Reuters | US pulls out envoy to Syria, southern strike spreads Reuters In this file picture, new US ambassador Robert Ford (R) talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after presenting his credentials to Assad, in Damascus January 27, 2011. By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it ... US pulls ambassador out of Syria, citing threats Hezbollah: Syria Largely out of 'Danger Zone' U.S. ambassador leaves Syria amid threats |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Activists: 11 killed in central, northern Syria Atlanta Journal Constitution FILE - In this June 20, 2011 photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media, US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford, covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave, in Jisr el-Shughour, ... Activists: 11 killed in central, northern Syria Syria crackdown: 'After Gaddafi's death, the regime went crazy' Syrian security forces kill 4 in central province |
The Next Web | US probes Syria's web block kit BBC News The US government is looking into claims that Syria restricted its citizens' access to the internet, using an American company's technology. A group of hackers says it has downloaded data from the Syrian government telecommunications agency. ... Syria using American software to censor Internet, experts say Internet Censorship: US Technology Used to Censor the Internet in Syria US software is being used to clamp down on Internet freedom in Syria |
Ha'aretz | 'No one has any idea what to do about Syria,' Jordan's king warns CNN Dead Sea, Jordan (CNN) -- No one has any idea how to deal with what's happening in Syria, Jordan's King Abdullah told CNN, saying he has "great concern" about how things will develop there. "I don't think there's anybody in the ... Jordan's king expects 'continued violence' in Syria 'No one has any idea what to do about Syria", says King |
Syria's Kurds: Are They About to Join the Uprising Against Assad? TIME On Friday Oct. 7, Hervin met Tammo at a friend's house in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority town in northeastern Syria, just across the border from Turkey. "He had a sadness about him," she recalls, speaking via Skype. Tammo, one of the few Syrian Kurdish ... |
The Guardian | Libya, Syria, Yemen and the Middle East - live The Guardian Photograph: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters 10.43am: With Muammar Gaddafi's death, the focus of the Arab spring may now move to Syria and Yemen, where protesters and opposition forces are struggling against their own despotic leaders. ... Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil has urged the continued defiance of people ... Gadhafi's Death a Boost for Arab Spring Uprising Gadhafi's end sparks new beginning |
BBC News | Gadhafi's Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria Voice of America October 21, 2011 Gadhafi's Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria Carolyn Presutti | Washington The killing of Libya's ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi may prove a cautionary tale to autocrats in the region who face uprisings of their own. ... Protesters 'die in Syria clashes' Activists: Syrian Troops Hunt Protesters, Kill 5 With Qaddafi's death, world attention turns to Syria |
BBC News | Syrians 'tortured' in hospitals BBC News Patients in government-run hospitals in Syria are being tortured in an attempt to suppress dissent, an Amnesty International report alleges. The 39-page report claims patients in at least four state hospitals have been subjected to torture and other ... Amnesty: Syria tortures hospital patients, medical workers "Climate of fear in Syria" - says Amnesty Amnesty condemns Syrian hospital 'torture' |
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. A video of Ahmadinejad responding to Obama's Iraq troop ... Ahmadinejad Says Syria Should Be Free From Interference Ahmadinejad slams NATO, denounces US pressure in Middle East Iran criticises killings in Syria |
Day Press News | 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) ... Syria: Casualties, Arrests & Clashes on Saturday Chief of Staff: Syria Won't Compromise on the Arab Rights 18 killed in the last 24 hours in Syria |