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| Syria Faces More UN Action as Arab Nations Condemn Crackdown on Dissidents Bloomberg As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is rebuked by Arab nations for his government's deadly five- month crackdown on dissidents, pressure is mounting at the United Nations for a resolution against the bloodshed. “A UN resolution would be nice, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNITED NATIONS: Evidence on Assad's crackdown being gathered. Denver Post At least one Western government is bankrolling a project to gather evidence that could be used to indict Syrian President Bashar Assad at an international tribunal over his crackdown on the country's democracy movement, said a jurist leading the effort ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Political rivals increasingly divided on Syria The Daily Star Over the weekend Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour expressed Lebanon's rejection of interfering inSyria's internal affairs during talks with President Bashar Assad, who praised Lebanon's position at last week's UN Security Council meeting. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria slays 30 in attack Arab Times Kuwait English Daily Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing foreign pressure to end a crackdown on anti-regime protests, promised on Tuesday an unceasing battle against the “terrorist groups” he claims are behind them. “We will not waver in our pursuit of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian troops take over eastern city Monterey County Herald Assad rebuffed the pressure to scale back the crackdown. Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups"—a term Syrianauthorities often use for government opponents even though ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rumors surround Syria's defense minister UPI.com Assad has faced mounting international condemnation over the use of military force against people demonstrating against his regime. The UN Security Council issued a statement last week denouncing the violence in Syria. SANA added that an unidentified ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WikiLeaks IDs four said to have helped Syrian regime UPI.com Akhras, a London-based cardiologist, "is suspected of being another avenue used by Assad to stash funds abroad," a US diplomat's 2008 cable states. Sahloul, "the most important black-market money changer in Syria," helped stabilize the Syrian pound ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Somali famine may crush UN relief efforts Detroit Free Press The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's representative in Kenya warned that the situation could become "simply unbearable." The Obama administration is preparing to explicitly demand the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad and hit his regime ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What's taking the US so long on Syria? CNN (blog) Sanctions and a no-fly zone so far have not gotten rid of Moammar Gadhafi and I doubt that sanctions will get rid of President Assad in Syria. John King: And when you look at the growing list of outrages, you have now the United States saying he must ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria to be Lebanon's tightrope as it takes Security Council lead The Daily Star Last week saw the strongest rebuttal yet of President Bashar Assad from the UN, which penned a statement condemning ongoing crackdowns against almost five months of pro-democracy protests. Lebanon, as a nonpermanent Security Council member for 2011, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bashar Assad Could Be Charged with War Crimes The Atlantic Wire An unknown western country is "bankrolling" a case being built against Syrian Prime Minister Bashar Assad to be brought before the International Criminal Court for War Crimes, the LA Times reports. The case is merely a "fact-finding mission so far, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Does NATO Plan to Attack Syria and Iran? Moscow Says Yes, But Don't! Huffington Post And if that was not clear enough for Assad, came a more pointed warning from Dmitry Rogozin the Russian envoy to NATO, "NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN: Syria Escalates Repression After Security Council Statement TrustLaw (New York) - The United Nations Security Council should press Syria to comply with the council's demand to end attacks against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. Syria should comply with the Security Council's August 3, 2011 statement, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MidEast Daily News The Media Line Administration officials said on Tuesday that a new set of sanctions against Syria is being prepared and will be accompanied by a call for Al-Asad to step aside. In the Middle East, many have expressed confusion over why the White House was quick to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yalla Peace: It's an 'Arab Winter' when it comes to Syria Jerusalem Post Syria, on the other hand, is at the frontline of the battle against Israel. It hosts the headquarters of Hamas and is a power behind Hezbollah, a group that issued a statement urging Arabs to give Syriaand its president Bashar Assad a chance. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CFR.org Roundup: US downgrade sparks global sell-off CNN (blog) Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu traveled to the Syrian capital of Damascus today to press President Bashar al-Assad to end a deadly crackdown (BBC) against anti-government protesters. Human rights groups say at least 1700 civilians have been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Urgent NGO Appeal to End Syria's Ramadan Massacre UN Watch (press release) Given the inability of the High Commissioner's fact-finding mission to enter Syria, the council should request the mission to conduct public hearings at the United Nations office in Geneva, featuring live, televised testimony by victims of the Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| World Round-up: Landslide wipes out 100 houses Scotsman Separately, Turkey, which borders Syria and until recently was a close ally and major trade partner, said it was sending its foreign minister to Damascus today to deliver a strong message against the crackdown. Syrian president Bashar Assad replaced ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lebanon briefs STL on efforts to apprehend suspects The Daily Star Last month, the STL identified the suspects as Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra. Badreddine is a senior Hezbollah official and brother-in-law of slain Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary ... ISRIA (registration) Before leaving for Japan, the Secretary-General spoke by telephone with President Bashar al-Assadof Syria on Saturday and expressed his strong concern, and that of the international community, at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Newspapers Review: Syria, Negotiations Dominate Dailies' Front Pages WAFA - Palestine News Agency The editorial in Al-Quds was split into two items: pressure on Syria, and pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It said the Arabs and international community are increasing pressure on Syria's Assad to change his policies and give his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa - Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim after Bilateral Meeting ... ISRIA (registration) Accordingly, we welcomed the announcement by President Assad to allow for multi-party democracy in Syria, and urge the Government to speed up the reform process. We also appeal to other actors inside Syria to participate in these efforts. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Anglican and the Evangelicals: Insights from the Sudanese Genocide Religion Dispatches Wolf believes that Bashir is worse than Libyan leader Qaddafi and President Assad of Syria, that after 21 years in power, Bashir must be removed, and that the US should close the Sudanese Embassy and expel its diplomats. He said Bashir is like Hitler, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran: West trapped in Libya impasse UPI.com "(The UN condemnation) means that the planning (of a military campaign to overthrow President Bashar Assad) is well underway," Rogozin said, calling to the "logical conclusion" to military actions in North Africa. "The noose around Iran is tightening," ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aoun denies Syrian violence, calls country “calm” NOW LEBANON Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against almost five decades of Baath Party rule which broke out mid-March, killing over 2000 people and triggering a torrent of international condemnation. The Syrian army entered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com The latest reports of violence came amid growing calls from the international community for President Bashar Assad's regime to end its brutal crackdown against pro-democracy protesters. At least 2379 people have died since Syria's uprising began in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High Tide: From The Stings Before The Sting To Tymoshenko's Detention Wall Street Journal (blog) (Reuters) Gulf Arab nations joined in a reprimand of violence by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad'ssecurity forces. The criticism could lead to more effective international actions against the Syrianregime. (WSJ) US regulators said they and Chinese ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Market Turmoil and US Foreign Policy Council on Foreign Relations Likewise, if you look at Syria, where the United States has been working to increase pressure on theAssad government, the ability of the administration to go much further than jawboning is limited. Over the weekend, we saw increasing pressure on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United States Foreign Policy Must Positively Adapt To A Middle East In Transition OpEdNews The Arab League has denounced the brutal tactics of the Syrian government under President Bashar al- Assad but has so far refused to call for military action to end the killings. There is no way the United States and the United Nations will take any ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Violence in Syria: Assad rejects Turkish demands | Economics Newspaper By B.B The State Syrian news agency Sana quoted Assad as saying: “Syria will not desist from pursuing the armed terrorist groups, in the interest of safeguarding the stability of the homeland and the safety of citizens.” At the same time, ... They wanted to get a picture of the situation in Syria, said the Office of the South African Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim with Pretoria. The three emerging countries are also currently members of the UN Security Council. ... |
| Syria Faces More UN Action as Arab Nations ... - Saudi News Today As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is rebuked by Arab nations for his ... The UN Security Counciltoday will hear an update from Secretary-General Ban ... www.saudinewstoday.com/.../74665__Syria+Faces+More+UN... |
