Zeina Karam

Assad issues general amnesty, opposition says offer too little, too late

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a general amnesty Tuesday for prisoners including those accused of political “crimes” as pressure built from a...

TV: Syria president issues amnesty

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a general amnesty Tuesday that includes all political prisoners, Syrian State TV reported Tuesday, in a gesture...

Syrian troops fire during protests, 27 killed

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Syria accuses Obama of meddling in its affairs

BEIRUT: Syria accused the United States of meddling Friday after President Barack Obama said that the Syrian president should lead his country to democracy or...

Syrian tanks enter coastal town in new crackdown

BEIRUT: Troops in tanks and armored vehicles entered a key oil-industry city on Syria’s Mediterranean coast Saturday, taking up position in a hilltop Crusader...

For the families of the missing the war is still very much a part of their lives

It has been 15 years since her son was kidnapped at the height of the civil war. To this day, Leila Geadah does not like to leave home much, still hoping that...

Blacksheep brother looks like a spent force

LATAKIA: Rifaat Assad once had a following here. But not any more. The home region of the late President Hafez Assad rallied around his son and...