 Voice of America (blog) Western nations circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Tuesday calling for sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, influential family members and key associates aimed at stopping the government's continued crackdown on dissent. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| West targets Assad with UN sanctions News24 Geneva - European nations and the United States pressed on Wednesday for UN sanctions againstSyria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on opposition protests. A draft resolution circulated to the 15 nation Security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 1-Gulfsands says compliant with Syria sanctions Reuters A draft UN resolution on Tuesday called for sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, influential members of his family, including Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf, and key associates. Rami Makhlouf owns a 5.7 percent stake in Gulfsands and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria opposition tries to unite News24 Gunmen also killed three others elsewhere in Homs, which has become a hotbed of dissent againstAssad, human rights groups said. The UN's top human rights body voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand that Syria end its crackdown and co-operate with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russia Warns Assad Ouster May Trigger Collapse, Mideast Unrest Bloomberg The country has repeatedly rejected Western demands to impose sanctions on its Syrian ally. The US, Britain and France are preparing to ask the UN Security Council this week to freeze the foreign financial assets of Syrian president Assad, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Editorial: Lessons from Libya Arab News A week ago, when UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon phoned President Bashar Assad to express his alarm at the violence perpetrated by Syrian troops, he was told that military and police operations against the protesters had ended. That was not true. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria opposition tries to unite but divisions remain Ynetnews With Assad's forces cracking down on the protests, the overall death toll has reached 2200, theUnited Nations said this week. A group of opposition members have been meeting in neighboring Turkey in recent days, but participants gave conflicting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US reiterates support for India seat on Security Council AHN | All Headline News "Today's resolution sends a clear message from the international community: the writing is on the wall for the Syrian regime," said UN Watch director Hillel Neuer. "The government of President Bashar al-Assad is an enemy of human rights and should ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Barak advocates apologizing for 'Mavi Marmara' raid Jerusalem Post It has been made clear, however, that Israel feels its interests lie in Assad's removal, and his replacement by a Western-oriented government. Israel's envoy to the UN in Geneva, Aharon Leshno Yaar, proved an exception to Israel's silence on Syria, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The Syrian opposition continues its fight for an end to the al-Assad regime FRANCE 24 A UN mission arrived in Damascus on Sunday to access humanitarian needs in Syria, and was greeted by dozens of anti al-Assad demonstrators, suggesting the opposition movement is a strong as ever. As we can hear in this amateur video footage, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Shielding Syrian killers Toronto Star All this has prompted Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other leaders to conclude that Assad has lost “all legitimacy” and to demand that he step down. There's a push for tougher UN Security Council sanctions to further isolate the regime, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program PBS NewsHour KWAME HOLMAN: Meanwhile, the UN's top human rights body demanded that Syrian President Bashar Assad end the violent crackdown on protesters. Activists reported government troops shot and killed at least seven people yesterday in the city of Homs after ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| OIC Ignores Member State Brutal Suppression of Syrian Protestors Top Secret Writers It is the largest inter-governmental organization outside of the UN Still, the group has not spoken out against murder, violence and torture against the people of Syria as Assad continues to put entire cities under siege. So far, the PIC's secretary ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europeans and US seek UN sanctions against Syria Forbes AP , 08.23.11, 06:19 PM EDT UNITED NATIONS -- European nations and the United States are circulating a draft UN Security Council resolution seeking an arms embargo and other sanctions aimed at stopping the Syrian government's continued crackdown on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syrian troops kill 7 after UN team visit WVLT Monday's bloodshed came as the overall death toll from President Bashar Assad's crackdown on the 5-month-old uprising in Syria reached 2200, the United Nations said. Supporters of SyrianPresident Bashar Assad shout slogans and wave their national flag ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian forces kill 5 villagers in raids near Hama Jerusalem Post By REUTERS AMMAN - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad raided the countryside near the city of Hama on Tuesday, killing at least five people in assaults to subdue pro-democracy protests, local activists said, as a UN humanitarian team toured the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| National and world briefs News Sentinel BEIRUT — Syria's fragmented opposition took steps toward forming a national council today, but serious divisions and mistrust among the members prevented them from presenting a unified front against President Bashar Assad's regime more than five ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| A la carte, a la Syria Hurriyet Daily News The Gulf Cooperation Council, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League issued statements asking al-Assad to end the bloodshed. Turkey, meanwhile, not only hosted Syrianopposition conferences, but has also been the most active actor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europeans And U.S. Seek UN Sanctions Against Syria OfficialWire by AP European nations and the United States are circulating a draft UN Security Council resolution seeking an arms embargo and other sanctions aimed at stopping the Syrian government's continued crackdown on dissident protesters. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Post-Gadhafi instability in Libya CNN (blog) I think particularly in places where there is unrest, such as Syria, nothing succeeds like success. So the fact that Gadhafi will have been removed after this prolonged intervention will breathe new life and hope for those who believe that Assad can go ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amb. Susan Rice on Libya CNN (blog) In Syria, as President Obama has said, Assad had a choice. He could lead a transition that was credible and peaceful, or he could get out of the way. He has not led such a transition, and we have been very clear that it's time for him to get out of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian Revolt Speeds Up Gaddafi's Defeat Scoop.co.nz Syria is getting out of control - and to policy makers in the mighty Western nations, it means Assadis losing his tight grip on power. Assad is a favorite to the Israelis, and the tanks rolling into theSyrian cities were once upon a time supposed to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Will U.S. Address Libya Going Forward? Fox News The problem is, what does this mean for people like Assad where in Syria he's got an exit. Qaddafi has nowhere to run. Syria has... HANNITY: Well, I would argue he probably does. Probably, you know, Hugo Chavez comes to mind at first. NORTH: Yes. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Slight Break In Syrian Violence Lez Get Real The United Nations, all the major western nations, and most of the Arab world have condemned the regime's use of tanks to occupy towns and cities and snipers to shoot people randomly in the streets. The world fears that the current Assad regime will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Light at the end of Our Tunnel has yet to Shine Media Monitors Network And not unlike Qaddafi or Syria's Bashar Al Assad, Israel's defense minister Ehud Barak warned that, “Those who operate against us will be decapitated.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no better. "We all witnessed today an attempt to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jordan profile - Timeline BBC News 2001 March - King Abdullah and presidents Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt inaugurate a $300m (£207m) electricity line linking the grids of the three countries. 2002 January - Riots erupt in the southern town of Maan, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| McCain: Qaddafi's WMDs must be secured CBS News McCain was confident the Arab Spring movement would continue to spread, and suggested it was no accident that demonstrations in Syria have recently intensified. "I think this whole thing started with a young man in Tunisia who burned himself to death, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europeans and US seek sanctions against Syria Seattle Post Intelligencer The resolution would also impose a travel ban on 21 individuals including Makhlouf, but not Assad or his younger brother. Last week, a high-level UN human rights team said that Syria's crackdown "may amount to crimes against humanity" and should be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Robert Halfon MP: What are the lessons to be learned from Libya? The Commentator Sadly the appeasement of Gadaffi isn't isolated: the West did the same with Saddam - for a while - and with the Assad family in Syria. The results are always the same: bloodshed. Second: the yearning for freedom is deep in every human breast and should ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Wednesday Papers: Gaddafi's compound overrun by rebels - money and other news Citywire.co.uk Gulfsands Petroleum, the London-listed oil and gas company, agreed to give a share of profits from its production activities in Syria to a company controlled by Rami Makhlouf, the first cousin ofSyrian president Bashar al-Assad. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pyrrhic Victory for US as Al-Qaddafi Falls The Media Line But the White House stood by as Saudi Arabia crushed popular protests in Bahrain and only last week – after five months and some 2000 deaths – did Obama publicly call for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's ouster. In Libya, Sarkozy was the first ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Western powers target Assad with UN sanctions | Pakistan Today ... By faizan News Comments (1161250http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2011%2F08%2Fwestern-powers-target-assad-with-un-sanctions%2FWestern+powers+target+Assad+with+UN+sanctions2011-08-24+05%3A14%3A56faizanhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F%3Fp %3D116125) ...UNITED NATIONS - European nations and the United States pressed Wednesday for UN sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on opposition protests. ... Pakistan Today | Latest news,... |
| Capital News » Western powers target Assad with UN sanction By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 – European nations and the United States pressed Wednesday for UNsanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on opposition protests. ... Capital News |
| Syria - No Call for Assad to Step Down - Govt ... - Cyprus News Report By Sarah Fenwick Earlier this month, EU leaders and US President Obama demanded that Assad step down, and ordered a freeze on all Syrian assets in US jusrisdictions. Meanwhile, the UN is expected to launch an investigation into war crimes in Syria. ... Cyprus News Report - Fast-breaking... |
| EU, U.S. Draft Sanctions Against Syria | New Middle East News By admin European nations and the United States on Tuesday circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution which seeks an arms embargo and other sanctions aimed at stopping the Syrian government's ongoing crackdown on protesters. ... President Bashar Assad, his younger brother Maher, who is believed to be in command of much of the current bloody crackdown, and his millionaire cousin, Rami Makhlouf, who controls the mobile phone network and other lucrative enterprises in Syria. ... New Middle East News |
| Assad warns action against Syria would backfire - TODAY News ... Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country ... United Nationssays around 2000 civilians have died, but he said Syria would ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../syrian-forces-kill-despite-assad-pled... |
| Syria protests: 'Deaths in anti-Assad demonstrations' - Nine News ... Nine News Today - Breaking News, Today News, World, US, Business, ... Earlier, Mr Assad told the United Nations that police and army operations against ... www.ninenewstoday.com/syria-protests-deaths-in-anti-assad-d... |
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