US Adds Sanctions on Syria; UN Meets
Wall Street Journal
By NOUR MALAS, MARC CHAMPION and JAY SOLOMON The US widened sanctions on Syria and the United Nations Security Council heard a report on the deaths and disappearances of thousands of protesters, as President Bashar al-Assad'smilitary expanded its ...
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Wall Street Journal
Syria uprising stirs old divisions in neighboring Lebanon
Jerusalem Post
(Four Hezbollah operatives have been summoned by a special UN tribunal on charges of involvement in Rafik Hariri's 2005 assassination.) Hezbollah has walked a fine line in reacting to the Syrianuprising. Though it has unwaveringly backed Assad, ...
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Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State (press release)
So that's where we are on Syria today. And as you saw probably, the Treasury Department todayannounced a new set of sanctions. We've sanctioned the Commercial Bank of Syria, we've sanctioned the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, and we've sanctioned ...
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Syrian forces kill 17 in Homs: activists
The New Age Online
Western nations, meanwhile, stepped up demands for UN measures against Assad after a top UNofficial told the Security Council how the Syrian leader had ignored calls for an end to bloodshed in his country. But Security Council battlelines were drawn ...
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Assad admits 'some mistakes' to UN council delegation
Ynetnews
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad admitted that "some mistakes" had been made by security forces in a meeting Wednesday with a delegation from UN Security Council members Brazil, India and South Africa, said a statement released by the countries. ...
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Assad under fire
DAWN.com
Saudi Arabia's recent, rather vocal criticism of Assad's brutal crackdown comes with the withdrawal of the Saudi ambassador to Syria. The first Arab state to have done so, the Saudi move is likely to act as a precedent and get other regional states to ...
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Strike on Syria is technically feasible, former French general says
EUobserver.com
But experts say Hezbollah would not start an Israel-Lebanon war to save Syrian President BasharAssad. And Hamas needs international support for the Palestinian bid to seek UN membership. "I don't see any purely military problems. Syria has no defence ...
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Obama, Netanyahu speak amid Syria turmoil
Khaleej Times
The White House did not say whether they had discussed the brutal crackdown on protesters bySyrian President Bashar al-Assad at the head of a regime that has provided years of uneasy stability on Israeli's northeastern border. ...
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US: Syria would be better off without Assad
Australian Jewish News
SUSAN Rice, the US envoy to the United Nations, offered the strongest sign yet that the Obama administration is seeking the removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad. “Syria would be better off without Assad,” Rice said in a Twitter post Wednesday. ...
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Editorial: Talk Isn't Cheap
St. Louis Jewish Light
With thousands already dead, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has done its utmost to pummel opposition into the ground. The international community isn't having much success. WhileUnited Nations Secretary General Ban-ki Moon is ...
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Libya -- Lather, Rinse, Repeat -- Syria: Liberal Imperialism and the Refusal ...
Monthly Review
However, even less sensitive than Fisk to the irony of Saudi tyrants calling for human rights to be respected in Syria is Amnesty International. Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, in "UN Security Council Must Act to End ...
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Army committed some mistakes: Assad
Peninsula On-line
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad admitted that “some mistakes” had been made by security forces, in a meeting yesterday with envoys from UN Security Council members Brazil, India and South Africa, the nations said in a statement. ...
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Syria: New Syrian defence minister is Christian: a difficult role
Spero News
Davutoglu termed methods used by Syrian forces "unacceptable", and repeated that Syria must stop the bloodshed. Amid growing international isolation the Syrian situation will once again be discussed at the United Nations. Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad has ...
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Saudi Arabia renews mediation efforts to end Yemeni crisis
Link TV
As the massacre continues in Syria, Arab and international powers escalated their positions as President Bashar al-Assad received a firm letter from the Turkish leadership. The letter was delivered by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during his ...
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Riots put spotlight on Britain's troubled, unemployed youths
Bend Bulletin
The coming days are also expected to bring renewed pressure at the United Nations for firmer action against Syria. There is no sign that Assad's fall is imminent, and opposition hopes for significant defections from the army or divisions in the ...
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Lebanon cannot afford to meddle in countries' affairs: Mikati
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon cannot afford to take sides in any country's internal affairs, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Tuesday, after the government disassociated itself last week from the UN Security Council's statement condemning violence against Syrian ...
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Iran gloats over English riots, chastises politicians
The National
In Syria, where Britain has said the President Bashar Al Assad has lost legitimacy by killing demonstrators, state television repeatedly showed footage of British policemen chasing and knocking a man down. Elsewhere in the Middle East, ...
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UNSC holds Syria briefing
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last week was particularly bloody, despite UN demands for an end to violence. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad opened fire on anti-government forces in a deadly crackdown. HRW researcher Nadim Houry said at ...
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Anti-Syrian regime protest held in Tunisia
NOW LEBANON
Dozens of people protested Wednesday outside the Syrian embassy in Tunisia to demand an end to the "carnage" in Syria and the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstrators also called for Tunis to expel the Syrian ambassador. ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
Syria continued its crackdown amid international calls for restraint, as Washington readied new sanctions and the UN Security Council was to debate a new response to the bloodshed. The 35 deaths made the day bloodier than some Fridays, the traditional ...
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Lebanon's UN take on Syria neglected humanitarian values, says Hout
NOW LEBANON
Lebanon's political scene is split between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime, led by Hezbollah, and a pro-Western camp headed by Saad Hariri. Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against five decades of Baath rule which ...
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The 9 at 9: Thursday
thejournal.ie
#SYRIA: Syrian President Bashar Assad has admitted his security forces made some 'mistakes' in their treatment of pro-reform protesters. However, his government's envoy to the UN yesterday complained about Western hypocrisy in denouncing the Syrian ...
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Syrian forces push into Saraqib, death toll escalates, group says
CNN International
The countries are nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council and are among those working to bring about an end to the violence in Syria. According to the envoy delegation, al-Assadacknowledged "that some mistakes had been made by the security ...
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US raises economic pressure on Assad
Zawya (subscription)
The sanctions, which will give the US new legal authority to target Syria's crucial energy sector, came as Turkey called on Damascus to end its use of force against the demonstrators. The UNSecurity Council is also preparing to meet again to discuss ...
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Syria envoy draws parallel with Britain riots
CBS News
He said he didn't believe sanctions against Syria would be helpful, a position not shared by human rights advocates. "As the Security Council heard today, Syria has rebuffed the council's call for an end to its attacks on peaceful protesters continues ...
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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
CNN (blog)
... an explicit call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, US government sources told CNN Tuesday. The move is expected to be announced in coming days after US officials consult with the United Nations Security Council, the sources said. ...
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Syria's crackdown hits Hezbollah's image
Khaleej Times
Early on in the uprising, Nasrallah embraced Assad, casting him as a reformer, in a speech that infuriated Syrian protesters. “Toppling the resistance regime in Syria, which is ready for reform, would provide a great service to Israel and to ...
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Zero Problems, a Hundred Troubles
Journal of Turkish Weekly
More recently Sobh'eh Sadegh, one of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' media outlets, sternly warned Turkey against its stance against Syria, emphasizing that Iran stands squarely with the Assadregime. The newspaper said: “Should Turkish officials insist ...
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Wall Street Journal
By NOUR MALAS, MARC CHAMPION and JAY SOLOMON The US widened sanctions on Syria and the United Nations Security Council heard a report on the deaths and disappearances of thousands of protesters, as President Bashar al-Assad'smilitary expanded its ...
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Wall Street Journal
| UK riots: Syria unrest 'same as Britain's riots', ambassador claims Telegraph.co.uk Syria's UN ambassador said on Wednesday that anti-government groups have killed 500 Syrian security forces and sparked diplomatic fury by comparing the deadly unrest to the riots in Britain. Britain's UN representative dismissed Syrian Ambassador ... See all stories on this topic » |  Telegraph.co.uk |
Syria uprising stirs old divisions in neighboring Lebanon
Jerusalem Post
(Four Hezbollah operatives have been summoned by a special UN tribunal on charges of involvement in Rafik Hariri's 2005 assassination.) Hezbollah has walked a fine line in reacting to the Syrianuprising. Though it has unwaveringly backed Assad, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State (press release)
So that's where we are on Syria today. And as you saw probably, the Treasury Department todayannounced a new set of sanctions. We've sanctioned the Commercial Bank of Syria, we've sanctioned the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, and we've sanctioned ...
See all stories on this topic »
Syrian forces kill 17 in Homs: activists
The New Age Online
Western nations, meanwhile, stepped up demands for UN measures against Assad after a top UNofficial told the Security Council how the Syrian leader had ignored calls for an end to bloodshed in his country. But Security Council battlelines were drawn ...
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| Morocco voices 'serious concern' over Syria crisis AsiaOne Washington also called for greater international pressure on Assad ahead of a UNSecurity Council meeting on Syria, when a top UN official is to brief the council, one week after it condemned the government violence. Brazil, India and South Africa have... See all stories on this topic » |  AsiaOne |
| IDF prepares for possible engagement with Syria after UN vote on Palestinian state Ha'aretz Thus, for the first time since the Yom Kippur War, there could be a military confrontation, with the IDF being compelled to send forces to confront Syrianbattalions. Until now, the IDF assessment had been that Syrian President BasharAssad was ... See all stories on this topic » |  Ha'aretz |
Assad admits 'some mistakes' to UN council delegation
Ynetnews
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad admitted that "some mistakes" had been made by security forces in a meeting Wednesday with a delegation from UN Security Council members Brazil, India and South Africa, said a statement released by the countries. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Assad under fire
DAWN.com
Saudi Arabia's recent, rather vocal criticism of Assad's brutal crackdown comes with the withdrawal of the Saudi ambassador to Syria. The first Arab state to have done so, the Saudi move is likely to act as a precedent and get other regional states to ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Default averted overseas crises loom for Obama Politico In Syria, the pro-democracy drive has prompted a bloody crackdown by President Bashar Assad. The Obama administration on Wednesday imposed new sanctions against Assad's regime, targeting Syrian banks and the largest cellphone operator. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Politico |
Strike on Syria is technically feasible, former French general says
EUobserver.com
But experts say Hezbollah would not start an Israel-Lebanon war to save Syrian President BasharAssad. And Hamas needs international support for the Palestinian bid to seek UN membership. "I don't see any purely military problems. Syria has no defence ...
See all stories on this topic »
Obama, Netanyahu speak amid Syria turmoil
Khaleej Times
The White House did not say whether they had discussed the brutal crackdown on protesters bySyrian President Bashar al-Assad at the head of a regime that has provided years of uneasy stability on Israeli's northeastern border. ...
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| Syrian forces enter another two protest hubs: activists The Daily Star NICOSIA: Syria's army sent tanks and troops early Thursday into another two towns as it pursued its crackdown on protests against the authoritarian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, rights activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Daily Star |
US: Syria would be better off without Assad
Australian Jewish News
SUSAN Rice, the US envoy to the United Nations, offered the strongest sign yet that the Obama administration is seeking the removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad. “Syria would be better off without Assad,” Rice said in a Twitter post Wednesday. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Editorial: Talk Isn't Cheap
St. Louis Jewish Light
With thousands already dead, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has done its utmost to pummel opposition into the ground. The international community isn't having much success. WhileUnited Nations Secretary General Ban-ki Moon is ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Davutoğlu shares Assad impressions with counterparts Today's Zaman The contacts with Brazil, Germany and Jordan are particularly important as the first is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the second is a member of the European Union and the third is an Arab neighbor of Syria, the sources underlined. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Today's Zaman |
Libya -- Lather, Rinse, Repeat -- Syria: Liberal Imperialism and the Refusal ...
Monthly Review
However, even less sensitive than Fisk to the irony of Saudi tyrants calling for human rights to be respected in Syria is Amnesty International. Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, in "UN Security Council Must Act to End ...
See all stories on this topic »
Army committed some mistakes: Assad
Peninsula On-line
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad admitted that “some mistakes” had been made by security forces, in a meeting yesterday with envoys from UN Security Council members Brazil, India and South Africa, the nations said in a statement. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Syria: New Syrian defence minister is Christian: a difficult role
Spero News
Davutoglu termed methods used by Syrian forces "unacceptable", and repeated that Syria must stop the bloodshed. Amid growing international isolation the Syrian situation will once again be discussed at the United Nations. Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad has ...
See all stories on this topic »
Saudi Arabia renews mediation efforts to end Yemeni crisis
Link TV
As the massacre continues in Syria, Arab and international powers escalated their positions as President Bashar al-Assad received a firm letter from the Turkish leadership. The letter was delivered by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during his ...
See all stories on this topic »
Riots put spotlight on Britain's troubled, unemployed youths
Bend Bulletin
The coming days are also expected to bring renewed pressure at the United Nations for firmer action against Syria. There is no sign that Assad's fall is imminent, and opposition hopes for significant defections from the army or divisions in the ...
See all stories on this topic »
Lebanon cannot afford to meddle in countries' affairs: Mikati
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon cannot afford to take sides in any country's internal affairs, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Tuesday, after the government disassociated itself last week from the UN Security Council's statement condemning violence against Syrian ...
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| Al-Moallem: Foreign Interferences and Misleading Media Aim at Pressuring ... Syrian Arab News Agency "Syria is determined to pursue national dialogue and implement the package of reforms announced in President Bashar al-Assad's speech on June 6th, 2011," said al-Moallem. He added that the laws on general elections and political parties came in ... See all stories on this topic » |  Syrian Arab News Agency |
Iran gloats over English riots, chastises politicians
The National
In Syria, where Britain has said the President Bashar Al Assad has lost legitimacy by killing demonstrators, state television repeatedly showed footage of British policemen chasing and knocking a man down. Elsewhere in the Middle East, ...
See all stories on this topic »
UNSC holds Syria briefing
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last week was particularly bloody, despite UN demands for an end to violence. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad opened fire on anti-government forces in a deadly crackdown. HRW researcher Nadim Houry said at ...
See all stories on this topic »
Anti-Syrian regime protest held in Tunisia
NOW LEBANON
Dozens of people protested Wednesday outside the Syrian embassy in Tunisia to demand an end to the "carnage" in Syria and the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstrators also called for Tunis to expel the Syrian ambassador. ...
See all stories on this topic »
UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
Syria continued its crackdown amid international calls for restraint, as Washington readied new sanctions and the UN Security Council was to debate a new response to the bloodshed. The 35 deaths made the day bloodier than some Fridays, the traditional ...
See all stories on this topic »
Lebanon's UN take on Syria neglected humanitarian values, says Hout
NOW LEBANON
Lebanon's political scene is split between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime, led by Hezbollah, and a pro-Western camp headed by Saad Hariri. Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against five decades of Baath rule which ...
See all stories on this topic »
The 9 at 9: Thursday
thejournal.ie
#SYRIA: Syrian President Bashar Assad has admitted his security forces made some 'mistakes' in their treatment of pro-reform protesters. However, his government's envoy to the UN yesterday complained about Western hypocrisy in denouncing the Syrian ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Interview: John Baird - by Joshua E. Keating Foreign Policy We've implemented all the same sanctions that the Americans and the United Nationshave. In Syria, we've been progressively tightening the noose on sanctions against President al-Assad and discussed what we can do going forward with our other allies on ... See all stories on this topic » |  Foreign Policy |
| 'Syrian army withdraws from Hama' Press TV Syria has been the scene of political unrest since mid-March, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad. Hundreds of people were killed when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes between alleged ... See all stories on this topic » |  Press TV |
Syrian forces push into Saraqib, death toll escalates, group says
CNN International
The countries are nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council and are among those working to bring about an end to the violence in Syria. According to the envoy delegation, al-Assadacknowledged "that some mistakes had been made by the security ...
See all stories on this topic »
| We are allowed to ask questions ABC Online How can they be opposed to violence in Syria, when they invaded Bahrain to attack protesters? Why didn't the USA say more about that? Is it because Fifth Fleet is stationed in Bahrain? Why don't Western leaders speak up against Saudi mistreatment of ... See all stories on this topic » |  ABC Online |
US raises economic pressure on Assad
Zawya (subscription)
The sanctions, which will give the US new legal authority to target Syria's crucial energy sector, came as Turkey called on Damascus to end its use of force against the demonstrators. The UNSecurity Council is also preparing to meet again to discuss ...
See all stories on this topic »
Syria envoy draws parallel with Britain riots
CBS News
He said he didn't believe sanctions against Syria would be helpful, a position not shared by human rights advocates. "As the Security Council heard today, Syria has rebuffed the council's call for an end to its attacks on peaceful protesters continues ...
See all stories on this topic »
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
CNN (blog)
... an explicit call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, US government sources told CNN Tuesday. The move is expected to be announced in coming days after US officials consult with the United Nations Security Council, the sources said. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Syria's crackdown hits Hezbollah's image
Khaleej Times
Early on in the uprising, Nasrallah embraced Assad, casting him as a reformer, in a speech that infuriated Syrian protesters. “Toppling the resistance regime in Syria, which is ready for reform, would provide a great service to Israel and to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Zero Problems, a Hundred Troubles
Journal of Turkish Weekly
More recently Sobh'eh Sadegh, one of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' media outlets, sternly warned Turkey against its stance against Syria, emphasizing that Iran stands squarely with the Assadregime. The newspaper said: “Should Turkish officials insist ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Assad admits 'some mistakes', Europe warns of UN steps | New ... By admin UNITED NATIONS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said earlier Wednesday that “some mistakes” were made by security forces when dealing with protesters. Assad, along with his Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, met with deputy foreign ministers from India, Brazil and South Africa in Damascus to call for an “end to violence”, according to a statement released [...] ... Latest news from the Middle-East. Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Iran. Home. Thursday August 11th 2011 ... New Middle East News |
| Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Assad admits “some mistakes” to UN ... Syrian President Bashar al-Assad admitted that "some mistakes" had been made by security forces in a meeting Wednesday with a delegation from UN Security Council members Brazil, India and South Africa, said a statement released by the ... NOW Lebanon |
| Syrian forces kill 17 in Homs: activists | News Hours BD English By admin Western nations, meanwhile, stepped up demands for UN measures against Assad after a top UNofficial told the Security Council how the Syrian leader had ignored calls for an end to bloodshed in his country. ... News Hours BD English |
| Profile News: Ban Tells Assad to End Military Onslaught in Syria U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon told Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday to immediately end ... “In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today , ... www.profilenews.com/index.php?id=957 |
| Assad admits 'some mistakes' to U.N. council ... - Japan Today Syria's President Bashar al-Assad admitted Wednesday that his security forces had made “some mistakes” in battling protests, as he met with several U.N. ... www.japantoday.com/.../assad-admits-some-mistakes-to-u-n-c... |
| UN to Assad: Military force on civilians must stop - World news ... The U.N. chief told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that he was alarmed by ... "In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today, ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../un-assad-military-force-civilians-mus... |
