360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Advanced Search Options >>

Damascus

Type: City

Name: Damascus

Country: Syria

Latitude: 33.5

Longitude: 36.32

population: 1,576,843

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 51 mins ago - 2 reports

Sergey Lavrov

‘Syria reaction to talks constructive’

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Syrian government’s response to proposed peace talks is constructive and Damascus will soon decide on whether to take part in the upcoming international peace confe ... [Published RINF.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Syria, Peace Talks, Sergey Lavrov

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Damascus agrees with Moscows stance on crisis settlement

"We held fruitful talks in the broad sense of the word. We mainly discussed the possibilities of holding an international conference on Syria," he told reporters after the talks with Lavrov on Wednesday.He said Damascus fully agrees with Russia's stance ... [Published Voice of Russia - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Damascus, Moscow, Crisis

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

Government of Syria

Syria envoy raps Jordan meeting on Syria

Syria's ambassador to Jordan has slammed a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” group in Amman, describing it as a gathering of “friends of Israel.”“It is a meeting of Syria's enemies, or friends of Israel,” Bahjat Suleiman said on Wednesday in ... [Published Press tv - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Jordan, Government of Syria, Israel

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 5 reports

Hizballah

More Hezbollah fighters join Syria battle

DAMASCUS ELITE Hezbollah fighters poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria on Tuesday, a watchdog and others said, bolstering regime forces battling to retake the key rebel stronghold of Qusayr.Washington expressed concern about Hezbollah’s role ... [Published Qatar Tribune - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Tripoli (Libya)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 18 reports

Syrian Army admits they fired at Israeli troops

Posted by Dr. Raj Baldev on May 22, 2013 in Current Affairs, Top Story, World | 0 CommentSyria – Israel conflict: Damascus – May 22, 2013 -News n Analysis by Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist, Syria claimed on Tuesday that it destroyed an Israeli vehicle ... [Published International Reporter - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Syrian Arab Army, Israel

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 reports

NO CHARGES TO BE FILED IN PARADE INCIDENT

WTFM-FM, WRZK-FM, WVEK-FM, WMEV-FM, WKPT RADIOMAYOR PHILLIPS HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE REWARD OFFERED FOR RETURN OF EQUIPMENTLocal News Add commentsAuthorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Damascus parade won’t likely face ... [Published WTFM - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Damascus, Criminal, Investigation

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 4 reports

New information on driver in Trail days accident

DAMASCUS, Va. -News 5 WCYB has learned more about the driver of the car which struck more than a dozen people at the Trail Days event in Damascus.Police chief Bill Nunley tells us the man behind the wheel of the Cadillac was 87-year-old Deward Blevins ... [Published WCYB-TV - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Damascus

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Police: Damascus M & T Bank Robbed

Police are looking for a person who robbed M & T Bank in Damascus on Friday and have released surveillance photos with hopes someone will recognize the robber.Police said the robbery happened at 12:51 p.m. at the 9801 Main Street branch. A man robbed ... [Published Germantown Patch - May 21 2013]

Entities: M&T Bank Corporation, Damascus, Police

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

Mortar attack kills 3 workers near Syrian capital

Posted by admin2 on May 21st, 2013 and filed under Foreign, World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.Three workers were killed and 23 others ... [Published US News Las Vegas - May 21 2013]

Entities: Mortar, Workers, Barrage Fire, Damascus

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 8 reports

Hezbollah widens role in Syria, with 28 fighters reported killed

Smoke billows after explosives were dropped by a Syrian warplane in Yabroud near Damascus. Intense fighting has put rebels on the defensive recently, and the overt Hezbollah involvement has raised tensions in neighboring Lebanon, where funerals were held ... [Published Philadelphia Daily News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Lebanon

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Damascus store clerk robbed and beaten

An Early County store owner may be alive tonight because of a jammed gun. Two gunmen rushed into the Petro convenience store in Damascus last night at closing time. They beat up the owner and tried to shoot him but the gun was jammed.Just as the last ... [Published WALB 10 - May 21 2013]

Entities: Damascus, Cashier, William Price

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 5 reports

Hiker parade driver likely had medical condition

DAMASCUS, VA. ? Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.Officials did not ... [Published Asheville Citizen-Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Damascus, Witness, Bristol (Virginia, United States)

Quotes

"If President Assad is not ready, we are ready to support the opposition in its fight" he said

Syria: Thousands of Hezbollah fighting with loyalists, Kerry [Published Ansamed - 22 mins ago]

"If Syria collapses tomorrow, we will need to take action to prevent a strategic looting of advanced weaponry" he told the FisherFisher Institute for Air & Space Studies near Tel Aviv

UPDATE 1-General says Israel will smash Syria's arsenals if Assad falls [Published Reuters UK - 43 mins ago]

"We continue to get information about new incidents and we will continue to pass those to the secretary general" said one Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, but said the alleged attacks had occurred "since the beginning of April."

UN: 'more reports' of Syria chemical use [Published MSN New Zealand - 1 hour ago]

"If we lose Qusair, we lose Homs, and if we lose Homs, we lose the heart of the country" said Ahmed, a rebel speaking by Skype from the nearby town of Homs as explosions and gunfire crackled in the background

US may boost Syria rebels if Bashar al-Assad won't talk peace [Published NDTV - 1 hour ago]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Woolwich attack is a sickening and appalling cr... [Published Voice of Russia - 17 mins ago]
2ND LEAD: US warns Iran, Hezbollah on Syria Ed... [Published Europe Online Magazine - 19 mins ago]
Syria: Thousands of Hezbollah fighting with loy... [Published Ansamed - 22 mins ago]
UN: 'more reports' of Syria chemical use [Published Herald Sun - 26 mins ago]
UPDATE 1-General says Israel will smash Syria's... [Published Reuters UK - 43 mins ago]
Syrian opposition calls upon rebel fighters to ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 44 mins ago]
Syrian opposition calls upon rebel fighters to ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 55 mins ago]
Al Assad reveals his political astuteness [Published Gulf News - 57 mins ago]
Major powers urge Syrian President Bashar Al As... [Published Gulf News - 1 hour ago]
UN: 'more reports' of Syria chemical use [Published MSN New Zealand - 1 hour ago]
The Containment of Iran Is Playing Out as Predi... [Published RealClearWorld - 1 hour ago]
US may boost Syria rebels if Bashar al-Assad wo... [Published NDTV - 1 hour ago]
2 Utah high schools ranked among the best in th... [Published Deseret Morning News - 1 hour ago]
Nearly 70 Groups: Environmental Defense Fund Do... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - 1 hour ago]
Senators Aim to Arm Syrian Opposition [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - 1 hour ago]
Syria to decide soon on peace talk participatio... [Published Times Live South Africa - 1 hour ago]
U.S. may encourage Syria rebels if Assad won't ... [Published The Oregon Herald - 1 hour ago]
'Mounting Reports' Of Chemical Weapons Use In S... [Published Huffington Post Canada - 1 hour ago]
Syrian Opposition’s Stance ‘Not Reassuring’ - L... [Published RIA Novosti - 1 hour ago]
Qusair Fighting Drives More Syrians Into Lebanon [Published VOA News - 1 hour ago]
U.S. Action in Syria Could Sway Iran on Nukes [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 1 hour ago]
Kerry Says Thousands of Hizbullah Fighters in S... [Published Naharnet - 1 hour ago]
'Friends of Syria' gather in hopes of bringing ... [Published The Independent - 1 hour ago]
Damascus agrees with Moscows stance on crisis s... [Published Voice of Russia - 1 hour ago]
‘Syria reaction to talks constructive’ [Published RINF.com - 1 hour ago]
U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk... [Published 92.9 WLMI - 2 hours ago]
‘Syria reaction to talks constructive’ [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]
Kerry warns Assad against rejecting solution [Published stuff.co.nz - 2 hours ago]
Syria fighting displaces Palestinians [Published MSN New Zealand - 2 hours ago]
Syria to decide soon on peace talk participatio... [Published Morning Call - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Obama in the Middle East: Fading Red Lines and ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - 3 hours ago] A post last month argued that President Obama was fast approaching a defining moment for his foreign policy in view of the mounting evidence that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria used sarin, a lethal nerve gas, in violation of Mr. Obama’s numerous ...
Israel blocks UNESCO fact-finding mission to in... [Published Mondoweiss - 5 hours ago] Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement UNESCO visit to Jerusalem canceled by Israel Times of Israel 20 May by Gavriel Fiske -- Palestinian ‘politicization’ of UN mission cited as reason for decision to block ...
World View: Syria, Allies Threaten War with Isr... [Published Breitbart Feed - 9 hours ago] This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia may make WW II criticisms illegal Israel and Syria exchange fire across the Golan Heights border Arab media debate whether to start a Golan Heights war against Israel Russia ...
Israel, Syria, Trade Fire, Threats in Golan Hei... [Published Informed Comment - 13 hours ago] The Increasingly desperate Baath regime in Syria appears to be seeking skirmishes with Israel as a way of shoring up its nationalist credentials. If the regime were under fire from Israel, that would put the rebels in the position of acting as allies ...
Revenge of the Bear: Russia Strikes Back in Syr... [Published Informed Comment - 13 hours ago] My column is out at Truthdig, looking at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s muscular new role in the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria: Excerpt: “Even as Damascus pushes back against the rebels militarily, Putin has swung into action on the international ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Car plows into Va. Parade [Published CNN.com - Video - May 19 2013]
Video shows airstrikes on towns outside of Dama... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 18 2013]
The air campaign in Syria [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 16 2013]
Turkey vs Syria: Ties fray amid blame game over... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 13 2013]
Talk to Al Jazeera - Moaz al-Khatib: The priori... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 11 2013]

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Appirits Announced New Year Gifts for Einherjar... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Jan 04 2013]
AT&T Expands 4G LTE In Northern Montgomery County [Published PR Newswire - Sep 06 2012]