Syria

Syria's Assad anticipates rebel defeat in defiant speech

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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.

World, United Nations, 12:49pm EDT

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.

World, 9:00am EDT

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.

World, 4:56am EDT

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

World, United Nations, 31 Jul 2013

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.

World, United Nations, 31 Jul 2013

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.

World, 31 Jul 2013

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.

World, 31 Jul 2013

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.

World, Turkey, 30 Jul 2013

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.

World, Turkey, 30 Jul 2013