ARAB League News, Feb 10, 2012

Syria opposition reports more than 100 deaths in Homs Los Angeles Times The reports of new bloodshed come as diplomats grapple with the worsening crisis in Syria. The UN and Arab League are considering a joint observer mission. A funeral is held for rebels and a 10-year-old boy in Idlib, northern Syria. See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Avoiding the Syria trap Los Angeles Times Last month, the Arab League, frustrated by Assad's limited compliance with commitments he had made to end the violence and allow journalists and humanitarian agencies into the country, proposed a political solution: Assad would step down in favor of ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Syria uprising: live Telegraph.co.uk The Arab League protocol, which received wide support from the international community, called for the Syrian military to withdraw from residential areas, to stop firing at peaceful protests and to release prisoners arrested due to the unrest. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

How Syria differs from Libya CNN (blog) An Arab League monitoring mission is in abeyance, after a much criticized few weeks on the ground that drew ridicule even from within its own ranks and fury (for its perceived complacency) from protesters. And back in November, France floated the idea ... See all stories on this topic »

Fatah official: Palestine seeks Arab support for halt to Israel talks Ma'an News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud Al-Aloul said Friday that Palestinian leaders will seekArab support for their decision not to return to direct negotiations with Israel, after exploratory talks ended last month without ... See all stories on this topic » Ma'an News Agency

General Assembly to discuss latest developments in Syria UN News Centre Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will brief Member States on the latest developments after a request from General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser. The 193-member Assembly will also discuss the reportof the ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

US rallies 'Friends of Syria' for meeting Bradenton Herald Arab League foreign ministers are due to meet Sunday in Cairo and could announce a date and venue for the meeting after that. France and Turkey, both of which have historic and commercial interests in Syria, have offered to host the meeting. See all stories on this topic »

Syria veto won't hurt ties with US: China Pakistan Observer Last week's double veto by China and Russia of the resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for ending the Syrian bloodshed deeply angered the US, Europe and the Arab League.However, in a sign Beijing is staying engaged, ... See all stories on this topic »

In Rare, Blunt Speech, Saudi King Criticizes Syria Vetoes New York Times King Abdullah did not single out Russia and China by name, but he was clearly referring to both countries, which used their veto powers as permanent Security Council members to derail a resolution that supported the Arab League's proposal to resolve ... See all stories on this topic »

Can we help Syria without making things worse? Washington Post Yet their bravery is not enough: Despite almost a year of protests and regularreports of Assad's imminent demise, the Syrian dictator remains in power. The Arab League tried to broker a settlement to ease Assad out but failed, though it may take up ... See all stories on this topic »

Mikati holds ground on Syria sanctions, Cabinet crisis persists The Daily Star Lebanon has refrained from voting on measures that would tighten punitive sanctions by the Arab League against Syria, with Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour saying the country would not endorse such measures. Mikati and other officials have attempted to ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

The battle for Homs Aljazeera.com ... was interpreted by leaders of Homs' uprising as a response to their recent gains. Members of the Revolutionary Council also said fighters in the Homs province had taken advantage of the presence of Arab League monitors in December and January to... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Duma Urges UN to Foster Syrian Dialogue RIA Novosti Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, backed by the Arab League and Western nations, to prevent a repetition of “the Libyan scenario.” Those member states of the UN Security Council that lay responsibility for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran welcomes resumption of Arab League mission in Syria Islamic Republic News Agency Amir-Abdollahian cited the first round of AL observers' report on Syria as 'realistic and balanced', adding Tehran would welcome any plan which supports the reforms initiated by Syrian President Bashar Assad. He said Syria's problems should be settled ... See all stories on this topic » Islamic Republic News Agency

'Foreign powers behind Syria unrest' Press TV We know, that these armed groups, which were recognized in fact in the Arab League report, are all supported by foreign powers, and they are operatives of those foreign powers on the ground inside Syria. We know that Turkey is involved, ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

As many as 131 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Syrian opposition group reported as many as 131 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against an opposition that wants an end to his regime. See all stories on this topic »

CrossTalk: Syrian Series RT Why is the Arab League so concerned about the protests in Syria? How far will the Turks go? Should the international community help the rebels, and what options does it have? Is there any way to stop violence in the country without turning it into a ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia working with others to change Syria - Rudd Herald Sun Mr Rudd said he had spoken to the Secretary-General of the Arab Leaguetwo nights ago on the subject. "We're working closely with governments in Qatar and elsewhere to support a global friends of democratic Syria to bring about political transformation ... See all stories on this topic »

Arab Economic, Social Council session begins Oman Tribune CAIRO The 89th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level began on Thursday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The session is being chaired by Lebanon. HE Dr Sheikh Abdulmalak Bin Abdul Hinai, Adviser at the Finance ... See all stories on this topic »

Diplomat: Syria veto won't hurt US ties Washington Times Last week's double veto by China and Russia of the resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for ending the Syrian bloodshed deeply angered the US, Europe and the Arab League. In a sign Beijing is staying engaged, however, ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Brazil Slowly Moves Towards Condemning Syria Violence Ya Libnan Brazil, a rising economic and diplomatic power in the developing, expressed support for efforts by the Arab League to end the ongoing violence in Syria. Catherine Ashton, the foreign affairs chief of the European Union (EU) met with Brazilian foreign ... See all stories on this topic » Ya Libnan

Pentagon plans US-backed war against Syria World Socialist Web Site Turkey and the Arab League states, led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, do not want to be seen for what they are: stooges of the US. Deniability for them therefore requires the US to conceal the full extent of its involvement. In the February 6 Financial ... See all stories on this topic »

Tonight: Ivanka Trump CNN (blog) Each day, we here at "Piers Morgan Tonight" put together the news you need to know – from what happened last night to what will happen today. For February 9, 2012 – UN considers Arab League plan for joint Syria mission as attacks escalate, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria; Libya; Haiti; WFP/Horn of Africa UN Dispatch Syria: The United Nations and the League of Arab States are considering sending a joint observer mission to Syria, including a joint special envoy, to try to end the crisis engulfing the Middle East country, with SG Ban Ki-Moon warning yesterday that ... See all stories on this topic »

Merkel Says EU Willing to Tighten Syria Sanctions, Passauer Says Bloomberg China and Russia were “wrong” to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution backing an Arab League plan to transfer power in Syria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, the Passauer Neue Presse reported, citing an interview. See all stories on this topic »

'UK hands playing in the region goes back a long time ago' Press TV Because if there was, the Arab League report would have been included in the discussions, it wasn't! And now we can see that the only real big power in the world that's real interests can make a difference on the ground is China, and particularly ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Egypt's Revolution Turns One Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Presidential hopefuls include former Arab League Secretary General and Foreign Minister [under Mubarak], Amr Moussa, and current Arab LeagueSecretary General, Nabil El-Arabi). The uncertainty lies in the course that the FJP and the Muslim Brotherhood ... See all stories on this topic »

What's happening in Syria and will the violence end? CBBC Newsround Clashes between goverment and rebel forces are reported to have claimed the lives of over 5000 civilians (members of the public) and 2000 members of the security services. 14000 people have been detained. There are worries that if the violence ... See all stories on this topic »

Africa's International Relations Should Pivot Toward The Universality Of Human ... Namibian On the contrary, it is exactly what China and Russia did lastSaturday when the two powers used their veto against a UN resolution that sought to back the Arab League-sponsored peace plan for Syria. Among others, the peace plan called for an orderly... See all stories on this topic » Namibian

UNHCR | Refworld | Syria: UN and Arab League consider joint ... Cite as, UN News Service, Syria: UN and Arab League consider joint observer mission to try to stop killings, 8 February 2012, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f34f7d02.html [accessed 10 February 2012] ... The United Nations and the League of Arab States are considering sending a joint observer mission to Syria to try to end the crisis engulfing the Middle East country, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning today thatrecent attacks against civilians in the city of ... UNHCR | Refworld | Latest Updates

Syria's Homs Under New Deadly Blitz | Video | wtsp.com Activists said at least 24 people were killed in the besieged central city as the shelling r Middle Eastern News Arab League UN Syrian government Syrian Violence international International news News Middle East & North Africa Syrian Unrest homs ... Most Watched; Recent Videos; News. ConsumerReports; Crime; Education; Florida; Politics; Religion; Traffic; US & World; Weird. Weather Forecast. Entertainment. Top News. Top Consumer; Top Entertainment; Top High School Sports ... WTSP.com 10 News Latest Video

Arab League's Syrian mission on hold - World - CBC News Arab League deputy chief says the organization's observer mission to Syria has been halted because of increasing violence in recent days, related to the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. ... Major StoriesIn The News ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../syria-fighting-shelling.html

Amid Violence, Arab League Halts Observer Mission In ... - Fox News The Arab League halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, sharply ...violence in recent days that has killed at least 80 people across the country.... In the bloodiest incident reported on Saturday, Syria's state-run newsagency SANA ... www.foxnews.com/.../amid-violence-arab-league-halts-observ...

With violence rising, Arab League suspends Syria mission | McClatchy The Arab League suspended its Syria observation mission Saturday, saying it was too dangerous to ... Latest Election 2012 Stories ... Syrian state television said the regime "regrets and is surprised" by the suspension, newswires reported. www.mcclatchydc.com/.../with-violence-rising-arab-league.ht...

Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN - SYRIA ... Join the France 24 community here; Log in · FRANCE 24 latest world news report Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN - SYRIA - FRANCE 24 ... www.france24.com/.../20120209-arab-league-syria-observer-...

Genesis Communications Network GCN News Arab League Report ... Arab League Report Provides Evidence CIA, MI6, Mossad Behind Violence in Syria ... The report lends credence to reports filed in November of last year by ... www.gcnlive.com/.../arab-league-report-provides-evidence-cia...

Syria: UN to hear Arab League proposals - Tuesday 31 January ... The US, UK and France press for a UN security council vote on Arab League... of a teenager who died last week in police custody, the New York Timesreports. .... Confirming the operations in the Damascus suburbs, the statenews agency, ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-un-to-hear-arab-league-proposal...

The Arab League Report On Syria – Yet Another “F”? The Arab League officially halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday the 28 th of February ... all news bulletins are pointing Middle East-wards. muslimmatters.org/.../the-arab-league-report-on-syria-yet-anot...

Foolishly Ignoring the Arab League Report on Syria « Aletho News For the last month, we have heard allegations fly riotously about the Sudanese Head ... The Arab League has, after all, refused to make the final monitors'report ... alethonews.wordpress.com/.../foolishly-ignoring-the-arab-leag...

Arab League Report on Syria Worse than Goebbels: British Lies Exposed in Arab League Monitors Reporton Syria ... The latest body count reports in Syria are British-created lies and... Syria; the report lists over 107 foreign journalists and news agencies that have been ... projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?40262-Arab...

The Arab League Report On Syria – Yet Another “F”?MuslimMatters ... The Arab League officially halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday the ... for his immediate resignation, all news bulletins are pointing Middle East-wards. ... the League's decision to remain mum on the twin uprisings from earlier last ... muslimmatters.org/.../the-arab-league-report-on-syria-yet-anot...

Top Stories: Arab League Chief To Address U.N.; 'Buffett Rule - NPR hear the latest news ... Top Stories: Arab League Chief To Address U.N.; 'Buffett Rule' Moves In Senate ... "Arab League head to address U.N. on Syria" (CNN) ... www.npr.org/.../top-stories-arab-league-chief-to-address-u-n-b...

Arab League to Discuss Syria Observers Mission - Latest News ... Latest News Briefs. YouReport, Send us News & updates. 03:16. Reported... The foreign ministers of the Arab League will meet on Sunday to discuss the ... www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/231745

BBC News - Syria crisis: Russia 'wants Arab League role' 7 February 2012 Last updated at 09:50 ET ... The BBC's Paul Wood - one of the only foreign reporters in Homs - says the Syrian army resumed ... "Syria is informing the Arab League it is interested in the League's mission continuing its work ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16920922

World News - Arab League halts observer mission due to violence First for breaking news and analysis: Compelling world news stories from ...Updated 12:51 p.m. ET: Syria says it regrets an Arab League decision to halt its mission ... violence in recent days that has killed nearly 100 people across the country. worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10257534-arab-league-halts-o...

  

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