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Assad must stop violence, UN chief repeats after latest crackdown
Reuters India
SOMA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday renewed his appeal to SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad to stop the violence against civillians after reports of a new military crackdown just a day earlier. Ban, speaking to reporters in ...
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Syria forces attack Sunni tribal area
Los Angeles Times
The United Nations Security Council last week condemned Assad's crackdown on peaceful protesters, vowing to revisit the matter in a week. "Syria should think wisely before it's too late and issue and enact reforms that are not merely promises, ...
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Los Angeles Times
Arab League calls for immediate end to Syrian violence
Irish Times
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon spoke for the first time since May to president Bashar al-Assad, who had refused to take calls. A statement released by Mr Ban's office said he had expressed his “strong concern and that of the international community ...
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Turkey sends Syria a message that Britain cannot
The Guardian
Last week, Russia, a traditionally protective ally, backed a condemnatory UN security council statement. President Dmitry Medvedev warned Assad he would meet a "sad fate" if he did not change course. All of which suggests Hague's appeal to regional and...
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The Guardian
Damascus left with fewer allies
gulfnews.com
By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor Image Credit: AP A Syrian man holds up a poster bearing an image of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad during a protest against the Syrian regime in Cairo on Friday. The Arabic words on the sign read: “Get out Nazi. ...
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gulfnews.com
Hezbollah denies reports that it killed Syrian army deserters
Monsters and Critics.com
The Iranian-backed Shiite movement, which supports the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, lashed out at the UN study, details of which have been made known by Radio France, describing it as a 'fabrication.' 'Hezbollah has already issued ...
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Syrian troops move against opposition in Dair Alzour
Los Angeles Times
Assad, whose loyalists claim they are fighting armed extremists, risks further angering the international community by launching the assault. The United Nations Security Council last week condemned Assad's crackdown on peaceful protesters, ...
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Los Angeles Times
UN to Assad: Military force on civilians must stop
Ahram Online
In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today, the Secretary-General (Ban Ki-moon) expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the past days, the UN press ...
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Ahram Online
Pope urges Syrian government to respect its citizens
Catholic News Agency
Pope Benedict's plea for peace joins that of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who phoned President Assad yesterday to urge him to stop using military force against civilians. Ban “expressed his strong concern and that of the international community ...
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Catholic News Agency
ANCA UN INTERNSHIP: The Changing Middle East And Its Impact On Its Christian ...
Asbarez Armenian News
The Assad family controls the Shabiha militia, a heavily-armed troop that is responsible for actually causing many of the peaceful demonstrations within Syria to become violent. The violence and sectarian differences created by extremist Muslims has ...
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Alarmed at Syrian bloodshed, UN rights chief demands end to brutality
ISRIA (registration)
A spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, meanwhile, told reporters at UN Headquarters that the UN chief believed that the violence in Syria was “totally unacceptable” and felt that President Bashar al-Assad had “lost all sense of humanity. ...
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Netherlands - Assad's legitimacy ebbing away
ISRIA (registration)
'Assad's legitimacy is ebbing away', he said. The Netherlands is in favour of stepping up the EU sanctions against the Syrian regime, and of rapid adoption of a UN Security Council resolution condemning its actions. Syrian opposition figures in Algiers ...
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Syrian MP: Foreigners Seeking to Divide Syrians for Israel's Security
Fars News Agency
He further pointed to anti-government protests in some parts of Syria in recent weeks, and warned that Washington plots to disintegrate Syria. The lawmaker further dismissed the UN Security Council statement against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ...
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Fars News Agency
The customer is always right
Sydney Morning Herald
By contrast, Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, backed (some analysts say dominated) by the ruthless security and military apparatus he inherited from his father, Hafez, remains brutally in power, utterly determined to crush protest with bullets, ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Syria meet's minutes prove Christofias' shamelessness
Cyprus Mail
This is Christofias for you; the president of Cyprus who from morning till night keeps repeating that he demands the implementation of UN resolutions for Cyprus. This is the very same Christofias, who expressed regret to his friend Assad (the ...
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CM Sindh hopes MQM to rejoin govt before Eid
Associated Press of Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (APP): In a telephone call to President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Syrian leader to immediately halt the use of force against civilians. Ban expressed his strong concern and that of the ...
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Slanting Rafik Hariri's Assassination
OpEdNews
Its indictments named four men, Mustafa Badreddine, Salim Ayyash, Asad Sabra, and Hasan Ainessi, with "leaks' claiming all men have "ties" to Hezbollah. The UN Tribunal did not mention a political assassination, refer to the involvement of any ...
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Australia - Government condemns killing of protesters in Syria
ISRIA (registration)
The government in Damascus should respect the basic rights of the Syrian people." Mr Rudd reiterated the Australian Government's call for the United Nations Security Council to condemn the violence, increase pressure on President Assad and refer the ...
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Mikati slams Brotherhood statement against him
The Daily Star
“The Syrian people, who will not relinquish brotherly ties with [Lebanon] based on strong beliefs, civilization and history, looks at you [Mikati] as a ring in the hand of [Syrian President Bashar]Assad who seeks to destroy Lebanon and Syria as you ...
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Activist group: Syrian forces kill 20 in tank assault
Ynetnews
Syrian troops killed 20 people in a tank assault on the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, an activist group said, despite a direct UN appeal to President Bashar al-Assad to stop using military force against civilians. The assault on Deir al-Zor, ...
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Internet freedom is the first freedom of the 21st century
Hurriyet Daily News
Reports that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has now mobilized an “electronic army” to go on offensive attacks against the mounting opposition there represent the latest iteration of the government's effort to add internet access suppression to ...
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Hurriyet Daily News
Opinion: Bashar's Israeli-style tactics
Egyptian Gazette
Inviting others to fight Israel without causing any problems to Syria, Damascus used powerful, belligerent Arab vocabulary to denounce the Israeli attack. But when Bashar el-Assad realised that his regime was under serious threat, he immediately, ...
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Qanso questions Lebanon's safety if Syria is harmed
NOW LEBANON
Lebanon's stance on the UN Security Council showed “good intent” and is a positive stance towardSyria, Qanso told MTV. The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's deadly crackdown on protests and called for those ...
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Israel is right to fear the coming Palestinian statehood
ArabianBusiness.com
Libya's Gaddafi clings to power, Syria's Assad copes with surges of public anger, and Egypt's zigzag path toward democracy reminds us how hard it is to fill the hole left behind by a castoff autocrat. Israelis have watched closely from the sidelines to...
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ArabianBusiness.com
MidEast Daily News
The Media Line
On the diplomatic front, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke by phone with Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad and urged him to end the violent repression of the Syrian people. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he is sending his ...
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Ups and Downs of tourism in the Levant
AHN | All Headline News
Syria and Lebanon, on the other hand, have seen tourism die a painful death as President Bashar Al-Asad's shock troops ratchet up the bloody crackdown on popular unrest that erupted in March. “We would be happy to arrange for you a package that doesn't ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
Opposition activists said thousands of Syrians had fled their homes as the government troops executed a major offensive in Deir Ezzor just a day after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called President Bashar Assad and urged him to halt the use of force ...
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Helicopter Shootdown Illustrates that Afghanistan Cannot be Ignored
Technorati
NATO forces are engaged in Libya, and there has been talk about military interference of some semblance in Syria in order to prevent Bashar al-Assad and his government from murdering his own people as he has been able to do when the target of sanctions...
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Technorati
Syrian protesters win support of Iraqi kinsmen
Ahram Online
Syrian residents and activists say a military crackdown on Albu Kamal could provoke Sunni tribes on both sides of the border to oppose Assad, whose minority Alawite sect has long dominatedSyria's Sunni majority. "Tribes on the Iraqi side have vowed to ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
DEIR EZZOR, Syria, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Opposition activists said thousands of Syrians fled their homes Sunday amid a major offensive by government troops. Armored units were rolling into the restive city of Deir Ezzor Sunday just a day after UN ...
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Syria intensifies crackdown; activists say 59 dead
Atlanta Journal Constitution
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called Assad on Saturday to demand an end to the crackdown, and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council criticized Syria's "use of excess force." Assad has brushed off months of criticism and sanctions, blaming armed ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
As Turkey stays out, Israel thwarts second Freedom Flotilla from reaching Gaza
Media Monitors Network
The question of Turkish motivations is yet unclear, but the lead they have taken in spearheading NATO plans of colonizing Syria and Libya is a significant blot on their record. There can be no doubt that Bashar Al-Assad and Muammar Qaddafi are ...
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Dozens killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown | APN News
By admin
Syrian security forces backed by tanks killed at least 27 people on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad defended what he termed a crackdown on. ... Ban in a telephone call “expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the past days,” UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Saturday. The Secretary General “reflected to the Syrian President the clear message sent by the (UN) Security ...
APN News
"Syria on brink of large-scale civil war" — RT
By RT
The Syrian opposition dismissed a decree from President Bashar Assad allowing for a multiparty government system. Meanwhile, international players do not seem to be in a hurry to intervene in yet another conflict in the Middle East. ...
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Activists: At Least 57 Killed Today in Syria, Including 38 in Deir ...
By Carol Maher
Syrian forces backed by tanks killed at least 57 people on Sunday in the regions of Deir Ezzor, Homs and Idlib, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad defended what he termed the state's duty to crack down on “outlaws” despite ... Ban in a telephone call “expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the past days,” U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said late Saturday. ... Filed in: World News ...
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Syrian government steps up offensive despite international outcry ...
By RT
The attack came as the UN appealed for an immediate halt to violence in the country. Syrian troops stormed several other cities on Sunday raising the overall death toll to 69, according to Reuters newsagency. Meanwhile, Agence France- Presse reported ... According to the Local Co-ordination Committees of SyriaAssad's troops entered at least nine areas of the city, which was rocked by several powerful explosions, the agency reports. ... Subscribe Today! Email Address : ...
Journal of Foreign Relations
Syrian tanks storm eastern city, defying UN ... - New Middle East News
By admin
AMMAN – Syrian troops killed 20 people in a tank assault on the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, an activist group said, despite a direct UN appeal to Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop using military force against civilians.
New Middle East News
Syria News: Assad Clearly Not Feeling the Pressure as Violence ...
Syria News: Assad Clearly Not Feeling the Pressure as Violence Continues ... the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) met on both Tuesday August 2 and Wednesday ...
m.ibtimes.com/syria-news-assad-clearly-not-feeling-the-pressu...
UN condemns Syrian attacks on civilians - TODAY News - TODAY.com
The U.N. Security Council has condemned Syrian authorities for attacking civilians ... The White House also hardened its stance against Assad on Wednesday, ...
today.msnbc.msn.com/.../un-condemns-syrian-attacks-civilians...
Syrian tanks thrust into Hama, 45 killed - News Today
Reacting to intensifying assaults on Syrian cities and towns, the UN Security Council overcame deep divisions and condemned Assad's bloody crackdown on ...
www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details...
War News Updates: Unrest In Syria -- News Updates August 4, 2011
Syria violence: Assad's multi-party decree dismissed -- BBC U.N. council statement condemns use of force by Syria -- Yahoo News/Reuters ...
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../unrest-in-syria-news-updates...
Syria's Hama Assault Unhindered by Criticism of ... - Saudi News Today
Saudi News Today - Related Images. JEDDAH CITY OF ART ... The United Nations condemnation on Aug. 3 of Assad's military crackdown was only “the first step” ...
www.saudinewstoday.com/.../73906__Syria's+Hama+Assault+...
UN condemns Syrian attacks on civilians - Times of ... - Latest News
Globe and MailUN condemns Syrian attacks on civiliansTimes of ... At least 45 killed as UNcondemns Assad regime - Al-Bawaba · Google - World News - Today ...
www.nownewnews.com/.../UN+condemns+Syrian+attacks+on...
West Hits Syria With Sanctions, U.N. Offers Aid | USA Hot News Today
In a message on the U.N. Syria website, Ahmed emphasizes that the U.N. is a “ strong ... (The U.S. is a member of the Executive Board, and so is the Assad ...
usa-hotnews.org/.../west-hits-syria-with-sanctions-u-n-offers-ai...
Assad must stop violence, U.N. chief repeats | Grand Rapids News
SOMA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday renewed his ... World News(Today) - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces ...
grandrapidscity.com/.../assad-must-stop-violence-un-chief-rep...
Dozens killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown | British Business ...
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces backed by tanks killed at least 27 people on ... UN chief urgesSyria to end violent crackdown · ALJAZEERA NEWS - Today ...
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