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| Syria-UN agree on terms of monitoring mission Reuters The 15-member UN Security Council - divided between Western countries that want to topple Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Russia and China which support him - must agree the proposal to send a larger observer force. In the first progress report ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Road to Damascus looks long and hard for UN Reuters It took the deaths of 10000 or more in 13 months of bloody repression by President Bashar al-Assad of what started as street demonstrations and morphed into an armed revolt to put seven UN soldiers on the ground this week. They are led, for now, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France favors more UN monitors for Syria Fox News Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime says it will accept no more than 250 observers, while the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has asked for 300 to be sent in. Only a small advance team of seven is on the ground now. Juppe said two main questions ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Chief Says Syria is Failing to Adhere to Peace Plan New York Times He included on that list Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which have either supported the Assad government or criticized United Nationsattempts to isolate Syria. The United Nations regularly grants countries where its missions deploy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN, Syria Agree to New Peace Outline Voice of America April 19, 2012 UN, Syria Agree to New Peace Outline VOA News Amid a cease-fire repeatedly marred by violence, Syria's government and the United Nations have agreed on a plan for implementing the peace agreement brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Monitors Flee Syrian After Gunfire TIME The shooting, which wounded at least eight people, could also complicate the deployment of a larger UN mission to help a cease-fire take hold between President Bashar Assad's forces and opposition fighters. The difficulties of the team's mission was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Agrees on Rules for Syria Mission Wall Street Journal "Without underestimating the serious challenges ahead, an opportunity for progress may now exist, on which we need to build," Mr. Ban wrote in a letter to the council. Meanwhile, international envoy Kofi Annan in Geneva said Syriaand the UN reached an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.N.: Syria failing to meet cease-fire conditions Salt Lake Tribune By JAMEY KEATEN | The Associated Press PARIS • Syria's government is failing to honor a cease-fire aimed at ending more than a year of bloodshed, and violence there has escalated since a truce took effect a week ago, the UNchief told the Security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Syria policy a tacit nod to Assad's firm grip Fox News BRUSSELS – Despite oft-repeated US demands that Syrian President BasharAssad step aside, the Obama administration's policy now reflects a consensus that Assad has a firm hold on power and that nothing short of an outside military strike will dislodge ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief calls Syria situation 'precarious' Atlanta Journal Constitution Syria accepted a six-point plan by Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy, to end more than a year of bloodshed and launch political talks to end the conflict. But Ban said President Bashar Assad's government has only partially implemented its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Chief: Syria Failing on Peace Plan, Proposes Observer Mission Voice of America (blog) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has yet to fully implement a cease-fire deal, but he is calling on the UN Security Council to authorize a three-month observer mission. In a letter to the president of the Security Council, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RPT-WRAPUP 3-UN head says Syria yet to send clear signal on peace Reuters * Ban proposes expanded observer mission * China says "seriously studying" the idea of sending observers * Sarkozy calls for establishment of "humanitarian corridors" * "Friends of Syria" ministers to meet in Paris on Thursday * Shooting close to UN ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sarkozy calls for Western intervention to help rebels in Syria Washington Post But his declaration, in a Europe 1 radio interview, dramatized the West's frustration over continuing violence in Homs and other Syrian towns and villages that have risen up against President Bashar al-Assad's iron-fisted rule. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria-UN sign agreement on monitoring mission Reuters By Marwan Makdesi and Tom Miles | DAMASCUS/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syriaand the United Nations signed an agreement on Thursday on the terms of a ceasefire monitoring mission, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said. "This preliminary agreement ... aims to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Chief: Syria Violating Cease-Fire Amid Apparent Deal On Observers NPR (blog) Ban has proposed 300 observers in ten teams deployed throughout the country, but Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has insisted that the number should be just 250. Kofi Annan, a UN envoy and former secretary general, says Thursday that the UN has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Reuters * UN chief Ban calls for up to 300 military observers * UN council worried by risks, ready to back deployment * Syria, UN sign preliminary agreement on monitoring By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (Reuters) -UN-Arab League mediator Kofi ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN wives plea to Syria's first lady CNN "We want her (al-Assad) to speak out for the end of violence. That is what we want. Stop the bloodshed. Stop it now. We know this is a risk for you, but take this risk," Huberta von Voss-Wittig, the wife of Germany's UN ambassador, told CNN. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syrian gunfire chases away UN observers Detroit Free Press The shooting, which wounded at least eight people, also could complicate the deployment of a larger UN mission to help a cease-fire take hold between President Bashar Assad's forces and opposition fighters. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN monitors in Syria witness attack by troops, activists say Chicago Tribune Thousands of residents had surrounded UN-marked vehicles to speak with the monitors or to chant slogans critical of President Bashar Assad's government. But soon, activists said, regime forces began shooting at the protesters and throwing nail bombs. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France: Syria needs more observers, backup plan Reuters Damascus and the United Nations agreed on Thursday on the terms for observers to enter the country to monitor a ceasefire, called more than a year after the start of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. But many Western powers remain ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN head says Syria yet to send clear signal on peace Sun-Sentinel UNITED NATIONS/PARIS (Reuters) - Syria has not fully withdrawn troops and heavy weapons from towns, failing to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to peace, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, underlining Western fears for the week-old truce. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria hasn't fully complied with Annan peace plan: UN chief Reuters Ban proposed an expanded UN monitoring mission, which, if approved by the council, would be comprised of "an initial deployment" of up to 300 unarmed observers to supervise a fragile week-old ceasefire between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria hasn't fully complied with Annan peace plan-UN chief Reuters * Ban: There may now be chance for progress towards peace * Ban proposes force of up to 300 unarmed truce monitors * UN mission in Syria would be called UNSMIS By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (Reuters) -Syria has not fully complied with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SYRIA: UN chief calls for expanded observer mission in Syria - World News From ... San Francisco Luxury News AFP – UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an expanded UN ceasefire observation mission to be sent to Syria even though he says President Bashar al-Assad has failed to end the violence there. The UN leader wants 300 unarmed observers sent on a ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Different approaches, same goal? UN vs. Friends of Syria — RT By RT United Nations observer (blue beret) surrounded by a crowd of demonstrator protesting against the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, on April 18, 2012 (AFP Photo / HO / Shaam News Network). (23.2Mb) embed video ....What WWIII? over Syria? For what? world wars days are over long time ago. The big heavyweights US, Russia, China will NEVER go into war face to face directly. It's all about controlling the small and keeping them small now. Anti-nato-turk April 19, 2012, 17 : ... News RSS : Today |
| World News - UN chief says Syria hasn't fully complied with peace ... By Reuters A handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA, shows Moroccan Colonel Ahmet Himmiche (3rd L), leader of the first U.N. monitoring team in Syria, during a visit with his team to one of Damascus' suburbs, one of the locations of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad April 18. By Reuters .... Now, if the UN would authorise Turkey to enforce a no fly zone and declare certain border areas no go zones for Assad's troop . . . well, just maybe . . . 4 votes ... Newsvine - World News - Articles |
| UN Mission in Syria Showing Signs of Faltering | FDL News Desk By David Dayen Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is strengthening his grip on the country during the relative decrease in violence brought on by U.N. demands, according to several experts. ... After all, we got rid of a bad guy and it's so much better off now. Firedoglake |
| US Politics | AMERICAblog News: UN criticizes Syria for failing to ... By Chris in Paris The observer model has failed to deliver in Syria despite multiple attempts though with Russia on Assad's side, the options remain limited for the UN. With violence by the ... Romney supporter Nugent now calls Pelosi "sub-huma... Sanctions ... US Politics | AMERICAblog News |
| Shelling, shaky truce challenge U.N. few in Syria - TODAY News ... The U.N. estimates Assad's forces have killed more than 9000 people in the uprising. Syrian authorities say foreign-backed militants have killed more than 2500 ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../un-votes-send-syria-monitors-killing... | ||
| UN cease-fire monitors flee Syrian protest after gunfire A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows ...But the Obama administration's policy now reflects a consensus that Assad ... www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-04-18/.../1 | ||
| Syria-UN agree on terms of monitoring mission Syria-U.N. agree to terms of expanded monitoring mission* Annan's deputy urges ... and somebody says 'Now we'll assess how Assad implements Kofi Annan's plan', ... Syria's state news agency said 13 people were killed by "armed groups", ... www.reuters.com/article/.../syria-idUSL6E8FJED420120419 | ||
| UN, Syria set rules for observers as violence continues [Video] The United Nations tried to uphold its shaky attempt at peace in Syria, hammering out rules ... Politics · Nation Now · Politics Now · Top of the Ticket · Science & ... Yet rebels and the regime of President Bashar Assad said violence had ... were buried Thursday, victims of rebel attacks, the Syrian ArabNews Agency reported. latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../un-syria-violence-observers.html | ||
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| BBC News - UN ambassador wives in peace plea to Syria's Asma ... The wives of two UN ambassadors make a video urging Bashar al-Assad'swife Asma to pressure him to end the suppression of Syria's uprising. ... This entry is now closed for comments. Jump to comments pagination. Editors' Picks · All ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17753841 | ||
| UN sends warning to Assad as monitors prepare to leave for Syria ... UN sends warning to Assad as monitors prepare to leave for Syria ... TheSyrian state news agency Sana said "armed terrorists" killed five people in .....G4S are now the police and are wearing uniforms stating G4S LIncolnshire Police ... www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../syria-un-monitors-russia-china | ||
| Sky News: UN wives appeal to Syria's Asmar Assad UN wives appeal to Syria's Asmar Assad ... President Bashar Assad to stop being a bystander and speak out to demand that her husband stop the violencenow. www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=740599... | ||
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| Top News Today | 'Asma Assad Must Help End Syrian Bloodshed ... top news today ... 'Asma Assad Must Help End Syrian Bloodshed': UN Wives Release ... UN ambassadors' wives produce video urging Asma al Assad to stop ... us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/2046445/ | ||
| UN wives urge Assad wife to 'stand up for peace' - World - CBC News ... wives of two UN ambassadors is urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife to ... story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ... returning to Ottawa to hold a special meeting today over the auditor general's ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/.../syria-assad-video.html | ||
| Syria: Bashar al-Assad's adversaries likely to return to UN Security ... Syria: Bashar al-Assad's adversaries likely to return to UN Security Council ...Russia and China will now have to decide whether these factors are powerful enough to justify .... The latest London 2012 Olympics news with a business bent ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Syria-Bashar-al-Assads-adversaries-lik... | ||
| UN Security Council facing 'moment of truth' on Syria as Assad ... Syrian forces pressed home a sustained assault on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday, ignoring an international peace plan under which troops ... news.nationalpost.com/.../31-dead-as-syrian-attacks-continue/ |
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