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| Arab League calls emergency meeting on the two Sudans Pekin Daily Times The south reported new skirmishes even as Sudan's president increased his threats of war toward the south. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir said therecent violence has “revived the spirit of jihad” in Sudan. South Sudan said it had repulsed four attacks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 300 monitors should be sent to Syria to stop violence: Annan spokesman Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay | GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations should send 300 monitors to Syria as soon as possible to try to stop a wave of killing and violence that a ceasefire has failed to halt, a spokesman for UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief Ban wants the initial observer mission expanded to 300 monitors CNN International Security forces in Aleppo used gunfire and tear gas on demonstrators, injuring four, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. In Daraa province, forces fired at protesters to disperse them, said the Local Coordination Committees ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arab League calls emergency meeting on Sudan violence Lancaster Eagle Gazette The south reported new skirmishes even as Sudan's president increased his threats of war toward the south. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir said therecent violence has "revived the spirit of jihad" in Sudan. South Sudan said it had repulsed four attacks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief calls Syria situation 'precarious' Houston Chronicle The UN chief said the level of violence dropped markedly on April 12, the day the cease-fire called for by international envoy Kofi Annan went into effect, but that violent incidents and reported casualties have escalated again in recentdays and "the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Chief: Situation In Syria Remains 'Highly Precarious' RTT News The past few days, in particular, have brought reports of renewed and escalating violence, including the shelling of civilian areas, grave abuses by government forces and attacks by armed group," he told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pressure Builds for Tougher Line as Syria Is Said to Shun Peace Plan Pittsburgh Post Gazette The tougher tone in the diplomatic push for ways to resolve the 13-month-old Syrian conflict came as new reports of violence in Homs and other hot spots of antigovernment sentiment reinforced a view that the peace plan was in danger of disintegrating. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clinton Urges UN Pressure on Syria TIME Clinton's address suggested the US wanted the "Friends of Syria" group to more actively consider contingency plans if the peace plan by UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan fell apart. Although US policy has amounted to an acknowledgment that Assad is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clinton calls for tougher UN steps against Syria CNN International Clinton suggested moving "very vigorously" toward a Chapter VII sanctions resolution, including travel and financial sanctions as well as the arms embargo, pressure that would coax the regime to comply with UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 21 die in Syria blast Sydney Morning Herald At least 21 people, including 10 soldiers, were killed in Syria yesterday, according to opposition and state media reports, as massive anti-regime protests calling for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad took place in several parts of the country. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria Crisis: UN To Send Up To 300 Monitors. Will It Work? Middle East Voices The UN Security Council is considering a request from the secretary-general to deploy up to 300 monitors to Syria, as a week-old truce is tested by reports of escalating violence. In a letter to the Security Council on Wednesday night, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN wants 300 observers in Syria The Hill (blog) By Jeremy Herb - 04/20/12 12:24 PM ET The United Nations wants to send 300 observers to Syria after 30 are set to arrive next week, in order to monitor the cease-fire that appears to be faltering, a spokesman for UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Reuters India By Louis Charbonneau | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN-Arab Leaguemediator Kofi Annan's deputy told the Security Council on Thursday that the swift deployment of more observers to Syria was needed despite continued risks and persistent violence, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russia, EU circulate UN drafts on Syria monitors Ottawa Citizen By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols, Reuters April 20, 2012 3:03 PM Smoke rising from reported shelling by Syrian government forces on the district of Khalidiya in the flashpoint central city of Homs. The United Nations hopes to get permission ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syria, UN agree on terms of monitoring mission CNBC.com NO AIRCRAFT The last mission by outside monitors to observe a peace plan in Syria, sent by the Arab League, collapsed in failure in January after just a month. That team said it could do little as long as Assad's forces controlled its movements. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN, Syria Agree to New Framework for Peace Plan The Chosun Ilbo He cited recent reports of violence, including government shelling in civilian areas and attacks by armed opposition groups. Germany's UN ambassador, Peter Wittig, expressed reservations about increasing the number of monitors in Syria, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Denmark joins UN observer mission in Syria The Copenhagen Post “With our contribution we are sending a clear message to [UN and Arab League peace envoy to Syria, Kofi] Annan that we stand behind his efforts to find a political and peaceful solution to the unfortunate situation in Syria. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran speaks up about claim to Persian Gulf islands Payvand Iran's Central News Agency reported today that in a letter to the head of the Security Council, Iran has said: "The three Islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and the Lesser Tunbs have been an inseparable part of Iranian territory, and the president's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Calls for Up To 300 Observers in Syria NTDTV The video, which could not be independently verified by Reuters comes amidreports that 22 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday. This comes as UN monitors are on the ground, more than a week after a UN-backed ceasefire was declared. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 127 killed since Syria ceasefire Jamaica Observer Earlier yesterday, Syria and the UN signed a deal on a protocol for observers monitoring the ceasefire under a six-point plan agreed with UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan. Damascus said it "comes within the framework of Syrian efforts aimed at making ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria Signs UN Protocol, Syrians' 'Friends' Meet Journal of Turkish Weekly Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad signed the deal with a member of a UN advance team, the ministry said in a statement, Agence France-Pressereported. A statement from UN-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan said the Syrian government and the UN had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria is failing to honour ceasefire according to the UN Herald Sun On a day when at least seven more civilians were reported killed by regime forces, he said there was "deeply troubling evidence" that the government was pursuing its deadly crackdown despite agreeing to halt violence. "The past few days, in particular, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| World briefs for April 20 Richmond Times Dispatch The Arab League said Thursday it would hold an emergency meeting over the increasing violence between Sudan and South Sudan. The south reportednew skirmishes even as Sudan's president increased his threats of war toward the south. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Turkey mulling Nato ties over Syria shelling Times of Malta An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube yesterday, showing smoke rising from a mosque after reported shelling by Syrian government forces on the district of Khalidiya in the flashpoint central city of Homs. Turkey is considering invoking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China To Join UN's Syria Observers Mission Bernama BEIJING, April 20 (Bernama) -- China will send personnel to join the United Nations' (UN) observers mission and its advance team in Syria, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin, speaking at a press conference, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S., 14 other nations call on Syria to cease aggression Press Herald That article opens the door to the use of force; it was the basis of the Western intervention in Libya last year to help rebel forces overthrow Moammar Gaddafi. "I think we have to do more to take stronger action against the Assad regime," she said. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian forces fire on anti-regime protesters Seattle Post Intelligencer Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa,Right, Speaks Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mourad Medelci during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Arab League to discuss the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syria signs UN mission accord Business Day A spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, who drafted the accord, confirmed in Geneva that an agreement had been concluded between the two parties. "This agreement outlines the functions and tasks of the observers," Ahmad Fawzi said. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria Agrees UN Observer details THISDAY Live A spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan said the agreement covered the functions of the mission and the Syrian government's responsibilities. A nominal truce is in place in Syria, but reports of violence have continued. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria failing to honour ceasefire - UN The Australian Earlier on Thurday local time, Syria and the United Nations signed a deal on a protocol for observers monitoring the ceasefire under a six-point plan agreed with UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Damascus said it "comes within the framework of Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN admits tough task as Syria toll mounts Tengrinews UN observers have acknowledged that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire in Syria, as seven civilians were killed Tuesday in the latest violence on the sixth day of a tenuous truce, AFP reports. Colonel Ahmed Himmiche, the Moroccan heading an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More efforts needed despite good news from Middle East China Daily ... of 30 unarmed military observers to Syria to report on the implementation of a full cessation of armed violence by all Syrian parties and on the implementation of a six-point peace plan proposed by UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan. See all stories on this topic » |
| UN-Arab League envoy encouraged by reports of relative calm in ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ...UN-Arab League envoy encouraged by reports of relative calm in Syria ... said Mr. Annan, who briefed the Security Council today via video-link on the latestdevelopments. www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41758 |
| 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-... |
| Arab League to Syria: Cooperate with Annan's Plan - Latest News ... Latest News Briefs. YouReport, Send us News & updates. 03:45. Reported... The foreign ministers of the Arab League and the UN Security Council appealed to ... www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/237522 |
| 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... |
| Nasser Al-Qudwa, Deputy to Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Special ... FRANCE 24 latest world news report Nasser Al-Qudwa, Deputy to Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Special envoy to Syria - FRANCE 24. TOP STORIES· FRANCE ... www.france24.com/.../20120420-nasser-al-qudwa-deputy-kof... |
| Arab League calls emergency meeting on 2 Sudans The Arab League said Thursday it would hold an emergency meeting over the increasing violence between ... Latest breaking news » on PalmBeachPost.com ... www.palmbeachpost.com/.../arab-league-calls-emergency-mee... |
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