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Winning the YouTube PR war in Syria
There are two sides to every war – but that’s not coming out of the coverage of the conflict in Syria at the moment, writes Alex Thomson from Damascus.
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There are two sides to every war – but that’s not coming out of the coverage of the conflict in Syria at the moment, writes Alex Thomson from Damascus.
At least 25 people have died in an attack by Syrian fighter jets on the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus, opposition activists say. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson is in Syria.
Major powers give Syria’s opposition full political recognition after US President Barack Obama said Washington would recognise a newly-formed coalition against President Bashar al-Assad.
As things grow ever tetchier around Damascus, we need to remind ourselves in the UK that we won’t get fooled again over chemical weapons claims.
Today’s visit to Gaza by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, after 45 years of exile from Palestinian land, reinforces the growing confidence of the Muslim Brotherhood across the Middle East.
Speaking in Belfast, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says violence is “never an acceptable response” to political disagreement. But is she using her visit to launch a bid for the White House?
The battle for Damascus may have begun, but Syria has the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons in the Middle East – and what is to stop them being used if they fall into the wrong hands?
President Assad is bombing his own people daily, yet the rebels are gaining ground. With another key official defecting to the west, how long can the regime hold on?
Jihad al-Makdissi, a Syrian foreign ministry spokesman and one of the most public faces of Bashar al-Assad’s government, has reportedly fled the country.
Exclusive: The British government is sending a team of experts to the Syrian region to gather evidence on warzone rape – a move backed by UN special envoy and actress Angelina Jolie.
Violence grows in Syria’s capital Damascus as rebels forces have made gains in the city’s outskirts. It has prompted questions whether the war is reaching a turning point. Jonathan Rugman reports.
Syrian activists say 10 children have been killed by a cluster bomb dropped from a government jet in the village of Deir al-Asafir east of Damascus.
Syrian helicopters and artillery bombard the Ras al-Ain area near the Turkish border days after Free Syrian Army rebels captured it during an advance into the northeast, opposition campaigners say.
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
As violence breaks out at the funeral of assassinated top intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan, Beirut journalist Dalila Mahdawi reports on why protesters are calling for the PM’s resignation.