Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime. Full story
Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Full story
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European soil. Full story
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday opened the door to Iran attending a Syria peace conference, but reiterated that there was no future for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full story
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Abdul Basit Haroun says he is behind some of the biggest shipments of weapons from Libya to Syria, which he delivers on chartered flights to neighboring countries and then smuggles over the border. Full story
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it was important to build a strong opposition in Syria that could function after Bashar al-Assad loses power. Full story
Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir appeared on Meet the Press in 1956 to discuss the threat posed to Israel by Syria and the Soviet Union.
Top Talkers: The Morning Joe panel – including Mike Barnicle, Time's Mark Halperin and the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson – discusses President Obama's trip to Ireland for the G-8 summit and the president's discussion about the Syrian conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory and NBC News' Chuck Todd join Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syria.
At the G-8 summit in Ireland, President Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss his goals in intervening in the Syrian conflict. Meanwhile polls show the American public does not want to arm Syrian rebels. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports.
Western allies, led by the U.S., are trying to convince Russia that it’s in their best interest to stop backing the Syrian president. The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd reports.
A Free Syrian Army fighter looks toward a mirror to monitor forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sayyid Ali neighborhood, June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference at the end of a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013. Putin, speaking after two days of tense G8 talks on Syria, said on Tuesday he did not feel isolated at the summit despite clashing with l
The Syrian national flag is seen through a hole on top of a building in an area controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's al-Sayyid Ali neighborhood, June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference at the end of a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013. Putin clashed with other world leaders over the civil war in Syria at a tense G8 summit, blocking any mention of the fate of Syrian leader
