Aljazeera.net | Syria Accused of Kidnapping 4 in Lebanon New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese police have accused Syria of orchestrating the kidnapping of Syrian dissidents in Lebanon, a country that has served as a haven for them since the uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad ... NATO rules out Syria intervention Syria: delaying the inevitable Arab League Awaits Syrian Response |
CBC.ca | Assad warns world powers after victory in Libya, stay away from Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — With world powers fresh from their victory over Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning them that the Middle East will go up in flames if there is any foreign intervention in his country. ... Syria warns: "Whole region" could burn Arab League Awaits Syria's Reply on Ending Crackdown Arab League submits plan on Syria crisis |
Syrian Arab News Agency | Inside Syria: Dissidents tell stories of 'unbelievable abuse' against protesters msnbc.com Normally they traffic cigarettes across the Turkish-Syrian border. Cigarettes are cheaper in Syria than in Turkey. So are cows. The smugglers told us they had moved plenty of cows from Syria to Turkey across the cornfields and melon patches that cover ... Delegation of Syrian Arab Association in the USA: We Came to Support Homeland ... |
AFP | Report: California Firm's Tech Used to Block Web in Syria PC Magazine A California-based company has admitted that its technology was used to block Internet access in Syria during this year's Arab Spring uprising, but officials said they do not know how the devices ended up in the country. ... U.S. Firm Acknowledges Syria Uses Its Gear to Block Web Blue Coat owns up to Syrian Web-blocking US web censorship tools sold to Iraq being used by Syrian regime |
Bloomberg | Syria's uprising spoils the Iranian victory of 'Islamic awakening' The Daily Star But here we encounter the dilemma created for Iran by Syria. The entire Arab Spring would have constituted a moral victory for Islamic Iran over the West were it not, alas, for the Syrian factor, which does not at all fit into the grand theory of the ... Is the Arab Spring Hurting Arab Women? Islam anf the Arab Spring The Arab Spring has turned into an Islamist fall |
The Daily Star | Army to take action to control Syria border The Daily Star BEIRUT: In its first comment since reports of Syrian incursions into Lebanon, the Lebanese Army said Monday it is carrying out its mission to control the border with Syria and prevent arms smuggling and the infiltration of gunmen ... Arming Syrian deserters Lebanese Army Says It Controls Borders with Syria Lebanese Sources: Arrested Smuggler Confessed to Transporting Weapons to Armed ... |
Al-Bawaba | Syria: NATO Will Not Conduct Military Intervention, NATO Chief Says ThirdAge NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday that NATO will not conduct a military intervention in Syria. Syria will not receive a military intervention by NATO, the organization's Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. ... NATO says will not intervene in Syria Despite Mounting Bloodshed, Syria is Unlikely to See a Libya-style NATO ... NATO not to intervene in Syria |
Suspect in student's slaying started new life in Syria Across the border ... Chicago Tribune Haffar had flown 6000 miles away to Syria, where his mother lives and his family owns extensive property. Six months later, a grainy Internet video showed Haffar partying in a tailored shirt and slacks at a Damascus nightclub. Haffar's plane ticket to ... |
DAWN.com | Syria warns world powers to stay away Emirates 24/7 AP With world powers fresh from their victory over Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning them that the Middle East will go up in flames if there is any foreign intervention in his country. The authoritarian leader issued ... Syria's first lady Asma: elegant English Rose. . . or 'Sopranos'-style mob wife? |
Bikya Masr | 35 killed in Syria as activists call for 'no-fly' zone eTaiwan News Syrian security forces killed at least 35 people on Friday as they pursued a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after activists called for a no-fly zone to protect civilians and soldiers deserting the army, a rights group said. ... UN chief calls for immediate end to violence in Syria Fears over Syria's slide into armed rebellion Seven killed in Syrian crackdown on protesters |