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Syria violence tests UN mission

A sharp rise in the number of deaths in the Syrian uprising casts fresh doubt on the future success of a UN ceasefire monitoring scheme. Go to Source

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Syrian uprising sparks new Lebanon clashes

The uprising in Syria fueled intense clashes in neighboring Lebanon for a third day Monday, with gunmen firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades as sectarian tensions spilled across the...

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Egypt group documents 841 deaths in 2011 uprising

An Egyptian rights group released Tuesday the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces in last year’s uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak last year. Go...

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Syria protests ‘grip Aleppo city’

Syrian activists report thousands at protests in the city of Aleppo, which has so far largely stayed loyal to the president since the uprising began. Go to Source

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Jail for Egyptian protest police

Five Egyptian policeman are sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for their roles in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising. Go to Source

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Egyptians vote in landmark poll

Egyptians are voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising. Go to Source

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Vote counting gets underway in Egypt

Vote counting was underway in Egypt after two days of polling ended Thursday in a landmark presidential election which pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's...

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Syria defiantly denies killings, UN council meets

Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people — including women and children — in one of the deadliest days of the country's uprising, and the U.N. Security...

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Syrian rebels, troops clash in Damascus

Activists say troops are clashing with rebels in Damascus in some of the heaviest fighting to take place yet in the Syrian capital in the 15-month uprising against President Bashar Assad. Go to Source

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Activists: Syrian rebels clash with elite troops

Syria's elite Republican Guard forces clashed with rebels just outside Damascus Tuesday in some of the most intense fighting involving the special forces guarding the capital since an uprising against...

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Syrian regime tactics

“They say the arrests have focused on two groups: secular activists...” I can confirm this.  I have been hearing this from Syrians from early on in the uprising: that the Syrian regime went out of its...

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Rifts split Syria’s opposition at Cairo meeting

Syrian opposition groups struggled to form a united leadership Tuesday at a meeting in Cairo that exposed the vast disagreements that have prevented them from effectively leading the uprising against...

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Hungarian Uprising of 1956

“Numerous published accounts have indicated the existence of secret U.S.-trained émigré groups in the 1950s identified under such rubrics as Red Sox/Red Cap or the Volunteer Freedom Corps. But it has...

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The new Egypt: in other news, Thomas Friedman said that Egyptian Uprising has...

“Protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade on Sunday during her first visit to Egypt since the election of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. A tomato struck...

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Activists: Syrian helicopters pound Aleppo

Syrian forces pounded the country's second city, Aleppo, with military helicopters Saturday to flush out rebel forces in one of the most important battles of the 17-month-old uprising, activists said....

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