Los Angeles Times | Syria Warns Countries Not To Recognize Opposition NPR by AP Syria's foreign minister warned the international community Sunday not to recognize a new umbrella council formed by the opposition, threatening "tough measures" against any country that does so. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem did not specify ... Syria Demands That Nations Reject Opposition Council and Protect Its Embassies Syria warns nations against recognizing opposition group Syria warns on opposition council |
BBC News | US 'Reset' With Russia On Edge After Syria Vote NPR Vitaly Churkin, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, vetoed a Security Council resolution Wednesday condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown on pro-reform protesters. The vote set off a public rebuke from Washington. ... 'We're building our own Arab democracy' – Syrian presidential aide Syria security forces 'open fire at Kurd's funeral' Killings pile pressure on Syria leader |
Al-Arabiya | Dina al-Shibeeb: Is Iraq's stance on Syria justified? Al-Arabiya Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad march through the streets of the central city of Homs. (Photo by Reuters) By Dina al-Shibeeb Last month, the Iraqi prime minister's media advisor “absolutely” denied making the ... Deputy Editorial Page Editor Syria, Iraq and the Shiites Gwynne Dyer: Civil war coming to Syria? |
AFP | Syria vows reform amid warning over opposition Bangkok Post Six people were killed in the Karam al-Seitun district of Homs and another was shot dead in the Bab al-Drib area, taking the day's death toll across Syria to 11, the rights group said. The Observatory said security forces shot dead at least three ... Syria forces 'kill at least three' at funeral Syria security forces shoot dead 7 in Homs |
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's Kurds declare intifada after activist's death' Jerusalem Post Syria's Kurds declared an "intifada" Sunday to avenge the death of a charismatic Kurdish opposition figure killed two days before, Arabic media reported. London's Asharq Alawsat daily reported that at least four mourners were killed Saturday in the ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | From Libya to Syria and Armenia, Turkish-French rivalry is back Hurriyet Daily News There is of course another theater that could cause another Turkish-French face off in the region: Syria. The Turkish southernmost province of Hatay, where camps are set up for those who escaped from the Beshar al-Assad regime, joined Turkey from a ... |
PKK-Syria axis? Today's Zaman The fact that the PKK has at least 2000 militants from Syria and that supreme commanders Nurettin Sofi and Bahoz Erdal are from Syria and are believed to have links to the Syrian intelligence agency are the main reasons for such speculations. ... |
Syrian Radio & TV Online | Sleiman sends envoy to Syria to pay condolences The Daily Star Abbas Ibrahim, who met Syria's Mufti Sunday, said a common enemy to Syria and Lebanon was targeting innocent people in both countries. Hassoun said Syria was paying the price of its positions in support of resistance movements against Israel, ... Ibrahim Visits Syria: Reports on Border Control Agreement Mary (2) Convoy Ladies Arrive in Aleppo in Support to Syria Ibrahim: Lebanon and Syria are cooperating |
Boston Globe | Syria troops fire on protesters, killing 8 CBS News The slaying of Mashaal Tammo, a 53-year-old former political prisoner and a spokesman for the Kurdish Future Party, was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Syria as the country slides further into disorder, seven months into the uprising ... Syria lashes out at critics in UN Human Rights Council review of rights record U.S. says Syria stepping up intimidation campaign Syria slams critics at UN review of rights record |