 The Daily Star The team, which Assad let into Syria last weekend after months of United Nations pressure, went to Damascus, Homs, Banias, Latakia, Hama, Aleppo and Idlib, said UN Undersecretary-General B. Lynn Pascoe.“It has just completed its visit today and [the] ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libya's Lesson to Syria - Stay the Course Voice of America Assad: No interference Indeed, the arrests and killing of protesters continued this week acrossSyria, in spite of Assad's repeated promises of reform. The United Nations says more than 2000 have died so far in the crackdown on demonstrators and this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran: Some urge caution in aiding Assad UPI.com They argue that as the remorseless rise in Syrian death toll remorselessly rises -- the United Nations says it exceeds 2200 -- this will alienate Arab states that Tehran seeks to win over as part of its drive to expand its influence in the Middle East. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A model from the neighbours Ahram Online Since the uprising in Syria began in March, Al-Maliki has displayed unwavering support for Al-Assad. "The Zionists and Israel are the first and biggest beneficiaries of this whole process," Al-Maliki warned in a speech last Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian opposition tries to unite, Turkey pledges more support Southeast European Times ... to demonstrate that they are able to address the question of what happens after the collapse of the Assad regime," says Amr al-Azm, a Syrian-American history professor. The overall death toll has reached 2200 in Syria so far, according to the UN. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| From Syria to Kansas University Daily Kansan “Al-Assad and his family are from the Alawite sect, which is a minority sect within Shiaism which is the minority side of Islam within Syria,” Raj Bhala, a Rice distinguished professor of law said. Al-Assad was believed to be a young reformist when he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cosby: Syria protests remind students to appreciate rights of speech University Daily Kansan President Obama has called for Assad to step down, and human rights organizations are labeling the government's violence as crimes against humanity. Many people worldwide are calling for the UNSecurity Council to take a firmer stance against the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria braces for fresh anti-government demos Friday Monsters and Critics.com Pro-democracy protesters in Syria have intensified their demonstrations against the government of President Bashar al-Assad since Ramadan started on August 1. At least six civilians were killed Wednesday by security forces in several areas of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gadhafi's exit, Libya's victory MiamiHerald.com The fall of Gadhafi is bad news for Syrian President Bashar Assad. He will stop at nothing to remain in power, but Syrians are fed up. They refuse to be cowed into submission. Europe and the United States have responded with calibrated sanctions and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia Strikes First Bahrain Arms Deal After U.K., French Bans Bloomberg 23 circulated a draft resolution to United Nations Security Council members that would freeze the foreign assets of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and impose an arms embargo on his country. The UN says 2200 people have been killed since protests ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| News Analysis: Russia Damages Image in Arab Spring The Moscow Times This is particularly true of Syria, where an estimated 2000 people have already died in a revolt cruelly suppressed by President Bashar al-Assad. US sanctions are already in place against Syria, and the European union is likely to impose an embargo on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| A still-open nuclear file Ha'aretz Israeli security sources speaking off-the-record say that the Syria nuclear file is not a closed case. There are good reasons to agree. Syria's ability to quickly develop a nuclear program on its own soil was surprising. The late Hafez Assad never ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Libya: rebels move government to Tripoli - live updates U.TV Syrian forces beat up a prominent Syrian political cartoonist and left him bleeding on the side of a road, in the latest episode of a campaign to quash dissent against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Ali Ferzat, 60, is one of the Arab world's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hezbollah makes all cabinet decisions, says Fatfat NOW LEBANON “Hezbollah may feel at a certain [point] that it needs to obstruct the cabinet to avoid making big decisions linked to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and to dealing with the Syrian situation in the UN Security Council. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian army pushes into dissident areas, activists say Monsters and Critics.com His government was going ahead with reforms 'with firm steps,' SANA quoted al-Assad as saying. An estimated 2200 people have been killed since March, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said this week, adding that 350 of them had died ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran-Russia tango over missiles Rediff (blog) Yes, the same gentleman who is bankrolling the Libyan operations by the european countries and who is burning midnight oil to bring democracy to Syria by overthrowing the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, Iran's closest ally in the region. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libya transition meeting set in France UPI.com Sarkozy said the lack of a United Nations mandate precluded military intervention in Syria but he urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to learn from the examples of Libya and the Ivory Coast, both countries where France used force. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| When It Comes to Libya, The 'Experts' Miss the Most Important Point Huffington Post Syria is the likely candidate, and as it is the lynchpin in the region, the fall of the Assad regime has the capability to shake all countries in the region to their core. The Arab Spring is far from complete, even in the countries where the ruling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Egyptian Heroes: Forgotten By Many, Not By Some. MidEastYouth.com Then it happened, during the early days of the war, the Syrian front was under heavy pressure from the IDF, and so Syrian President Hafez al-Assad made an explicit request to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to advance the Egyptian forces deep into Sinai ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US condemns Syria political cartoonist attack Aljazeera.net Amid the increasing violence, the European Union and the United Nations announced plans for more sanctions against Assad's government. EU governments are likely to adopt an embargo against imports of Syrian oil by the end of next week, an EU diplomat ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Refugees Tossed Between Iraq and Syria Inter Press Service However Samer says, "Syria was very secure then, with electricity, water and no problems. Although rent and living costs were high, it was worth it." But when demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime broke out earlier this year, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Exit Gaddafi PakistanToday.com.pk While Libya will affect the African region more, the rebellion will embolden its Syrian counterpart, and if Bashar Al-Assad falls, the Hezbollah-Iran-Hamas nexus will be fractured, to the delight of Israel and the US but also resulting in increased ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Secretary-General, at Korbel School Dinner, Stresses Critical Need for Action ... IEWY News The same yearnings are on display throughout Syria. I have repeatedly urged President Bashar al-Assad to end the excessive and lethal use of force by his security forces against the Syrianpeople, and to engage in meaningful reforms. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bellemare sets out his case Ahram Online Al-Hariri and 21 others were killed when his convoy was blown up on Beirut's seafront in an assassination that plunged Lebanon into turmoil, splitting it into a pro-Western camp that initially accused Syria of the killing, and Hizbullah, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aoun will soon “destroy” cabinet, says Hamadeh NOW LEBANON “I was convinced that there was an order to murder all those who stood up to [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad's regime, and told Assad to 'leave Lebanon' [alone].” The MP also called on Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah “to send ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Politics this week The Economist See article America, Britain and other European countries called for the departure of Syria'spresident, Bashar Assad, after his continuing violent suppression of protests. Sudan declared a two-week ceasefire in the restive state of South Kordofan, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Department of State on Turkish FM's Remarks Journal of Turkish Weekly A spokesperson for the US Department of State has said, "I think we'd all like to see that" after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's remarks that he would like to see new Libya flag in UNconvention next month. Asked about Davutoglu's meeting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mark Collins: Foreign intervention, says China, 'is not always successful…' National Post (blog) SPIEGEL: China weakens institutions like the United Nations, in particular, because you frequently water down joint resolutions against Iran, North Korea [more here] or Syria, whose President BasharAssad allows the army to fire against his own people, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry - TODAY News ... "Shabbiha (pro-Assad militiamen) accompanied the military. ... The United Nations says 2200 people have been killed in Syria and the U.N.'s human rights ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../us-envoy-visits-syria-town-un-launc... | ||
| US envoy visits Syria town, UN launches inquiry - TODAY News ... The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town Tuesday, his second visit to an area rocked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad ... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../us-envoy-visits-syria-town-un-launc... | ||
| 20 killed in Syria despite Assad's pledge to UN - Yahoo! News Read '20 killed in Syria despite Assad's pledge to UN' on Yahoo! News. Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President ... Today on Yahoo! 1 - 4 of 40. prevnext. Kardashian honeymoon slip- up ... news.yahoo.com/20-killed-syria-despite-assads-pledge-un-182... | ||
| West pushes for Syria sanctions - News Today A UN report has also said Assad's regime could be guilty of crimes against ... against the civilian population in Syria," the AFP news agency reports. ... www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details... | ||
| SYRIA Assad gives West confident response - Asia News Today UN Human Rights Commission held an emergency meeting to discuss Syria. ... Damascus (AsiaNews) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has no intention of ... www.asianews.it/.../Assad-gives-West-confident-response-224... |
