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ARAB League News, Dec 23, 2011

Arab League monitors leave for Syria on Monday: report
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - The first batch of 50 Arab League monitors will head to Syria next week to assess whether Damascus is abiding by an Arab peace plan to end a nine-month crackdown on protesters, Egypt's state news agency reported on Friday. ...
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Arab League team arrives in Syria as violence goes on
Reuters
By Dominic Evans | BEIRUT (Reuters) - An advance team from the Arab Leaguearrived in Syria on Thursday ahead of the deployment of monitors to judge whether Damascus is implementing a peace plan it agreed last month. The plan entails a withdrawal of ...
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Yemen Protesters Attacked By Regime Loyalists
Salon
Government officials brought the advance team of Arab League observers to the scene to see the wreckage. The team arrived on Thursday, the start of a mission to monitor Syria's promises to end its crackdown. “We said it from the beginning, ...
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Syrian opposition call for an urgent meeting with the UN
GroundReport
On the other hand, the CNS urged the Arab League to condemn the "bloody massacres" committed by the regime of Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with the UN to take steps to protect civilians in Syria. The Syrian opposition group Human Rights Observatory ...
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30 killed in suicide bombings in Damascus
UPI.com
Opposition figures expressed fear Arab League observers would not be able properly to monitor Syria's pledge to end suppression of a 9-month-old uprising. "We are suspicious about these observers," Ammar al-Wawi, a former Syrian army colonel who ...
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Russia offers new U.N. Syria draft, Germany unsatisfied
Reuters AlertNet
Russia's latest draft, Western diplomats said, would have the council welcome Syria's decision to sign an Arab League deal allowing monitors into the country. But it does not endorse the Arab League's threat of possible sanctions against Damascus if it ...
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Syria: video shows 'massacre' near Turkish border
Storyful
As 15 Arab League observers arrived in Syria in a bid to halt escalating violence there, disturbing details have emerged about an alleged 'massacre' near the border with Turkey. Video posted to YouTube yesterday shows dozens of dead — purportedly ...
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Mahrouqi attends Arab power ministers' meeting
Oman Tribune
CAIRO The ninth session of the Arab Council of Ministers Responsible for Electricity Affairs at the headquarters of the Arab League and chaired by the Sultanate concluded on Thursday. HE Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Mahrouqi, Chairman of the Public ...
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PSP urges observers to adhere to Arab initiative
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The Progressive Socialist Party Thursday urged a delegation of Arab observers in Syria to adhere to the Arab League'sinitiative to end the crisis in Syria, while calling for an end to the bloodshed “against the Syrian people, who are demanding ...
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The Daily Star
A MISSION OF ARAB LEAGUE MONITORS WILL LEAVE FOR
Chicago Tribune
A MISSION OF ARAB LEAGUE MONITORS WILL LEAVE FOR SYRIA ON MONDAY - EGYPTIAN NEWS AGENCY.
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Arab League team inspects scene of Syrian deadly blasts
Monsters and Critics.com
Cairo - An Arab League team in Syria was inspecting the scene of two deadly blasts in Damascus that killed 30 people, Syrian state television reported Friday. The team had arrived in Damascus Thursday with the aim of implementing a peace plan including ...
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ARAB LEAGUE DELEGATION VISITS SCENE OF DAMASCUS
Chicago Tribune
ARAB LEAGUE DELEGATION VISITS SCENE OF DAMASCUS EXPLOSIONS - SYRIAN TELEVISION.
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment
NECN
The blasts are the first such attack in the Syrian capital since the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad in March and came a day after an advance team of Arab League observers arrived in the country on a mission to try to resolve. ...
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Salehi condemns abduction of Iranian engineers, technicians in Syria
Tehran Times
Salehi said that the Foreign Ministry and other relevant institutions have initiated extensive efforts to obtain the release of the abductees and requested the Syrian government, the Arab League, and human rights organizations to make efforts in this ...
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Deadly double suicide blasts shock Syria
RT
This comes against the backdrop of the first batch of Arab League monitors arriving to implement a peace deal, endorsed by the body. Former Belgian MP Lode Vanoost thinks the West and its Arab allies are simply seeking an excuse for military ...
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Syria: 40 dead in twin blasts in capital
Washington Post
They said the blasts, the day after Arab League observers arrived in the country, were a double suicide bombing. (Dec. 23) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
23 (UPI) -- Car bombs in the Syrian capital killed at least 40 people Friday as Arab League monitors began their mission to end the violence that has raged since March. Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mukdad said at least 100 people were injured ...
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Report: Iraq calls off crisis talks over security concerns
Monsters and Critics.com
Al-Hashemi, who escaped to the semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region, said that if his case 'is not closed within days,' he would turn to international institutions such as the Arab League and the United Nations - a request that al-Maliki has ...
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Today's Takeaway: Probe Into Airstrike Heightens US-Pakistan Tensions
The Takeaway
But opposition activists claim the government staged the bombings to influence observers from the Arab League, who arrived on Thursday. The monitors were sent to Syria to help end a months-long violent crackdown on the anti-government opposition. ...
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Uncertainty Haunts North Africa After Sweeping Unrest
Coastweek
The Arab League and Western countries are heaping pressure on al-Assad's government by suspending Syria's membership of the pan-Arab organization and imposing economic sanctions on Damascus over its alleged bloody crackdown on protesters. ...
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Coastweek
Amid regional turbulence, thorny domestic issues await action
The Daily Star
Meanwhile, Syria's signing off on the Arab League protocol prompted President Michel Sleiman to remark that the move reflected the sound thinking behind Beirut's earlier positions in the Arab League and the United Nations Security Council in support of ...
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The Daily Star
Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State (press release)
QUESTION: Have you had any indications from the Arab League that this attack might hinder the monitoring? QUESTION: So they haven't come back to – and do you have any view on the reported makeup of the monitoring team? There have been some concerns ...
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Syria, Amanda Lindhout & Christmas Light Displays
CBC.ca
Photo by Bassem Tellawi/AP In Syria, Arab League observers are arriving on the ground to prepare for monitors overseeing an Arab peace plan. They come in the midst of a new international uproar overreports that government troops killed more than 200 ...
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CBC.ca
More Retailers Pull Formula After Mo. Infant Death
Salon
Government officials brought the advance team of Arab League observers to the scene to see the wreckage. The team arrived on Thursday, the start of a mission to monitor Syria's promises to end its crackdown. “We said it from the beginning, ...
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At least 30 killed, 55 hurt in Syria terror attacks - report
gulfnews.com
"Initial inquiries hold Al Qaida responsibility," the report said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, citing another witness, said heavy gunfire broke out after the explosions. The blasts came as an advance team for an Arab Leagueobserver ...
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Canada imposes new sanctions against Assad's regime, saying violence must stop
Washington Post
Syrian government officials took newly arrived Arab League observers to the scene and said it supported their longtime claims that the turmoil is not a popular uprising but the work of terrorists. “If it wasn't so serious it would almost be comical,” ...
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Abbas visits Egypt, meets senior officials and head PLO meeting
Alsumaria TV
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in Cairo with the Arab LeagueGeneral Secretary Nabil al-Arabi and talked over the latest progresses in the Palestinian arena. The two men also discussed Palestinian endeavors aiming at granting the Palestinians ...
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Atrocity scouts on the ground in Syria — RT
By RT
Arab League observers are due to arrive in Syria on Thursday as part of a plan to halt violence. That is after one of the bloodiest weeks since the beginning of the unrest, with more than 200 people having been killed in the last few days. ...
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The first batch of 50 Arab League monitors will head to Syria next week to assess whether Damascus is abiding by an Arab peace plan to end a nine-month crackdown on protesters, Egypt's state news agency reported on ...
The Middle East Magazine
Suicide bombers strike government buildings in Damascus, SANA ...
By syh
Two suicide car bombs carrying “the blueprints of al Qaeda” exploded Friday outside the offices of two security branches in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state-run media reported. The attacks follow the arrival of an Arab Leaguecommittee ...
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The Arab League monitors - The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة ...
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This is the latest episode in a sharp spike in fatalities following the regime's acceptance last Monday of an Arab League protocol to withdraw security and army forces from major cities and deploy Arab observers to Syria. By some estimates, more than ... The worlds fastest growing news agency - make the world much smaller " When major news stories published worldwide, you will find a "tweet" at mypress.se with links to the main source in matter of seconds. - Subscribe to our feed! ...
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Middle East News Round-up - December 23, 2011 - Grendel Report
Middle East News 23 December 2011. Image001. In Iraq, as reported here earlier, bomb attacks left many dead, and many more injured. An advance team of Arab League observers has arrived in Syria, amid a mounting death toll from a ...
Grendel Report
Djibouti Arab League News - World News Report
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Arab League monitors leave for Syria on Monday: report
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The first batch of 50 Arab League monitors will head to Syria... crackdown on protesters, Egypt's state news agency reported on Friday. ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-arableague-idUSTRE7BM1E620...
Syria signs Arab League peace deal - Middle East - Al Jazeera - News
Syria signs Arab League peace deal. Damascus agrees to an initiative to end crackdown on ...
www.aljazeera.com/news/.../12/2011121911942857586.html
Syrian Security Forces Kill Protesters Before Arab League Monitors ...
Earlier in the week, Syria agreed to allow Arab League monitors into the ... of theArab League, Nabil al-Araby, suggested the latest reports were credible by ....Become a member of Firedoglake. News. Community. Activism. Firedoglake is a...
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Arab League may seek UN backing for Syria plan - Arab League ...
FRANCE 24 latest world news report ... AFP - The Arab League threatened on Saturday to ...
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Arab League team arrives in Syria as death reports rise
CAIRO — An advance team arranging for Arab League monitors arrived safely in Syria on Thursday as a human rights group reported that 6200 people, ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/
Syria finally agrees to Arab League observers - Latest news around ...
Syria on Monday pledged full cooperation with the Arab League after it finally agreed to allow an observer mission to monitor a deal to end nine monthLatest ...
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Arab League seeks resolution to Syrian violence - MarketWatch
Arab League ministers, according to news reports, will vote Wednesday on a proposal to forge peace in Syria. ... Syria's membership was suspended lastmonth. ...
www.marketwatch.com/.../arab-league-seeks-resolution-to-syri...
Syria signs deal to allow Arab League observers into country | World ...
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Arab League Panel Considers UN Action Against Syria
An Arab League ministerial committee has proposed asking the U.N. Security ...to Cairo to report his findings to Arab League members on the nine-month-long uprising. ... The French news agency says the group is discussing plans that could ... Ushers In Kim Jong Un Era · Obama Tackles Last-Minute Holiday Shopping ...
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Arab League gives peace deadline for Syria - World - CBC News
Qatar's prime minister says the Arab League is giving Syria until Wednesday to allow in ... Major StoriesIn The News ... Last Updated: Dec 17, 2011 5:53 PM ET...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-arab-league-deadline.html
BEIRUT: Syria signs Arab League deal to allow observers | Latest ...
Syria on Monday signed an Arab League agreement that will allow Arab observers into the ... Search stories on this site; Web Search; Search print archives ...
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