Obama: Chemical weapons used in Syria, but we don’t know who used them
Obama said there was no evidence to indicate when, who and how chemical weapons were used in Syria as he spoke to the media about Guantanamo Bay and Russian relations earlier today.
Terrorist explosion kills nine in Damascus
The explosion took place in the central district of Marjeh, Syrian state television said.
Syrian refugees ‘now make up 10 per cent of population of Lebanon’
Oxfam said the figure is comparable to the entire population of Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Derry all moving to Dublin.
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Most Popular Today
Trending Tags
