AFP | Syria to emerge stronger, stick to national principles Xinhua DAMASCUS, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Syria's army chief of staff said Saturday that Syria will emerge from the months-long crisis stronger and will stick to its national principles. General Fahd Jassem al-Freij was quoted by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) ... 11 killed in Syria as Tehran ups pressure on Damascus Death of Qaddafi Revives Opposition, and Hope, in Syria Syria: Casualties, Arrests & Clashes on Saturday |
BBC News | Ahmadinejad on Gadhafi, Syria, alleged plot, nuclear weapons and America's role CNN (blog) They talked about Moammar Gadhafi's death, policy toward Syria, the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US, Iran's nuclear ambitions and America's global role. Some highlights are below. You can catch the full interview this ... Iran criticises killings in Syria Ahmadinejad slams NATO, denounces US pressure in Middle East Ahmadinejad Says Syria Should Be Free From Interference |
Wall Street Journal | Syrians Rally, Saying Assad Is Next Wall Street Journal Bolstered by scenes of jubilation in Libya, protesters in Syria and Yemen streamed out to rally against their longtime leaders Friday, warning their presidents to take a cue from Moammar Gadhafi's violent death. ... Protesters 'die in Syria clashes' With Qaddafi's death, world attention turns to Syria Now Libya, But What About Syria? |
Syria using American software to censor Internet, experts say Washington Post LONDON — Syria is using equipment and software developed by an American company to censor the Internet and conduct surveillance of its citizens, according to data analyzed by technology experts and advocates for Syrian dissidents. ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Syria's uprising creeps across Lebanese border msnbc.com Unlike Syria's stronger neighbors — Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel — Lebanon has long lived under Syria's shadow and is more vulnerable to interference as the Assad regime pursues its crackdown on the Syrian opposition, elements of which have begun ... Syria's uprising creeps across Lebanese border Former Syria VP Believed to Be Imprisoned by Assad's Regime, Daughter, Police Say |
Peretz: Schalit was almost freed 2 weeks after capture Jerusalem Post COM STAFF Former defense minister Amir Peretz says a deal negotiated through Egyptian mediators "blew up"; pursued negotiations through Syria. MK Amir Peretz revealed in an interview with Chanel 2 on Saturday night that a deal for Gilad Schalit's ... |
New technology and the Arab Spring Saudi Gazette Revolutionary slogans in Egypt, Syria and Yemen are similar. They all say “Leave”, “People want to change the regime,” or “People want to overthrow the regime”. The revolutions have also coincided with each other; they all began during the first ... |
One dead in Syria army clash with 'defectors' Ahram Online Assad's regime blames "armed gangs" for the violence that has wracked Syria for the past seven months, but activists say most of the deaths are caused by security forces putting down non-violent protests. More than 3000 people, most of them civilians, ... |
AFP | Syria welcomes visit of AL ministerial committee Xinhua DAMASCUS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Syrian deputy foreign minister said Syria welcomes the impending visit of the Arab ministerial committee announced by the Arab League (AL) recently, contrary to previous official stance that showed reservation about the ... Clashes rage in Syria between army, deserters Syria`s agrees to receive Arab League Delegation The “Magical” Arab Solution in Syria |
Why is the Obama administration propping up Syria's Islamists? Daily Caller Note that Sunni Muslim Arabs only comprise 60 percent of Syria's population. Assuming that no more than 20 percent of Syrian Sunnis are Islamists (a reasonable assumption), Islamists are over-represented on the Syrian National Council by 500 percent. ... |