| Arab League suspends Syria mission as violence rages | Reuters The decision comes days after the Arab League called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, following 10 months of revolt against his rule. It will take an Arab peace plan to the UN Security Council next week. "Given the critical deterioration of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian ambassador to Egypt accuses Gulf-backed opposition activists of ... Washington Post He said the Syrian National Council is in fact calling on Arab nations to fund the group, but has so far not received any financial assistance. Gulf nations have been among the strongest critics of the Syrian regime's crackdown, which the UN says has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anti-Assad Syrians break into Cairo embassy Kipp Report ... in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks during the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. The UN Security Council ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| New resolution seeks backing for Syria plan The Statesman UNHQ, 28 JAN: European and Arab nations called on the UN Security Council to back an Arab League plan on the Syria crisis under which President Bashar al-Assad would have to stand down. Morocco presented a draft resolution to the 15-nation body ~ drawn ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria Hits Out At Arab League Over Mission Isle of Wight Radio Syria has hit out at the Arab League after it suspended its monitoring mission, saying it is an attempt to influence the United Nations Security Council. The claim was made by Syrian state television, which added: "This will have a negative impact and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| AP News in Brief at 11:58 pm EST Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation AP News in Brief at 11:58 pm EST Originally published: January 27, 2012 6:06 PM Updated: January 28, 2012 12:00 AM By The Associated Press Young children among 74 killed in 2 days of Syrian turmoil as UN considers crisis ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News SourceAP Top News at 12:41 pm... KMPH Fox 26 The rising bloodshed has added urgency to new attempts by Arab and Western countries to find a resolution to the 10 months of violence that according to the United Nations has killed at least 5400 people as Assadseeks to crush persistent protests ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EST Washington Post (blog) ___ Young children among 74 killed in 2 days of Syrian turmoil as UNconsiders crisis BEIRUT — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President BasharAssad shelled residential ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fears of a massacre grow as Syrian troops target Hama Business Recorder (blog) A threatened escalation of violence in Syria risks plunging the country into a civil war between Sunni Muslims and the minority Alwaites, a Shiite Muslim offshoot to which the al-Assad family, which has ruled Syria for five decades, belongs. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria Is Importing Iranian Snipers To Murder Anti-Government Protesters Business Insider Syria is bringing in snipers from Iran and Lebanon to help crush a resistance movement that continues to threaten President Bashar al-Assad's violent regime, reports The Times (via The Australian). Mahmoud Haj Hamad, a senior Syrian government defector ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNICEF says 384 children killed so far in Syria Kipp Report At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told Reuters the figures were based ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quote of the day Peninsula On-line We cannot support a call to support Assad's departure in any UN Security Council resolution. The relentless media focus on Syria in recent weeks has meant Libya isn't getting the attention it deserves. The attention it deserves, because Libya deserves ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lebanese press round-up: January 28, 2012 NOW LEBANON Escalation in Syria races against the Security Council; Moscow rejects the call on Assad to resign. Activists say 56 people are killed by security forces across Syria. The Times: Saudi Arabia and Qatar agreed on financing theSyrian opposition armament ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| BC-AP News Digest 9:25 pm Chicago Tribune TOP STORIES SYRIA BEIRUT — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria kill at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President BasharAssad shell residential buildings and fire on crowds. The dramatic escalation of violence comes as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| BC-AP News Digest 4:15 pm Chicago Tribune A selection of top photos can be found at: http://bit.ly/APTopPhotos DEVELOPING — SYRIA — UN Security Council meeting is under way. — SCHOOL BOMB PLOT-FLIGHT SIMULATION — Can flight simulator training on a home computer teach you enough to fly a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Press digest Times of Malta The New York Times reports that the UN Security Council has met to consider a draft resolution against Syria's government. France, Germany and the UK drafted a resolution with Arab states, supporting the League's call for President Bashar al-Assad to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Robert Fisk: The present stands no chance against the past The Independent And the Israeli Prime Minister's silence, I notice, continues over Syria. Save for the accusation that the Assad regime was involved in the attempt by Palestinian refugees to cross the border via Golan last year – Netanyahu must be right about that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Response to Jennifer Rubin… on Iran American Spectator (blog) Second, the sooner Syrian President Bashar al-Assad goes, the better. Fair enough, but Rubin should realize that even Tehran has begun to distance itself from Assad's shrinking cabal -- they've even taken meetings with opposition leadership in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| French, Afghans want NATO out sooner Pioneer Press He said he would call President Barack Obama about it today. BEIRUT - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arabs suspend observer mission in Syria Sky News Australia The announcement came as the opposition Syrian National Council said its leader would travel to New York to appeal to the UN Security Council for protection from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. SNC chief Burhan Ghaliun's trip comes amid a new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian envoy reiterated regime's stance on crisis NOW LEBANON The UN says more than 5400 people have been killed in the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Syria. Lebanon's political scene is split between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, led by Hezbollah, and the pro-Western March 14 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Arab Draft UN Resolution on Syria Supports Call For Assad to Step ... By Joshua Cohan Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(UNITED NATIONS) -- Morocco circulated a draft resolution in the U.N. Security Council on Friday, created with input from the United States and its European partners. According to a copy of the resolution, ... World News - ABC News Radio |
| Uprooted Palestinians: Just like that! UN to Bashar Assad: 'Leave in ... By uprooted Palestinian Russia vows to Block UN move on Syria's al-Assad. (DP-News - agencies). Russia vowed to block any United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power. Such demands “will simply never get approval,” Alexander Lukashevich, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said by telephone from Moscow today. “This should be a matter for dialogue between the Syrians themselves and shouldn't be imposed through a resolution.” he added. Uprooted Palestinians |
| 130 Syrians killed wihin 24 hours , activists | Ya Libnan | World ... By syh ... claimed Saturday that 130 people had been killed across the country in just 24 hours by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The U.K.-based SyrianObservatory for Human Rights reported the death toll while speaking to NBCNews in London. ... The Arab League and Western countries are pushing for a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria, resisted by Assad's ally Russia. The U.N. Security Council discussed a new European-Arab draft resolution on Friday aimed at halting the ... Ya Libnan |
| Arab League turns to U.N. as Gulf observers quit Syria - TODAY ... Gulf Arab states withdrew their observers from Syria on Tuesday after it ...Bashar al-Assad to surrender power, prompting the group's chief to call forU.N. help in ... is the last step of internationalization," he told a newsconference in Damascus. today.msnbc.msn.com/.../arab-league-turns-un-gulf-observers-... | ||
| BBC News - Syria crisis: Assad 'gives amnesty for uprising crimes' Japan Today U.N. chief tells Assad: 'Stop killing your people' 12 hrs ago ...ONE News Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria's Assad 24 hrs ago. About these ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16565567 | ||
| Syrian Forces Attack Hama Before UN Security Council Meets The violence has left at least 25 people dead around Syria today, ... leaveAssad nominally as leader even if devoid of powers, according to a UNdiplomat ... www.businessweek.com/.../syrian-forces-attack-hama-before-u... | ||
| Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria's Assad | WORLD News "Today, I say again to President Assad of Syria: stop the violence, stop killing your people. The path of repression is a dead end," UN Secretary-General Ban ... tvnz.co.nz/.../stop-killing-un-chief-tells-syria-s-assad-4688906 | ||
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| Syria's Assad offers amnesty as UN condemns violence Syria's president Bashar al-Assad announced an amnesty for crimes committed ... "Today, I say again to President Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. ... /dispatch/ news/regions/middle-east/120115/syria-un-amnesty-bashar-assad-ban-ki-moon ... www.globalpost.com/.../syria-un-amnesty-bashar-assad-ban-ki... | ||
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| UN chief tells Syria's Assad to stop the killing | euronews, world news The UN says his crackdown has claimed more than 5000… ... 'Today, I say again to President Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. Stop killing ... Latest world news ... www.euronews.net/.../un-chief-tells-syria-s-assad-to-stop-the-k... | ||
| U.N. head demands Syria's Assad stop violence - CBS News BEIRUT — The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his ... "Today, I say again to President (Bashar) Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. www.cbsnews.com/.../u.n-head-demands-syrias-assad-stop-vio... | ||
| Syria's President Assad Grants Amnesty For Crimes ... - Fox News Assad's action comes after the U.N. Secretary General demanded Sunday that he ... "Today, I say again to President (Bashar) Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. www.foxnews.com/.../un-chief-demands-syrias-president-assa... | ||
| Arab League, European Nations Push to End Assad's Rule | News ... The Arab League says the withdrawal of monitors from Gulf Arab states will not hinder its work in Syria as France, Britain and Germany joined efforts at the ... www.voanews.com/.../Russia-Opposes-UN-Sanctions-on-Syria... | ||
| Russia vows to Block UN move on Syria's al-Assad | English | NEWS ... Russia vowed to block any United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power. ... Alexander Lukashevich, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said by telephone from Moscowtoday. www.dp-news.com/en/detail.aspx?articleid=109735 | ||
| Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures | Flash ... Middle East: The UN Security Council has met to consider a draft resolution against Syria's government. Activists and the Arab League urged the UN to take ... flashnewstoday.com/.../syria-crisis-un-security-council-mulls-a... |
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