WorldArab Spring: Voices of SyriaThere is much being said, blogged, filmed, and even drawn, about the situation in Syria, where death is a daily fact of life.05 Mar 01:36 AM
WorldIraq shaken by blitz, instabilitySectarian warfare on the rise with fears of an anti-Shia crusade23 Dec 04:30 PM
World'Bullets were raining from everywhere'Survivors say forces shot ambulance men and residents raging against the regime.12 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldBritain revokes wedding invite for Syrian ambassadorBritain has revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters there.28 Apr 07:00 PM
WorldLinchpin Arab state at crossroadsThrough the cobbled alleys of Damascus' old city and beyond into the drab jungle of Soviet-style apartment blocks, nothing, it seems, misses the Syrian President's gaze.28 Mar 04:30 PM
World15 dead in new clashes in southern SyriaSyrian police launched a relentless assault on a neighbourhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in a pre-dawn operation, witnesses said.24 Mar 06:20 AM
New ZealandMiddle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professorThe wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.21 Feb 12:59 AM
