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ARAB League News, Feb 17, 2012

Arab League chief Egypt's next president?
Ynetnews
Egyptian media are reporting that the Higher Military Council is negotiating with political parties about pushing Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby as a presidential candidate. The Al Masry Al Youm newspaperreported that secret meetings ...
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UN endorses Arab League plan for Syria
WDIV Detroit
The United Nations General Assembly passed Thursday by an overwhelming margin a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab Leagueplan for the Syrian president to step down. The vote was 137 in favor and 12 against, with 17 abstentions.
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Syria crisis: UN assembly adopts Arab-backed resolution
BBC News
The non-binding resolution adopted by the General Assembly backs an Arab League plan aimed at stopping the killings. It was modelled on an earlier resolution in the Security Council that was vetoed by Russia and China. The General Assembly was very ...
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BBC News
UN backs Arab League on Syria
The Tennessean
AP UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria's president to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime. The vote in the 193-member world body was ...
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Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi may not run in Egypt
UPI.com
17 (UPI) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi is reluctant to run for Egyptian president despite backing from two key political groups, an official said. Egyptians are expected to have their first post-revolution election for president in ...
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UN motion calls on Assad to resign
Irish Times
It came as the UN General Assembly last night overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syrian president Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.
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Irish Times
UN General Assembly officially condemns Syria
USA TODAY
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.
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USA TODAY
UN backs resolution calling for Syrian President to step down as fresh clashes ...
Daily Mail
By Wil Longbottom The UN General Assembly last night overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing an Arab Leagueplan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian regime of committing 'almost ...
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Daily Mail
AJC Applauds UN General Assembly Condemnation of Syria
Sacramento Bee
The Assad regime's pummeling of cities across Syria has been relentless and the severity of the attacks increased in recent weeks as the Arab League, European countries and the US stepped up their pressure for meaningful action to stop the regime's ...
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UN favors Arab League plan to end Syrian violence that calls for Assad to step ...
Denver Post
By The Los Angeles Times BEIRUT —Opposition activists reported that dozens of people were killed in Syria on Thursday as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the Syrian government's "systematic violations of human rights" and ...
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China defends voting 'no' to Arab League plan on Syria, says Beijing won't ...
Washington Post
BEIJING — China has defended its “no” vote at the United Nations where the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution backing anArab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights ...
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United Nations supports Arab League plan for Syrian President Assad to step down
Plain Dealer
By AP UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.
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UN adopts Arab League backed resolution against Syria
Indian Express
rights violations in Syria and supports Arab League efforts to resolve the nearly year long crisis in the country. The vote, though non-binding in nature, is seen as a strong rebuke to President Bashar Al Assad's continued and bloody crackdown on ...
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Indian Express
CP World Report: Linsanity, Santorum, NY Churches in Public School, Syria
Christian Post
The UN General Assembly has passed a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab League plan for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. The vote was 137 in favor; and 12 against, with 17 abstentions. The symbolic resolution condemns al-Assad's ...
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General Assembly Votes to Condemn Syrian Leader
New York Times
It was put forward by Egypt and other Arab League members. It followed the veto nearly two weeks ago of a resolution by the Security Council that carried more enforcement weight. Russia and China vetoed that resolution, suspicious that it would create ...
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Assad steadfast as UN plans ousting
Sky News Australia
Assad steadfast as UN plans ousting Updated: 04:39, Saturday February 18, 2012 Activists say the city of Homs is being shelled even as the UN has backed an Arab League plan that would see President Bashar al-Assad ousted. Rockets crashed into Khaldiyeh ...
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UN assembly adopts Arab League's plan to halt Syrian crackdown
Firstpost
United Nations: The 193 nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.
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Firstpost
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a nonbinding resolution ...
CNN (blog)
"An overwhelming majority of UN member states have backed the plan put forward by the Arab League to end the suffering of Syrians. Bashar al-Assad has never been more isolated. A rapid transition to democracy in Syria has garnered the resounding ...
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Call for Syria's president to go wins support from United Nations assembly
Detroit Free Press
By Edith M. Lederer AP UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights ...
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Syria opposition's SNC seeks backers but lacks leaders
Reuters
Doubts over the SNC's authority inside Syria have been brought sharply into focus by a February 24 meeting in Tunisia of the "Friends of Syria," organized by the Arab League to try to build international momentum against Assad.
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Can you judge a nation by the company it keeps? Syria's thuggish coalition ...
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Those are the countries that voted “no” on a UN General Assembly resolution, modeled on the Arab League initiative, which called on Bashar al-Assad to resign and the Syrian army to remove all its tanks and heavy artillery from residential streets.
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UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn Syrian crackdown
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding that Syria end its brutal 11-month crackdown on protesters and endorsing an Arab League plan for a political transition that would require President ...
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UN General Assembly adopted Resolution on Syria
Day Press News
(DP-News - agencies) Late on Thursday, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing anArab League plan that calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by Syria`s ...
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Syrian campaigner warns worst yet to come
ABC Online
More than 130 countries voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, which was similar to the Arab League plan that was vetoed by Russia and China in the Security Council earlier this month. The Russian and Chinese delegations were among just 12 ...
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UN passes Syria resolution
UPI.com
The non-binding resolution endorsed the Arab League's effort for an end to the Assad government's deadly crackdown on the nearly yearlong pro-democracy uprising and asking the president to leave office. Those voting against the measure included Russia ...
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UNGA 'Condemns' Syria's Assad for 'Widespread' Rights Violations
Voice of America (blog)
It also endorsed an Arab League plan for a democratic transition in Syria, requiring Mr. Assad to hand power to a deputy and form a unity government to prepare for internationally-supervised elections. General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, ...
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More protests, attacks in Syria after UN condemnation
Reuters
Demonstrations against Assad were reported by activists in several cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus and the commercial hub Aleppo, after Friday Muslim prayers despite the threat of violence from security forces.
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India votes for Syria resolution in UNGA
Hindustan Times
India supported the Arab League-backed resolution, but made it clear that it was opposed to use of force. resolution, adopted by a vote of 137 in favour to 12 against with 17 abstentions, Thursday called on Syria "to immediately put an end to all human ...
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UN General Assembly backs Arab League Syria plan
euronews
The United Nations General Assembly has given overwhelming approval to an Arab League plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al Assad to step aside. A non binding resolution received 137 votes in favour, with 12 against and 17 abstentions.
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euronews
Why the Reluctance?
Al-Arabiya
By Hassan Haidar In its last resolutions regarding Syria, theArab League seemed to be proceeding along a parallel course that cannot intersect with the ongoing developments in the country, while it was unable to catch up with the wheel of the security ...
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Al-Arabiya
Report Shows West Mischaracterizing Syria | - Maoist Rebel News
By Maoist Rebel News
In the last few months we have heard nothing but about how horrible Syria is and how they have been mindlessly brutal towards its population. The West ... Endless stories of violence against the population have been sent to us depicting a particular situation. The image is that Assad has just mercilessly slaughter his own people for his benefit. However all not not be as it appears. An Arab League report from January 27th shows that the situation in Syria has been “ mischaracterized”.
Arab League wants UN peacekeepers in Syria - US News and ...
CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint ... Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with President Bashar Assad's regime, the League's latest effort to ... US News& World Report Politics ...
www.usnews.com/.../arab-league-considers-revival-of-syrian-...
Arab League Calls For UN To Create Joint ... - Fox News
The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping ... Assad's regime, the League's latest effort to bring an end to the violence that has killed more than 5000 people. ... The Journal Editorial Report ...
www.foxnews.com/.../arab-league-considers-revival-syrian-mi...
Arabs end Syrian mission, seek joint UN force
Syrian swiftly rejected the latest Arab League resolution that called for supporting the ... the League resolution "completely," Syria's state newsagency reported.
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-arabs-idUSTRE81B0AD2012021...
Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Syria - NYTimes.com
The Arab League's foreign ministers called on Arab nations to sever ...The league's observer mission to Syria failed to end the bloodshed lastmonth. ... night that it “completely rejected” the proposal, the state newsagency, Sana, reported.
www.nytimes.com/.../arab-league-requests-un-peacekeepers-fo...
Syria observer mission head steps down - World - CBC News
The Sudanese head of the Arab League's observer mission to Syria has resigned , ... Major StoriesIn The News ... Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM ET ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-arab-league-mission.html
Arab League to ask UN for peacekeeping force in Syria - SYRIA ...
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Rejecting Arab League Pressure, Syria Resumes Shelling, Reports ...
CAIRO — Syrian forces were reported on Monday to have resumed their... Home | Middle East News | Rejecting Arab League Pressure, Syria Resumes Shelling, ... The league's own observer mission to Syria failed to end the bloodshed last ...
newspano.com/.../rejecting-arab-league-pressure-syria-resumes...
The Arab League Report On Syria – Yet Another “F”?MuslimMatters ...
The Arab League officially halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday the ... for his immediate resignation, all news bulletins are pointing Middle East-wards. ... the League's decision to remain mum on the twin uprisings from earlier last ...
muslimmatters.org/.../the-arab-league-report-on-syria-yet-anot...
Syria uprising: Arab League wants joint peacekeeping force with UN ...
The Arab League said Sunday it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's... Drummond Report's 'tough medicine' for Ontario could be model for fiscal reform across ... Latest Business Headlines Feed ... The latest news from CFL free agency ...
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Syria: Arab League And West Vow On Diplomacy After ... - Sky News
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the figure, which follows claims of ... Half of those killed in the latest flashpoints were civilians in the cities of Homs, ... The Arab League should pursue their plan, they should intensify their own ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16163541
Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN - SYRIA ...
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Arab League is 'under Western petrodollar influence' — RT
The Arab League is lobbying for a UN peacekeeping initiative in Syria. ... Go to main page ...
rt.com/news/arab-league-west-syria-213/
Arab League proposes joint peacekeeping force with U.N. in Syria ...
News, Weather and Sports for SE TexasArab League proposes joint ...board with the plan offered by the Arab League, which suspended Syria late last month. ... The international political maneuvering comes asreports continue to stream in ...
www.12newsnow.com/.../arab-league-proposes-joint-peacekee...
Arab League Proposes Peacekeeping Force, Support For Syrian ...
(CNN) -- Arab League members Sunday called for a joint peacekeeping mission in ... U.N. officials say about 6000 have been killed since lastMarch, when ... In Damascus, meanwhile, the state-run Syrian Arab NewsAgency reported that ...
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