 Washington Post In New Zealand, meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon suggested that global action could soon take place. Member countries need to take “coherent measures” to address the situation inSyria, the Associated Press quoted Ban as saying. Assad must ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US derides Syria for blaming national unrest on terrorists TheReporter.com While Ban stopped short of calling for military intervention Tuesday, he said it is time for UN member nations to unite and take "coherent measures." The uprising in Syria has posed the most serious challenge to the Assad family's 40-year ruling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press Ford's comments come the same day that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon levels some of his strongest criticism yet at the Syrian regime, saying Assad must take "bold and decisive measures before it's too late." ___ YEMEN Yemen's prime minister conducts ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will Saddam's WMD be discovered in Syria when Assad falls? World Tribune By Uwe Siemon-Netto, FreePressers.com Ten years after 9/11, one captivating thought keeps crossing my mind: When the Assad tyranny in Syria finally collapses, will George W. Bush be vindicated? Will evidence be found that Saddam Hussein did actually ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SYRIA: Death of popular Sunni cleric stirs unrest in Aleppo Los Angeles Times (blog) Tensions over the killing of the sheikh -- a member of Syria's Sunni majority -- and the suspicions involving the shabiha, many of whom are members of Assad's Alawite religious minority, underscored constant worries that the government crackdown could ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN chief warns on climate change New Zealand Herald He used his speech at the university to criticise the continued violence against citizens under SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad. Asked about the use of Fijian soldiers as peacekeepers when the country was ruled by the military, Mr Ban said the UN ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US ambassador questions Syrian government's ability to reform CNN Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government called the trip an attempt to foment dissent. Ford concluded his note Tuesday with this: "This isn't about Western military intervention. This isn't about oil (many governments have banned its import). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Obama's Belated Syria Hard Line UNC Chapell Hill Fear of violent retribution may well render Assad and Syria's Alawis unwilling to accept the risks of getting off the back of the wolf they have so long and so brutally ridden. Though Indyk offers “three cheers” for President Obama's “significant step” ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Envoys Accuse Syria of Reneging on Pledge to Assist Nuke Probe Global Security Newswire A 2007 Israeli airstrike destroyed the site, which Syria subsequently razed and declared was non-nuclear in nature. The Assad government has not allowed the UN nuclear watchdog to inspect the site since a June 2008 visit turned up traces of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Syrian puzzle The Nation, Pakistan It is likely to intervene in synch with the US and other moderate Arab States under the UN umbrella to end Bashar Al-Assad's repressive regime, allowing the process of political reconciliation to commence. With its decisive stance and forward-leaning ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Former Russian diplomat says there are saboteurs in Syria Monsters and Critics.com He said that the US violated international law when President Barack Obama called on al-Assad - a president of an independent country and member of the United Nations - to step down. The former Russian diplomat pointed out that the US was supporting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Former US Ambassador Optimistic About Arab Democracy Voice of America Djerejian said religious differences will limit Iran's role in Syria. Iran is a Shi'ite Muslim country andSyria is more than 70 percent Sunni. He said the Iranians will not be able to dominate political change in Syria if Assad, who is a member of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| On my mind: Ahmadinejad's September ritual Jerusalem Post From supporting Syria's Bashar Assad, to supplying Hamas and Hizbullah, to meddling in Iraq and Bahrain, Iran continues to assert itself in ways that are harmful to peace and security. IAEA Director Yukia Amano is increasingly frustrated with Iran, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arab world in commotion Asian Tribune Assad has allowed opposition political parties and promised free and fair elections by end of this year. Although UN Security Council has condemned deadly crackdown and western nations have imposed sanctions, however, since Syria is militarily strong ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Britain lauds UAE efforts in Libya The National More than 2200 have been killed there since protests began on March 15, according to the UN, while human rights groups have said more than 10000 people are behind bars. "In Syria, things moved slower and more time was given to President Bashar Al Assad ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High Tide: From China's Libya Arms Endeavor To Chirac Unfit For Trial Wall Street Journal (blog) (The Atlantic) The European Union implemented its embargo against Syrian oil, which will cost EUR9 million a day. Russia criticized the move, but the EU said the pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is going to increase. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary ... ISRIA (registration) Has the Secretary-General received the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report onSyria and does he have any plans to call President Bashar al-Assad of Syria? Deputy Spokesperson: He does not have any plans to call the President of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- September 6, 2011 Americans for Peace Now In recent weeks, Turkish forces have invaded northern Iraq to fight Turkish Kurdish guerillas and suffered heavy losses in similar fighting inside southeast Turkey, while Ankara has threatened the embattled Assad regime in Syria and openly aided its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| People are exhausted Iranian But now look at Syria: It's so violent there, more violent than Iran. We never thought Assad would do that. And if there's a revolution in Syria, there could be bad consequences here because our two governments are chained together in so many things ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Proposed Questions for the GOP Debate: Time for Specifics RedState Syria: As the Assad regime in Syria faces public uprising, should we stay out, or should we work to bring down Assad? What would you do different from the Obama administration in regard to Syria? -Israel/UN: Do you believe that the creation of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How China Sees Middle East The Diplomat As for Russia, Moscow has lost influence in Libya and potentially will do likewise in a post-Assad Syria, which Chinese experts consider Moscow's most important regional ally. That said, my Chinese interlocutors seemed as uncertain as everyone else ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Ripples of 9/11 City Journal The more pundits sternly lectured that the “Arab-Israeli” conflict was at the heart of 9/11-generated Islamic anger at the West, the more that conflict seemed irrelevant to the violence that swept the Arab world from Tunisia to Syria. Bashar Assad is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| British Ambassador to Jordan: We Have Learned Our Lesson from Iraq – We Will ... MEMRI (blog) Millet further said that the UK is working to promote an anti-Syrian resolution in the UN Security Council and that it anticipates the fall of Assad, with whom there is no place for dialogue due to his rejection of the international community and his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A foreign policy adrift Deccan Chronicle It continues to maintain a stony silence while another vicious dictator, Bashar Al Assad of Syria, continues to use indiscriminate force with impunity against segments of his hapless population. The failure to demonstrate greater verve, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arab States: The Host Country of International Conference for Establishing ... Syrian Arab News Agency CAIRO, (SANA) – Participants in the Arab meeting held on Tuesday in Cairo with Syria'sparticipation agreed that the host country of the 2012 International Conference for Freeing the Middle East from Mass Destruction Weapons should have a UN ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Syrian city under siege as UN urges action - TODAY News - TODAY ... In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, meets with International Committe of the Red Cross ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../syrian-city-under-siege-un-urges-acti... |
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