SYRIA News, Aug 14, 2011

Syrian Forces Kill Three in New Crackdowns Voice of America (blog) Media reports say Israel is concerned that planned Palestinian demonstrations in September around their UN bid for independence could also result in a new attempt to breach the Golan frontier. SyrianPresident Assad has been facing growing ... See all stories on this topic »

Tariq Alhomayed: Syria's Pharaoh Al-Arabiya The Syrian president has destabilized the region for the past decade through his use of false slogans which do not deceive anybody except those as corrupt as Assad himself. Therefore the question that we must ask everybody today, particularly those in ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

'Iran to fund multi-million dollar army base in Syria' Jerusalem Post Iran will fund a multi-million- dollar army base on Syria's coast to funnel military equipment to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Assad, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. The report comes amid growing diplomatic pressure on ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian dissidents strive to bridge generational gap FRANCE 24 By Perrine MOUTERDE (text) Young dissidents in Syria and abroad are becoming increasingly frustrated. Almost five months after they first took to the streets in protest of Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his regime, they say their elder ... See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Muslim peacekeepers: A vital linchpin or a redundant duplication? Today's Zaman Although the debate goes back almost a decade, the first leader to voice the need to establish a peacekeeping force at a gathering of the OIC, formerly known as the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was Syrian President Bashar al-Assad when he ... See all stories on this topic » Today's Zaman

The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention Inquirer.net Today, the Assad dictatorship's massive repression in cities and towns in Syria that have risen in revolt has also sparked agitation for intervention in the West. Is it ever legitimate to supersede the principle of national sovereignty with a military ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada increases sanctions against Syria Ottawa Citizen The United Nations Security Council said Thursday it would "consider further action" against Syria if the bloodshed did not cease. Baird said this statement was "not nearly as strong as Canada would like." Baird said opposition to the Assad regime is ... See all stories on this topic »

Bus bound for St. Louis crashes in Pennsylvania STLtoday.com Syrian tanks, security agents and pro-regime gunmen fanned out into the streets of several towns to root out protesters demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad in a sweep Saturday that killed at least five people. The World Food Program said ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt's Foreign Minister "certain" military council will step aside Monsters and Critics.com Amr said the current situation in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad is leading a violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, was 'very dangerous.' 'The government in Damascus is moving towards a point of no return. ... See all stories on this topic »

OIC offers to play role in Syria dialogue as bloody protester crackdown ... Al-Arabiya Members of Jamaat al-Islamiya, an Islamist Sunni group, gesture as they shout slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by REUTERS) By AFP The Organization of Islamic Cooperation called on Syrian authorities to “exercise restraint” in ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

UN to discuss Syria after latest crackdown Sunday Times.lk In an interview with CBS News, she suggested that China and India impose energy sanctions onSyria, and urged Russia to stop selling arms to Damascus. She also urged the Europeans to impose energy sanctions. “President Assad has lost the legitimacy to ... See all stories on this topic »

Why the Syrian regime won't fall NOW LEBANON The Diogenes the Cynic response to this "where's the UN" discrepancy would be that Syria, unlike Libya, is not sitting on immense oil and gas wealth. The Assad regime issues from the Alawite Shi'ite sub-sect. Thus, for the House of Saud, ... See all stories on this topic »

Anti-Assad rally in Syria went ahead despite the recent killings ... After Friday noon prayers, the weekly focus for protests across the Arab world, worshippers flooded from mosques in cities across the country reportedly calling for President Assad's death and chanting: “We will kneel only to God. ... Saying that David Cameron, the Prime Minister, had described British rioters as “gangs”, Bashar Jaafari, Syria's envoy to the United Nations, said: “They don't allow us to use the same term for the armed groups and the terrorist groups in my ... Today's News is tomorrow's Headlines...

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