Reuters | Sanctions Pose Growing Threat to Syria's Assad New York Times With Syria's currency weakening, its recession expanding, its tourism industry wrecked and international sanctions affecting most essential sectors, the International Monetary Fund now expects Syria's economy to shrink this year, by at least 2 percent. ... Top Syria cleric threatens attacks on U.S., EU SYRIA: U.N. veto not a 'blank check,' Russian official says Syria vows reform amid warning over opposition |
AFP | Iraqi Kurds blame Syria for official's death CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Two prominent Iraqi Kurdish officials blamed Syria on Monday for the death of a leading Kurdish figure in Syria who was part of the opposition's Syria National Council. Mashaal Tammo was "murdered by Syrian security," ... Tamo murder may inflame Syria uprising: analysts Syria faces new threat as deaths stir Kurds Assassination Galvanizes Syria's Kurdish Minority |
Al-Arabiya | Unrest in Syria has an upside next door Washington Post (blog) Baghdad is buddying up to Syria, just as the Obama administration is seeking to isolate the government in Damascus. And Iraqi leaders have insisted that US troops not be granted immunity beyond the end of the year, forcing American military commanders ... Iraq's Maliki urges Syria to end one-party rule Post-Assad Syria's Best Case Scenario? Post-Invasion Iraq Iraq Giving Financial Support to Syria |
Syrian Arab News Agency | Syria official tells Turkey not to 'inflame' violence Ahram Online Syria on Monday warned Turkey against "inflaming" unrest in the country, where more than 3000 people are estimated to have died in six months of protests against President Bashar Al-Assad. Buthaina Shaaban, media adviser to the Syrian president, ... Malaysia Against Foreign Military Intervention In Syria - Anifah Malaysia Rejects Foreign Interference in Syria's internal affairs Foreign military intervention in Syria unnecessary: Malaysian FM |
Mideast church leaders worried about Christians if Syria has civil war Catholic News Service "This chaos, surely -- with no means to implement security -- will lead to civil war," said the patriarch, who stressed that a civil war in Syria would not merely be a struggle among political parties to control the power. "It will be confessional ... |
Al-Arabiya | Mary's convoy visits Syria in support of Syrian leadership Press TV The delegation "Mary's Convoy two" is part of a campaign organized by supporters of the Syrian leadership that say Syria is a target of foreign conspiracies. The delegation visited the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo to pay condolences to the Syrian ... Suicide bombers in US, UK and France ready to strike if Syria attacked: Grand ... Syria's Mufti: Western Intervention Triggers Martyrdom-Seeking Operations in ... Who sets Lebanon against Syria? |
Syria's oil sector feels the pain Forward Syria Syria's oil industry, a critical mainstay of the economy and a vital source of government income, is now being targeted by sanctions from both the United States and the European Union. It takes will, might, and plenty of patience, to outlive the crisis ... Canada imposes additional economic sanctions against Syria |
Reuters | Europeans press for UN resolution on Yemen Khaleej Times Still battered after their failure to get a resolution passed on Syria last week, European diplomats say they hope Russia will not block the new effort to get a pronouncement on an Arab Spring nation. The United Nations' Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar is to ... UN council aims for Yemen vote by next week: envoys |
Metro | Dozens killed in clashes in Syria and Egypt as protests turn violent Metro At least 31 people are believed to have been killed in clashes in Syria on Sunday, the same day 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in Egypt's capital Cairo after a protest turned violent. There are unconfirmed reports 14 civilians and 17 ... Our World: The forgotten Christians of the East Watershed Moment: Copts Killed in Violence Copts Clash With Egyptian Troops in Cairo, Leaving 24 Dead |
Day Press News | Syria releases prominent tribesman activists Xinhua DAMASCUS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian lawyer and human rights activist said the Syrian authorities released on Sunday Sheikh Nawaf al-Bashir, the head of the large Baqara tribe in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour and a prominent opponent of ... Syria released Tribesman Activists EU hails Syrian opposition council, no call for recognition |