 Wall Street Journal The drawn-out struggle at the UN to increase pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who remains defiant despite tightened Western sanctions and calls for him to step down, has tested the patience of Syria's opposition, with some activists now ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russia introduces rival resolution on Syria Forbes Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin circulated Moscow's draft Friday, a day after he strongly hinted that Russia would veto the US and European-backed resolution calling for an arms embargo on Syria and the freezing of assets against Assad and key ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syria civilians feel threatened, need protection Khaleej Times Separately, UN Security Council diplomats said that Russia and China were resisting a US and European push to impose sanctions on Assad, members of his family and close associates because of the crackdown. Assad told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The International 'Defiant' Camp and the Questions of Libya and Syria Huffington Post (blog) Yet this would certainly require radical change, not just with respect to Libya, but equally also with regard to Syria. The quicker the international community acts today to end the conflict in Libya, the quicker it would be saving Libyan lives and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| News Wrap: Bernanke Says US Economy Is on Track for Long-Term Growth PBS NewsHour Human rights groups say President Bashar Assad's forces have killed at least 2000 people since the protests began in March. The Japanese prime minister is resigning after just 15 months in office. Naoto Kan announced today he's stepping down. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The bloodshed in Libya by NATO was an opportunity missed by the African Union ... Cocorioko There has been much more bloodshed in Syria today than there was in Libya but Assad of Syriahas been given a Carte Blanche to do whatever he likes without us seeing the Bombs of NATO falling on Syria. The reasons for this are simple. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RUSSIA AND CHINA BOYCOTT TALKS ON SANCTIONS AGAINST ASSAD Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) New York - Russia and China have boycotted talks on a proposal to impose sanctions on Bashar el Assad's regime in Syria. The European members of the UN Security Council (permanent members Britain and France, as well as Germany and Portugal) and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Thousands of protesters rallied across Syria to mark the last Friday in Ramadan, as activists said President Bashar Assad's troops killed at least eight people. Activists allege pro-government forces Thursday killed at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Middle East: Ruled by Insanity? Christian Post (blog) Note the fall of Libya, the imminent fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and the attacks upon Israel within the past two weeks as just very recent examples. But also note the apparent insanity of it all. First of all, an insane dictator (Gaddafi) was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The end of the beginning Irish Times Syria's Assad, in mortal danger. Abdullah of Jordan remains in trouble. Bahrain's monarchy survives only by force. Iran's protests may be in abeyance, cowed by mass jailings, but its leaders are increasingly openly at each others' throats. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Special Report Transcripts * August 25th Fox News (blog) Syrian TV today showed President Bashar al-Assad hosting an Iftar meal for Islamic leaders. Assadblamed the morals of Syrian society for his country's crisis. Moammar Gadhafi again todayappealed for Libyans to stay and fight rebels in Tripoli. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Threats unlikely to alter status quo The Daily Star In the eyes of the Syrian leadership, Lebanon remains the only place for Syria to respond to American and European plots to dismember the region and turn it into religious, ethnic and sectarian statelets. However, Baabda MP Alain Aoun, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Despite 'Urgent' Need for Progress towards Two-State Solution in Middle East ... WebWire (press release) In Syria, national security forces continued to use “excessive and lethal force” against protesters.United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had repeatedly urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately end such violence and to engage in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Turkey conducts silent diplomacy with Lebanon Today's Zaman “If Lebanese political actors somehow encourage Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's current approach, then the country may have to face the same destiny as Syria, which is further isolation from the international community,” Turkish officials told their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Qatar emir tells Syria force is 'fruitless' Egyptian Gazette “The Syrian people have taken to the street in a real civil uprising to demand change, justice and freedom,” he said following talks with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, a strong ally of SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad. “Everyone knows that the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gaddafi: rule of law in Tripoli or The Hague? Radio Netherlands With Egypt's Hosni Mubarak on trial in Cairo and Syria's Bashar al Assad possibly facing international justice, many are asking whether Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) could put Gaddafi on trial in Tripoli. Libya has not signed up as a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libyans' tryst with destiny Pakistan Observer Let's not forget Qaddafi, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Tunisia's Ben Ali, Syria's Hafez Assad, whose son is now trying to outdo him in cruelty, and many others had all thrown up previous regimes, promising moon to their people and look where and how they ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The Realist Prism: Obama's Post-Realist Turn in Libya World Politics Review Is, for instance, President Bashar al-Assad's response to the ongoing efforts to unseat him in Syriabeing tempered by the perception that, should he attempt to follow his father's example and completely level Hama, humanitarian outrage would ensue? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FACTBOX-Protests in Middle East, North Africa Reuters Africa Frozen Libyan assets to the value of $1.5 billion were released by the United Nations on Aug. 25 for immediate relief. * SYRIA: Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired at protesters after Friday prayers in the Damascus suburb of Douma, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Siniora: Objections should be dealt with via STL platform NOW LEBANON “The situation [in Syria] cannot be resolved if the [the government continues to handle the people's demonstrations] in this manner.” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against almost five decades of Baath rule ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Speech not conducive to dialogue, unity, Sir Nation Online Does he want to transform himself into the likes of beleaguered Arab dictators such as Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and Syria's Bashar al-Assad who turned State guns on their own people? Furthermore, like most of his controversial statements, the timing of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan - Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary, 25 August 2011 ISRIA (registration) Japan believes Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has already lost the trust of the international community, can no longer legitimately govern the country and should step aside. Japan holds great interest in the agreement President Al-Assad made with UN ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Syrian forces kill 20; execute Assad, crowd chants - TODAY News ... Syrian forces kill 20; crowd calls for Assad's execution ... Next story in News ... against Assaderupted in March, triggering a harsh response in which U.N. ... today.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/ |
| War News Updates: Unrest In Syria -- News Updates August 22, 2011 A News Aggregator That Covers The World's Major Wars And Conflicts. ... Defiant Assad addressesSyria on TV as UN arrives in Damascus -- The Guardian ... warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../unrest-in-syria-news-updates... |
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