ARAB League News, Apr 13, 2012

Syrian opposition vows protest to test shaky truce Seattle Post Intelligencer Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy, has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan. He has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the ... See all stories on this topic »

UN-Arab League Envoy Encouraged By Relative Calm in Syria Tripoli Post The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, said that he is encouraged by reports that the situation in Syria is relatively quiet and that the cessation of hostilities appears to be holding. See all stories on this topic »

Advance UN observer team for Syria on standby Kansas City Star By JOHN HEILPRIN AP UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan speaks during a joint news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

UN considering 30 military observers for Syria Austin American-Statesman But Rice countered that the Syrian ambassador was not in the Security Council chamber during Annan's closed-door briefing and did not hear the assessment of the joint UN-Arab League envoy. She quoted Annan as saying Syrian troops and equipment "must ... See all stories on this topic » Austin American-Statesman

U.N. Observers Prepare to Enter Syria HispanicBusiness.com There were reports of violence and deaths in some areas. Ahmad Fawzi, a spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, said an advance team of up to 12 observers would enter Syria to monitor the truce after the UN Security Council voted to send them, ... See all stories on this topic »

Fragile UN-brokered cease-fire takes hold in Syria CTV.ca United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks via telephone to with UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan from his hotel room in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, April 12, 2012, the deadline for the cease-fire in Syria. See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Fragile truce in Syria Arab American News It killed a lieutenant colonel and wounded 24 other people” at 8 am, the official SANA news agency reported. Despite the isolated reports of violence, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said the ceasefire “appears to be holding. See all stories on this topic »

Syrian Cease-Fire Holds Despite Scattered Violence Journal of Turkish Weekly UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says he is "encouraged" by reports that a shaky cease-fire between government troops and rebels in Syria seems to be holding, despite scattered violence. In a briefing on Syria to the UN Security Council Thursday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Middle East Matters This Week: Syria's Cease-fire, Iran's Negotiations, and ... Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Activists report relative quiet throughout the country though Syrian forces have not returned to barracks. UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said in a statement this morning that he was encouraged that “the cessation of hostilities appears to be holding. See all stories on this topic » Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Shaky Syria Cease-Fire Seems to be Holding Voice of America (blog) UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says he is “encouraged” by reports that a shaky cease-fire between government troops and rebels in Syria seems to be holding, despite scattered violence. In a briefing to the United Nations Security Council Thursday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Despite Syria cease-fire, more than a dozen reported killed Chicago Tribune UN and Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan said Thursday that he was encouraged that the day had been "relatively quiet" and that the cease-fire appeared to be holding. Related With Syria peace plan in disarray, what next? See all stories on this topic »

Report: Syrian Cease-Fire Starting to Falter Voice of America (blog) Later Thursday, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan warned the UN Security Council that Syria had not fully complied with the terms of the peace plan. Still, Annan said he had been encouraged by reports the cease-fire was holding. Western nations had been ... See all stories on this topic »

Observer mission next step in Syria truce plan WBOC TV 16 ... the six-point peace plan brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. - Scattered violations have been reported since the truce went into effect at 6 am Thursday, but the regime appears to have halted widespread attacks on opposition strongholds. See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com There were reports of violence and deaths in some areas. Ahmad Fawzi, a spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, said an advance team of up to 12 observers would enter Syria to monitor the truce after the UN Security Council voted to send them, ... See all stories on this topic »

Protests Follow Cease-Fire in Syria New York Times Both the lack of international media circulating across the country and the presence of security forces on the streets contradicted the six-point peace plan negotiated by Kofi Annan, the special envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

New leaders in Yemen, same old system Arab American News ... according to the report. Some of the reforms in Yemen, the poorest member country in the Arab League, include a draft law that would open investigations into last year's government abuses and the authorization for a new office of the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria ceasefire tested as deaths reported The Muslim News It only took half a day after a ceasefire was announced before the Syrian government and opposition traded accusations of further killings, but UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said he was "encouraged" that the ceasefire was holding. See all stories on this topic »

Clashes, Protests Erupt as Syrian Cease-Fire Frays Voice of America The unrest erupted a day after the Syrian government said it would abide a cease-fire brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. The plan calls for the government to withdraw forces from urban areas and end its violent year-old crackdown on dissent. See all stories on this topic »

Syria pledges dawn truce, if rebels hold fire Montreal Gazette And even as the ceasefire pledge was being broadcast, activists werereporting more tanks moving in to a major city. A spokesman for Annan, mandated by the United Nations and Arab League, said the Syrian government had given the former UN secretary ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria truce lands after more deaths The Nation, Pakistan A ceasefire in Syria that took effect on Thursday morning appears to be holding and must be sustained, the joint UN-Arab Leagueenvoy, Kofi Annan, who brokered the truce, said. “Syria is experiencing a rare moment of calm on the ground,” he said, ... See all stories on this topic » The Nation, Pakistan

UN plans mission to enforce Syria ceasefire Daily News & Analysis A UN monitoring mission would put far more pressure on the regime than the only previous such effort, organised by a badly split Arab League in December. Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said G8 foreign ministers, meeting in Washington, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria truce marred as Assad forces kill 3 Toronto Star Dominic Evans Reuters News Agency BEIRUT- Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad killed at least three people as the opposition tried to stage protests after Friday prayers, marring a ceasefire brokered by UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan. See all stories on this topic »

Syria truce largely holds but 5 killed in protests The Associated Press But security forces backed by tanks, snipers and plainclothes agents maintained an intimidating presence in the streets and scattered violence was reported. The UN-Arab league envoy, Kofi Annan, hoped to dispatch an advance team of up to 30 observers ... See all stories on this topic » The Associated Press

Efforts Underway to Secure Fraying Syrian Cease-Fire Voice of America (blog) Meanwhile, a spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said the Syrian government has agreed to let an advance team of observers into the country. Ahmad Fawzi told reporters in Geneva “we have the advance team standing by to board planes and to get ... See all stories on this topic »

Annan gives UN mixed Syria verdict - World News San Francisco Luxury News UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has told the Security Council that he's “encouraged” by the reports of relative calm in Syria since a cease-fire came into effect Thursday morning, but said there was much work ahead. Special envoy Kofi Annan briefed the ... See all stories on this topic »

Assad's guns fall silent – but Syria's terrified people fear fragile ceasefire ... The Independent Despite widespread scepticism, a lull in violence was reported over much of the country yesterday as UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's final ceasefire deadline came into force at dawn. However, there was no sign of any significant army withdrawal and ... See all stories on this topic »

Annan hails Syria 'calm,' foes trade charges Jakarta Globe "I am encouraged by reports that the situation in Syria is relatively calm and that the cessation of hostilities appears to be holding," the UN-Arab League envoy said in a statement released as he briefed the Security Council. But he insisted that "all ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Russia sends conflicting signals on Syria ships Arab News By REUTERS MOSCOW: A Russian news agency reported on Friday that Moscow had decided to keep a warship on patrol off Syria for the foreseeable future, but a military source said Russia's naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean had “nothing to do” ... See all stories on this topic »

Ceasefire In Syria 'Appears To Be Holding' Key 103 Manchester The UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said the ceasefire in Syria appears to be holding despite reports of clashes close to the Turkish border. Fighting has been reported between government troops and rebels near the village of Khirbel Joz in ... See all stories on this topic »

Calls for UN monitors as Syria ceasefire holds Channel News Asia "I am encouraged by reports that the situation in Syria is relatively calm and that the cessation of hostilities appears to be holding," the UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan said in a statement. But as the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ... See all stories on this topic »

23 Reportedly Dead as Syria Regime, Opposition Trade Charges of Breaking Ceasefire Naharnet by Naharnet Newsdesk 12 April 2012, 04:11 A ceasefire in Syria appeared to be holding on Thursday, as the Syrian government and its foes traded charges of trying to wreck UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan's peace plan. Renewed bloodshed on Thursday... See all stories on this topic » Naharnet

UN team Ready for Syria Deployment HispanicBusiness.com The team is "standing by" to begin overseeing a tenuous but apparently stable ceasefire, said Ahmad Fawzi, a spokesman for the joint UN-Arab Leagueenvoy. Protests in the wake of that ceasefire have broken out across the country, and government forces ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria urged to fully respect UN truce plan Aljazeera.com UN-Arab League says heavy weaponry remains in populated areas as both sides report violations of the truce. International envoy Kofi Annan has criticised Syria for failing to implement the UN Security Council demand that it withdraw troops and heavy ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

The Battle for Syria The Cutting Edge UN and Arab League envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, said Tuesday the next 48 hours must “bring visible signs of immediate and indisputable change in the military posture of the government forces” in Syria. In a letter to the UN Security Council, ... See all stories on this topic » The Cutting Edge

Syrian Ceasefire Broken: At Least 5 Dead NTDTV By Jean Guo The ceasefire brokered by the UN-Arab League peace envoy was broken when Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least five people in separate locations around the city after Friday prayers on April 13th. See all stories on this topic »

Syrians rally to test truce Channel News Asia UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan, who brokered the ceasefire, urged Syria to allow humanitarian access to deliver aid. "Mr Annan is aware that we don't have a perfect situation in the country at the moment," his spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said. See all stories on this topic »

US conspires with Turkey over militarized buffer zone following Syrian ceasefire World Socialist Web Site The Arab League, Ankara and the Gulf states are the instruments through which this is to be done. Turkey is host to the SNC leadership made up of ex-regime elements, Islamists and CIA assets, and its military wing, the Free Syrian Army. See all stories on this topic »

Annan calls for humanitarian access in Syria FRANCE 24 UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (L) shakes hands with Iran's President Ahmadinejad at Qeshm Island, Hormozgan province, on April 11, 2012, in a picture made available on Ahmadinejad's official website. Syria must allow humanitarian access to aid those ... See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Syrians demonstrate to test fragile ceasefire Middle East Online Security forces kill three protesters as UN-Arab League peace envoy urges Syria to open corridors to deliver aid. DAMASCUS - Thousands of Syrians marched on Friday to test the regime's commitment to a UN-backed peace plan, and the fragile two-day old ... See all stories on this topic » Middle East Online

UN-Arab League Envoy Encouraged by Reports of Relative Calm in ... NEW YORK--(ENEWSPF)--12 April 2012. The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, said that he is encouraged ... www.enewspf.com/.../32579-un-arab-league-envoy-encourag...

UN-Arab League envoy encouraged by reports of ... - United Nations The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ...who briefed the Security Council today via video-link on the latestdevelopments. www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41758&Cr...

Syria: UN-Arab League Envoy Encouraged By Relative Calm ... UN-Arab League Envoy Encouraged By Reports Of Relative Calm In Syria New York, Apr ... who briefed the Security Council today via video-link on thelatest developments. ... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/ news ... www.scoop.co.nz/.../syria-un-arab-league-envoy-encouraged-...

MSU team wins second at Model Arab League ... - Montana News MONTANA NEWS REPORTS. Montana's News Search Engine .... State University placed second at the Rocky Mountain Regional Model Arab Leagueheld at the University. ... Bridger Bowl wraps up season with one last dose of winter ... www.montananewsreports.com/.../MSU-team-wins-second-at-...

Syria ceasefire: latest - Telegraph Latest. 18:28 That's all for us for this evening. 18:15 US Secretary of State Hillary ... 16:49 AFP report that Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi hailed newsthat a ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/.../Syria-cease-fire-Live.html

Syrian government says it will abide by ceasefire | World news ... The UN and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, remains optimistic that a ceasefire ... 9.45am: Syria: The government news agency, Sana, issued a lengthy report this ... 10.10am: Bahrain: Last week in the live blog we noted that what was once a ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-annan-optimistic-on-ceasefire-bu...

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