Syria
Syria's Assad anticipates rebel defeat in defiant speech
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he was confident of victory against rebels and made a symbolic visit to a town once overrun by insurgents but now mostly retaken by his army. | Video
Chemical weapons investigators head to Syria within days: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria within days to investigate claims of chemical weapons use in the country's civil war after the Syrian government granted access to three sites, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Assad says sure he will defeat Syrian rebels
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he was confident of victory against rebels in a 28-month-old civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and sent nearly two million fleeing abroad.
Assad says sure he will defeat Syrian rebels
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he was confident of victory against rebels in a devastating 28-month-old civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and sent nearly two million fleeing abroad.
U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria "as soon as possible" to investigate claims of chemical weapons use during the country's civil war after President Bashar al-Assad's government granted access to three sites, the United Nations said on Wednesday. | Video
U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria "as soon as possible" to investigate claims of chemical weapons use during the country's civil war after President Bashar al-Assad's government granted access to three sites, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit to buy oil products
AMMAN - Syria and Iran signed a deal this week to activate a $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products to shore up President Bashar al-Assad's war battered economy, officials and bankers said on Wednesday.
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products
AMMAN - Syrian authorities and Iran signed a deal this week to activate a $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products with long term payment terms, officials and bankers said on Wednesday.
Turkish troops use teargas to stop smugglers entering from Syria
ANKARA - Turkish soldiers shot into the air and fired teargas this week to prevent hundreds of people described by the military as smugglers from trying to cross into Turkey from Syria.
Turkish troops fire tear gas to stop 'smugglers' from Syria
ANKARA - Turkish soldiers shot into the air and fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of people, many of them believed to be smugglers, from trying to cross into Turkey from Syria, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.


