 USA TODAY Neighboring Turkey condemned President Bashar Assad over the "bloodbath." TheUnited Nations says more than 5000 people have been killed as Syria has sought to put down the uprising. In its first official comment on UN human rights reports alleging a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria imposes death penalty for arming “terrorists” as death toll soars Amnesty International In a sign of growing international opposition to the bloodshed in Syria, the UNGeneral Assembly voted on Monday overwhelmingly to condemn human rights violations by President Bashar al-Assad's government and called for an immediate end to violence. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2011 "Year of the Tyrant," 2012 ominous for Syria, Iraq Reuters Yet the Shi'ite-led government of Nuri al-Maliki has moved closer to Iran, perhaps in anticipation that the fall of Iran's ally, Syria's Assad, whose Alawite sect is a Shi'ite offshoot, could shift power to Syria's Sunni majority on Iraq's doorstep. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia Angles on Syria Security Council Resolution UN Dispatch When news broke last Thursday that Russia would be introducing a new draft resolution on the situation in Syria, it seemed as though the international pressure on Moscow over its support for the Assad regime in Syria had paid off. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syrian News on Dec 21, 2011 Just International President Bashar al-Assad in October issued decision No. 33 forming the National Committee for preparing a draft constitution for Syria. The Committee has to end its work during 4 months at maximum. During its last meetings, the Committee discussed the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DFA orders Filipinos to leave Syria Business Mirror The DFA, however, said 5000 Filipinos are registered at the Philippine embassy inSyrian capital, Damascus. The Syrian opposition group has urged the United Nations Security Council to charge the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assadwith “acts of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top of the Morning: Baghdad Bombings; Syria Massacre; Dadaab Closed; DPRK... UN Dispatch The words of the Assad regime have no credibility when they continue to be followed by outrageous and deplorable actions…We urge Syria's few remaining supporters in the international community to warn Damascus that if the Arab League initiative is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 50 US experts implore Obama to press Syria harder Jerusalem Post Will the Arab League still muster the consensus to condemn and refer to the UNSecurity Council? Will it maintain sanctions? Or will Assad, through this maneuver, succeed in further torpedoing Arab consensus against him, thus helping him further... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More than 200 people killed in Syria this week, opposition claims Channel 6 News Online The Syrian National Council (SNC), a Turkish-based opposition government in exile, condemned the regime of Bashar al-Assad for its "appalling massacres" which have left nearly 250 people killed over a 48-hour period. The group urged the Arab League and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US warns Syria violence must end as France condemns 'massacre' Irish Times “It is urgent that the UN Security Council issues a firm resolution that calls for an end to the repression.” The US said it was deeply disturbed by reports of indiscriminate killing and warned Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, the violence must stop ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria says 2000 soldiers and police killed Reuters | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Thursday more than 2000 members of its army and security forces had been killed in armed attacks since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in March. It gave the figure in a letter to theUnited ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to ... Washington Post ___ SYRIA Government forces surround residents of a restive Syrian village and kill all those trapped inside — more than 100 people — in a barrage of rockets, tank shells, bombs and gunfire that lasts for hours, The attack pushes the death toll for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Janitor Convicted Of Murdering NJ Priest In 2009 Salon Neighboring Turkey condemned President Bashar Assad over the “bloodbath.” TheUnited Nations says more than 5000 people have been killed as Syria has sought to put down the uprising. In its first official comment on UN human rights reports alleging a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Hezbollah on the Decline? National Review Online (blog) The organization must support Bashar el-Assad but, as a United Nations observer points out, it has no reply to why, in the name of the resistance, it supports the Shiites in Bahrain but not the Syrian people. The reconstruction that followed the war ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Not all is right in Middle East China Daily Encouraged and excited by their success in Libya, Western powers turned toSyria, tightened sanctions against the country and demanded that President Bashar al-Assad step down. Assad could be the fifth Middle East leader to fall. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| MidEast Daily News The Media Line A team of representatives from the Arab League are scheduled to arrive in Damascus on Thursday to organize the work of the observer team that will be monitoring President Bashar Al-Asad's implementation of the League's plan to end bloodshed in Syria. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com The observers arrived in Damascus Thursday, a day after an advance team arrived, to monitor the Assad regime compliance with pledges to withdraw troops from besieged areas and implement an Arab League peace agreement signed by Syrianofficials. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AP News in Brief at 11:58 pm EST Newsday The United Nations says more than 5000 people have died since March as Syriahas sought to put down the uprising -- part of the Arab Spring of protests that has toppled long-serving unpopular leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Other Views: Time for Asian Spring, starting with North Korea? Rockford Register Star His successor is his 20-something third son, Kim Jong Un. If anyone has any hopeful expectations — as some foolishly and regrettably did when Bashar al-Assad followed his vicious father, Hafez al-Assad, into power in Syria in 2000 — well, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday, December 22, 2011 CNN (blog) Kim Jong Un issued his first military orders as leader of North Korea just before the death of his father was announced, a South Korean state-run news agency said Wednesday. Syria's major opposition group condemned Bashar al-Assad's regime Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nothing Predicted Happened as Men Conspired With Nature in 2011 BusinessWeek Uprisings known collectively as the Arab Spring spread from Tunisia in January to rock Egypt, liberate Libya and threaten the Assad regime in Syria. It was a bad year to be a dictator or terrorist. Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is on trial in the country he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Franjieh reviews latest developments with Syrian envoy NOW LEBANON The United Nations estimates that more than 5000 people, mainly opposition protesters, have been killed since mid-March, when Syrians began taking to the streets to demand the end of President Bashar al-Assad family's 40-year reign. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Baath: Arabs supporting terrorist gangs in Syria NOW LEBANON Damascus blames the unrest on "armed terrorist groups" and has unleashed military operations against border towns and protest hubs. Lebanon's political scene is split between supporters of the Assad regime, led by Hezbollah, and the pro-Western March ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Opposition calls for UN help after massacre Vancouver Sun The slaughter in the Zawiya Mountains near the Turkish border was perhaps the single deadliest incident of the nine-month uprising against President BasharAssad. It came as Syria's army escalated a major offensive in the north of the country that has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian Oppn warns violence could engulf the region ABC Online ELEANOR HALL: The Syrian opposition is today calling for urgent meetings with the UN and the Arab League but is there any real likelihood of an international intervention in Syria beyond words? MURHAF JOUEJATI: There is going to have to be. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Soueid: Hezbollah likely to modify following downfall of Assad NOW LEBANON Hezbollah is currently affiliated with Iran and also supported by Syria. The United Nations estimates more than 5000 people have been killed in Syria since mid-March in the regime crackdown's on dissent. See all stories on this topic » |
| Syria nearer to sign Arab plan, crackdown continues - TODAY News ... BREAKING NEWS: Bank of America's Countrywide to pay $335 million in ...Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with envoys of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- ... this week and could decide to submit their plan to the U.N. Security Council,... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../syria-nearer-sign-arab-plan-crackdo... |
| Arabs threaten to take Syria to UN 7:24AM Monday Dec 19, 2011; 5508 online now; See today's paper ... Syria'sofficial news agency SANA said Assad "expressed his appreciation for the honest... news.smh.com.au/.../arabs-threaten-to-take-syria-to-un-20111... |
| Syrians protest against Assad after Russia U.N. move - Yahoo! News News: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed 13 people on Friday during ...Syrians protest against Assad after Russia U.N. move. Reuters .... Today on Yahoo! ... news.yahoo.com/syrians-protest-against-assad-russia-u-n-mov... |
| UN rights chief says Syria could plunge into civil war as more ... The United Nations human rights chief warned today that Syria could ... UN LogoUN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ... give us a proper understanding, even of his [President Bashar al-Assad] own assertions,” she said .... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40691&Cr... |
| Syrians protest against Assad after Russia U.N. move | Top News ... BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed 13 people on Friday during widespread protests against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said, a day after Syria's big... ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE7B90F520111216 |
| War News Updates: Civil War In Syria -- News Updates December ... A News Aggregator That Covers The World's Major Wars And Conflicts. Military ...Syrian Opposition Calls for UN Meeting on Assad 'Massacre' -- Bloomberg ... warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../civil-war-in-syria-news-upda... |
| THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Middle East :: Syrians protest Assad, as ... Syrians protest Assad, as Arabs delay crisis talks ... The U.N. Security Council is waiting to see what the Arab League does before it goes ahead with a U.N. ... www.dailystar.com.lb/.../157091-syrians-protest-against-assad-... |
| Army rebels ambush Syrian troops, UN calls for action | WORLD News Supporters for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rally in Hama. ... eight soldiers, they said, adding to a death toll of at least 30 people across the country today. ... tvnz.co.nz/.../army-rebels-ambush-syrian-troops-un-calls-actio... |
| United Nations urges world to help the Syrian people | Ya Libnan ... At a news conference in New York today, the UN secretary-general said the ...vital for UN Security Council efforts to protect Syrians from Assad's security forces , ... www.yalibnan.com/.../united-nations-urges-world-to-help-the-... |
| Syria | Protest | United Nations | Bashar-al Assad ... - Oneindia News News in your inbox. Bashar-al Assad. United Nations, Dec 13: Over 5000 people have been killed in Syria's violent crackdown against protesters, the UN rights ... news.oneindia.in/.../syrian-death-toll-now-at-over-5000-un-rig... |
| Arab states may go to UN with Syria peace plan proposals | News ... Today's Paper & Archive ... Mysterious uncle holds key to new leader Kim Jong-un's power in North Korea .... Demonstrators burn an image of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Baba Amro in ... news.nationalpost.com/.../arab-states-may-go-to-un-with-syria-... |
| UN Says Death Toll in Syria Exceeds 5000 - ABC News UN Says Death Toll in Syria Exceeds 5000. ... It is designed to erode Assad'smain base of support — the new and vibrant merchant ... Today in ABC News ... abcnews.go.com/.../fierce-clashes-spread-syria-15136125 |
| UN urges world to help Syria | News.com.au At a news conference in New York today, the UN secretary-general said the ...vital for UN Security Council efforts to protect Syrians from Assad's security forces , ... www.news.com.au/.../story-e6frfku0-1226222540063 |
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