 The Press Association European nations have dropped an explicit threat of sanctions against the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad to try to win Russian support for what would be the first UN resolution condemning his military crackdown on civilian protesters. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four protesters killed during clashes with Syrian troops Montreal Gazette By KHALED YACOUB OWEIS, Reuters October 1, 2011 12:00 AM Syrian security forces shot dead four protesters calling for the overthrow of President Bashar Assad and clashes continued in the centre of the country between insurgents and loyalist forces, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian troops battle hundreds of renegades TheReporter.com By AP BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian troops fought intense battles Friday with hundreds of fellow soldiers who have turned their weapons against the regime of President Bashar Assad, revealing the increasingly militarized nature of an uprising started months ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iraq's Maliki warns over Syrian sectarian turmoil Reuters His statements underscore fears among Iraqi Shi'ite leaders and their allies in Iran that Syrian unrest could spill over into Iraq or unseat President Bashar al-Assad and bring to power a hardline Sunni Muslim regime next door. The United Nations says ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Israel Snapshot - Jewish New Year 5772 IsraCast On the other hand, Erdogan who professes to be a democratic leader seeking peace and justice in the region, now finds his alliance with neighboring Syria and Iran in tatters. Erdogan, who has vacationed with Syria's President Assad has now threatened ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Franjieh defends patriarch, Assad's regime NOW LEBANON Rai urged that Assad be given a chance to implement reforms, saying the “poor man cannot work miracles.” He voiced concern of a takeover by the radical Muslim Brotherhood, a movement theSyrian authorities have blacklisted for decades. The UN says that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Erdogan Should Mind His Own Glass House – OpEd Eurasia Review He had once loudly advertised a regional foreign policy of “zero problems with neighbors”; helped create an EU-like free trade and travel zone with Syria, Iraq and Iran; and backed Syria's PresidentAssad and Iran's rulers in their quarrels with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| NLP calls for sanctions against Syrian regime NOW LEBANON “We call on the Arab League to inform [Syrian President Bashar al-Assad] about the limits of [his policies against the protesters],” it added. The UN says that the Syrian regime's crackdown on protests that erupted in mid-March has killed more than ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fresh Swiss sanctions on Syria target oil, central bank NOW LEBANON The impact of these new measures are expected to be minimal as there are no known Swiss investments in Syria's oil industry. Switzerland had earlier already imposed sanctions against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, targeting it with travel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Protests kick off in Syria, casualties reported Monsters and Critics.com Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad have called for demonstrations under the banner 'Victory for our Syria and our Yemen. The people are stronger than any tyrant.' Activists based in Lebanon told the German Press Agency dpa that heavy clashes were ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com Reports of the fighting came amid reports of huge defections to the rebels in Rastan in the months-long protest against President Bashar Assad. The United States condemned an attack on US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, who was pelted with stones and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Reuters World News Highlights Stabroek News AMMAN - Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hurled rocks and tomatoes at US ambassador Robert Ford's convoy as he visited an opposition figure in Damascus yesterday in an attack the US said was “wholly unjustified”. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Middle East miscalculated Russia Beyond The Headlines One wonders if it will occur with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. Global politics today are an interplay of interests and values, opportunism and idealism. Missing this very real point leads the Russians to believe that any event over which they ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN human rights inquiry demands access to Syria Sunday's Zaman A UN-backed rights commission urged Syria to let it into the country to investigate reports of killings and torture, including of children, during six months of protests against President Bashar al-Assad'srule. "We have received many scary reports ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Security crackdown continues in Syria Windsor Star Russia opposes any mention of sanctions, UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters. Robert Ford, the US ambassador to Syria, who has been a critic of Assad, escaped a violent mob of government supporters while visiting opposition lawyer Hasan ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors - TODAY News - TODAY ... Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed into the central town of ... of mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said. ... The United Nations says more than 2700 Syrians, including 100 children, have ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../syria-forces-storm-refuge-army-defe... |
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