Syria

Apple Rejects iOS Game About War in Syria

Media
 January 8, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 19 weeks ago

Apple said the game violates rules against depicting real governments in games, though the App Store has a selection of games on the "War on Terror"

  

NBC's Richard Engel, Crew Freed After Kidnapping in Syria

Television
 December 18, 2012 By Tim Molloy 22 weeks ago

Team held for five days by unknown kidnappers

  

Detained Filmmaker Released by Syrian Government (Updated)

Movies
 September 12, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 36 weeks ago

Orwa Nyrabia, a Syrian filmmaker, was released from government captivity after three weeks

  

Reuters Blogging Platform Hacked With False Post on Syria Rebels

Media
 August 3, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 42 weeks ago

The news agency took down its blogging site for several hours while it addressed the security breach

  

Anthony Shadid's Cousin: New York Times to Blame for Death

Media
 June 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 47 weeks ago

Ed Shadid says his cousin was fighting with editors and battling health problems before his final trip to Syria

  

Jon Stewart Mocks Assad's Love of Harry Potter, Chris Brown: At Least He Pays for Downloads (Video)

Television
 March 16, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Jon Stewart mocks Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's pop culture tastes, including Chris Brown and "Harry Potter" movies

  

Anthony Shadid's Last Moments: ‘He Will Get Through This, I Thought’

Media
 March 4, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

A New York Times photographer describes Shadid's last, dramatic moments before succumbing on the Syrian border

  

Death of Sunday Times' Marie Colvin Gets People Talking About...Paywalls?

Media
 February 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Marie Colvin wanted her last story out of Syria outside the paywall, and now the Sunday Times is fielding questions about a New York Times-style model

  

Journalists Marie Colvin, Remi Ochlik Killed in Syrian Bombing

Media
 February 22, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The deaths of the two journalists come less than a week after the new York Times' Anthony Shadid died in the area as well

  

Anthony Shadid, New York Times Correspondent, Dies in Syria

Media
 February 16, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his Middle East reporting, was carried out of Syria by colleague Tyler Hicks

  
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