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ARAB League News, Jan 06, 2012

Syria not honoring Arab League initiative, rights groups say
CNN
The group urged the Arab League to use "monitors who have expertise in human rights and in forensic investigations" and get "technical support" from the United Nations' high commissioner for human rights. It also called for making the league's reports ...
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Arab League monitors remaining in Syria to ensure end to violence
National Post (blog)
An Arab government representative told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the monitors could not be withdrawn whatever the contents of the initial report. Syria said it provided the monitors with all the facilities they needed. ...
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National Post (blog)
Eyewitness: Syria observers tour town
BBC News
Mohammad Ballout, of the BBC Arabic Service, accompanied three Arab League observers to the town of Irbine, on the outskirts of Damascus. This is his eyewitness report. An extraordinary day for the residents of the town of Irbine. ...
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BBC News
A sham in Syria
Calgary Herald
In a parody of an Arab League observer, an actor was seen writing a report saying that all was well and releasing a dove. He then addressed a crowd by saying: "There is nothing to be frightened of in Homs." The scene was staged to mock the week-old ...
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Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria: interior minister
FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
The blast came two days before an Arab League committee was due to discuss an initial report by Arab observers who are checking Syria's compliance with an Arab plan to halt President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on nearly 10 months of unrest. ...
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Sanctioning Iran
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... the Syrian dictator to ignore the observers of the Arab League with his death squads of snipers hunting down regime opponents. This sanctions legislation was passed in the aftermath of the latest report of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...
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Syrian opposition row over foreign military action nixes unity effort
Washington Times
(Associated Press) Efforts by the US and the Arab League to work with a unified Syrian opposition have been stymied, mostly due to two opposition groups' disagreement on foreign military action to oust President Bashar Assad. ...
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Washington Times
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Local 10
It seems Syria is ignoring Arab League efforts at ending the months-long violent crackdown against peaceful protesters. That's according to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. The groups are also urging the league to implement appropriate...
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Arab League denounces recent blasts in Iraq
Kuwait News Agency
CAIRO, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi strongly condemned Friday the series of terrorist bombings that shook Iraq recently against innocent civilians who were killed. Al-Arabi expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy ...
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String of bombings leaves scores dead in Iraq
Link TV
This is one of the hundreds of stories that the members of the delegation have heard in Syria. The documentation process of the Arab League's delegation appears to be long and difficult as its members record these stories. The delegation of observers ...
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ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF SAYS SENDS MESSAGE WITH
Chicago Tribune
ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF SAYS SENDS MESSAGE WITH DAMASCUS-BASED HAMAS LEADER MESHAAL ASKING SYRIAN GOVT TO WORK TO HALT VIOLENCE.
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Deadly bombing hits Syrian capital
Vancouver Sun
Two explosions shook the eastern oil hub of Deir Ezzor and wounded five security personnel, according to SANA, which also reported that a "terrorist group" had blown up an oil pipeline between Hama and Idlib in the northwest. The Arab League is to meet ...
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Syrian opposition pushing Libyan scenario
RT
The League claims its mission has made Damascus compromise by pulling its tanks out of civilian areas, and releasing more than 3000 prisoners in recent weeks. Richard Spencer, a founder and co-editor of the online magazine AlternativeRight. ...
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Middle East roundup
Denver Post
... the UN has because this is the first time the Arab League is involved in sending monitors, and there are some mistakes," he said, according to Kuwait's state media. Activists have reported nearly 400 deaths since the monitors began work last week. ...
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Highlighting Syrian cause in US
Arab News
31, 2011, Syria saw one of the largest demonstrations the country has seen in the wake of a fact-finding mission by Arab League observers to Damascus. Protesters stepped up the demand for the ouster of President Assad. Inspired by uprisings across the ...
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Arab News
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KMPH Fox 26
The bombings mark a dramatic escalation of bloodshed as Arab League observers tour the country to investigate President Bashar Assad's bloody crackdown on a 10-month-old popular revolt. AP source: Admin. plans change in immigration rule WASHINGTON (AP) ...
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Worshipers chant until Moussa leaves Tahrir Square mosque
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Moussa served as foreign minister under Mubarak from 1991 to 2001, and then as secretary general of the Arab League from 2001 until last May. Young activists have repeatedly protested at Moussa's campaign rallies, beginning when he announced his ...
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The Global Note: Blood In Damascus…Iran War Games…Miracle At Sea…”Occupy ...
ABC News (blog)
Meanwhile — three of the much-maligned Arab League observers in Syria managed to slip away from their minders to a Damascus suburb – and a camera was there to record the earful and accusations they got from ordinary Syrians. ...
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WORLD IN BRIEF
TheChronicleHerald.ca
January 6, 2012 - 4:36am By AP BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar's prime minister said the Arab League observer mission in Syria has made "some mistakes" and he was turning to the United Nations for help. Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani ...
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Syria; Libya; Iran; South Sudan; Kenya; and more
UN Dispatch
Syria: The Arab League says it has made mistakes with its heavily criticised observer mission in Syria and has appealed to the United Nations for help. Arab government sources said yesterday the mission, attacked by critics as ineffective and shackled ...
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Lebanese press round-up: January 6, 2012
NOW LEBANON
The Syrian opposition is increasingly calling for transferring the Syrian crisis to the Security Council as they downplayed the importance of potential results of the Arab League observers' mission. Qatari PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem bin ...
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Qatar says Arab monitors in Syria made mistakes
Newsday
Click here Qatar says Arab monitors in Syria made mistakes Originally published: January 5, 2012 4:35 AM Updated: January 5, 2012 6:44 PM By The Associated Press BASSEM MROUE (Associated Press) (AP) -- Qatar's prime minister said the Arab League ...
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Local 10
Arab League monitors made "mistakes" during their observer mission in Syria, according to a top Qatari official. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani says the league is asking for technical assistance from the UN for its mission. There's been criticism of ...
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Winning one for the home team
Haaretz
So far this season, Saba'a and Maccabi Haifa's Wiyam Amashe, bothArabs, are the top-scoring players in the Premier League, with 13 goals each. "In my day, there were only two Arabs in the top league," recalls Zahi Armeli, the only Arab ever to be ...
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Haaretz
Diplomacy: Jordan takes center stage in Israel-PA talks
Jerusalem Post
While the Arab League observers in Syria were unable to stop the bloodshed there, the Jordanians were seen as making a difference on the Palestinian track. While the US and the Europeans were unable to pressure or entice Israelis and Palestinians back ...
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Al Sharbatly leads the pack
gulfnews.com
The top 25 Arab League riders, from the 64 that competed, will now vie for the contest, scheduled for 3pm. Al Sharbatly, from Saudi Arabia, claimed Dh120,000 for winning the qualifying contest, meaning he will head the 25 finalists going into today's ...
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gulfnews.com
National Security Brief: January 6, 2012
ThinkProgress
A local news station in Damascus reported today that a suicide bomber in the capital killed 25 people and wounded 46. – After saying that Arab League monitors in Syria had made “mistakes,” Qatar's prime minister yesterday said he asked for help from ...
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Latest Mideast News: Arab League asks for Hamas help with Syria ...
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Arab League should clarify human rights situation in Syria | Amnesty ...
By Amnesty International
An Arab League observer mission to Syria is due to report back on its preliminary findings on Sunday. ... No list of released prisoners has been made public and Syrian activists have told Amnesty International that they believe the number of such prisoners released was much lower, adding that scores or hundreds of additional political activists were arrested in the last week, including in Aleppo, Latakia and Daraya. There are alsoreports that a large number of detainees may have ...
Human Rights Actions
Arab League calls on Hamas to bring Syria to reason — RT
By RT
The Arab League has urged the Damascus-based leader of Hamas to ask Syria to end its bloody crackdown on opposition protests. Meanwhile, a deadly blast in Damascus provoked ... MORE ON THE STORY. A handout picture from the official Syrian NewsAgency (SANA) shows onlookers gathering on Today: 14:29 31 comments ... to comply with the Arab League's peace plan. But while the League's observer mission is to file its first report, pressure on the monitors is increasing. ...
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Report: Syria troops fire on Arab League monitors - Call of Duty ...
By News Reporter
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fired on a group of Arab League monitors in a Damascus suburb, according to a report. http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png ...
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Report: Syria troops fire on Arab League monitors | The Middle East ...
By arab news - Yahoo! News Search Results
Report: Syria troops fire on Arab League monitors. Posted on January 6, 2012 11:12 am by arab news - Yahoo! News Search Results. Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fired on a group of Arab League monitors in a Damascus ...
The Middle East Magazine
Statements to the Press by Assistant Secretary of State for Near ...
By MillerMG
Question: Would you please brief us on the meeting. A/S Feltman: I am delighted to be back at the headquarters of the League of Arab States. It was an honor today to meet with his Excellency the Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil ...
humanrights.gov
Arab League monitors arrive in Syria amid new violence - World ...
Arab League observers arrived in Damascus late Monday as renewed violence claimed... Major StoriesIn The News ... Last Updated: Dec 26, 2011 9:34 PM ET ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/.../syria-arab-league.html
Syria: More Deaths Reported Despite Arab League ... - Sky News
Sky News HD - First for breaking news - Sky channel 517 ... There, they were greeted by angry crowds who feel the Arab League's ... Latest From Sky Sports ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16138932
Arab League Debating Withdrawal from Syria - US News and World ...
The Arab League called for an emergency meeting to discuss withdrawing the group's monitors from Syria. ... US News & World Report Politics. Home · Politics & ...
www.usnews.com/.../arab-league-debating-withdraw-from-syri...
BBC News - Dispute among Arab League observers over Syria ...
Arab League monitors in Syria give apparently conflicting accounts of an ... The latestfootage posted on the internet cannot be verified, but it shows what ... In a separatereport, the German news agency DPA also quoted a source close to the ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16372833
Report: Syria troops fire on Arab League monitors - World news ...
Image: Arab League observers tour the town of Mseifrah in Syria's southern Daraa province on ... msnbc.com staff and news service reports ... presence in cities and free thousands of prisoners detained since the uprising began last March. ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/
Report: Arab League official wounded in Syria shelling - Haaretz ...
Mustashar Mahgoub was injured in an attack in Homs; locals report tanks firing ... More Breaking News > ... Published 16:51 26.12.11; Latest update 16:51 26.12. 11 ... A member of the Arab League observer mission to Syria was wounded ...
www.haaretz.com/.../report-arab-league-official-wounded-in-s...
BEIRUT: Sarkozy: Syrian regime committing massacres | Latest ...
The Arab League's deputy secretary-general, Ahmed bin Heli, said the meeting on Saturday will look into the first report by the head of the monitoring mission, ...
www.centredaily.com/.../activists-syrian-forces-fire-on.html
Arab League calls for complete ceasefire in Syria - SYRIA ...
Connect. Join the France 24 community here; Log in · FRANCE 24 latest world news report Arab League calls for complete ceasefire in Syria - SYRIA - FRANCE ...
www.france24.com/.../20120102-arab-league-sniper-gunfire-...
Syrian monitors should withdraw, says Arab League body | World ...
It was last modified at 00.05 GMT on Monday 2 January 2012 . ... An Arab Leagueobserver, wearing an orange jacket, visits a wounded man in hospital in ... rights groupsreporting continued deaths in clashes and tens of thousands of protesters ... Syria's state news agency Sana said massive demonstrations had been held ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../syrian-monitors-withdraw-arab-league
Arab League: Syria has removed tanks from cities
But since the Arab League monitors began work last Tuesday, activists say ... are still snipers," Elaraby told a news conference in Cairo, where the Arab League is based. ...But he said residents reported that the weapons were still a threat. ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../arab-league-syria-has-removed-tanks-fr...
Syria not honoring Arab League initiative, rights groups say
Reports indicate that since the Syrian government signed the Arab League ... in thelast week, including in Aleppo, Latakia and Daraya," Amnesty said. ...
www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/world/meast/syria.../index.html
ABC Radio Australia News:Stories:Arab League heads to Homs ...
Last Updated: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:46:00 +1100. There have been reports ArabLeague peace monitors are on their way to the Syrian city of Homs after at least ...
www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201112/3398666.htm?...
  
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