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Israel says Syria used chemical arms, probably nerve gas

April 23, 2013 04:00
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons - probably nerve gas - in their fight against rebels waging a two-year-old uprising, the Israeli military's top intelligence analyst said on Tuesday. Brigadier-General Itai Brun told a security conference photos of victims showing foam coming out of their mouths and contracted pupils were signs deadly gas had been used.

Syrian rebel oil sales at least a month off

April 22, 2013 13:15
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition will not be able to sell its crude oil for at least another month due to a lack of real executive power, even though the EU has eased an embargo to help them, a prominent member of the Syrian National Council said on Monday. European Union governments agreed on Monday to ease sanctions on Syria to allow for purchases of crude from the opposition, in hopes of throwing a financial lifeline to rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia warns EU not to lift Syria arms ban as UK keeps pushing

April 22, 2013 12:45
By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the European Union on Monday not to lift an arms embargo that has prevented weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, despite British and French lobbying. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday that EU foreign ministers, who last month rejected a Franco-British proposal to ease the ban, would in coming weeks discuss the question again.

Syria opposition names George Sabra interim chief

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 12:31
The Syrian National Coalition named veteran dissident George Sabra as caretaker leader of the main opposition grouping on Monday, following the resignation of Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib. Sabra "was assigned today to carry out the functions of the head of the Coalition until elections for a new president," one of the Coalition's main constituent groups, the Syrian National Council, said in a statement.

Russia warns EU not to lift Syria arms ban as UK keeps pushing

April 22, 2013 07:16
By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the European Union on Monday not to lift an arms embargo that has prevented weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, despite British and French lobbying. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday that EU foreign ministers, who last month rejected a Franco-British proposal to ease the ban, would in coming weeks discuss the question again.

U.S. readies new non-lethal military aid for Syria opposition

April 19, 2013 22:15
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to provide about $100 million (65.6 million pounds) in new non-lethal aid to the Syrian opposition that could include for the first time battlefield support equipment such as body armour and night-vision goggles, a U.S. official said.

U.S. readies new non-lethal military aid for Syria opposition

April 19, 2013 15:46
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to provide about $100 million (65.6 million pounds) in new non-lethal aid to the Syrian opposition that could include for the first time battlefield support equipment such as body armour and night-vision goggles, a U.S. official said.

Number of Syrians trying to reach EU jumped in 2012

April 18, 2013 13:00
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The number of Syrians trying to enter the European Union illegally increased five-fold last year, an EU agency said on Thursday, as refugees fled their war-ravaged country. Almost 8,000 Syrians without papers, and some with false passports, attempted to cross the Greek and Bulgarian borders to reach wealthy nations such as Germany and Sweden, said the EU's Frontex agency, which oversees the bloc's border controls. That compared to 1,600 people in 2011, Frontex said.

Syria rebel Coalition says Assad 'isolated from reality'

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 05:16
The key Syrian National Coalition rebel grouping on Thursday slammed President Bashar al-Assad, saying an interview he gave a day earlier showed the embattled leader's "isolation from reality." The opposition Coalition said Assad's interview with Syrian state television "revealed his isolation from reality and blindness to the corruption and devastation and bloodshed that he has wreaked."

Syria's Assad says West will pay for 'supporting' Qaeda

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 19:47
President Bashar al-Assad warned on Wednesday the West that it will pay a heavy price for its alleged support of Al-Qaeda in Syria and said his regime's defeat is not an option. Assad, whose regime has been battling an uprising since March 2011, reiterated in an interview with official television Al-Ikhbariya his long-held claim that the roots of Syria's conflict lie in a foreign-backed conspiracy. He also warned the conflict could spill over into Jordan, and that there would be no dialogue with the exiled opposition.
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