Los Angeles Times | Arab League Finds Limits to Pressure on Syria Voice of America November 09, 2011 Arab League Finds Limits to Pressure on Syria Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo The Arab League meets again Saturday to deal with Syria's broken pledge to end a crackdown on anti-government protesters. But, there are limits to external ... Syria Crackdown Prompts China-Russia Appeal to Prevent Violence Syria opposition's divisions showing at Arab League meeting Syrian troops kill eight in Damascus: activists |
AFP | Sleiman: Syria regrets incursions into Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Syria has “expressed regret” to Lebanon for repeated incursions into its territory that left at least one Lebanese dead, following the official confirmation that its army had mined its side of the border. ... Lebanese Fear Syria's Violence May Spill Over Syrian opposition asks Lebanon to act on kidnap reports Syria apologises to Lebanon over incursions |
DAWN.com | Syria Violence May Trigger Libya-Like Civil War, UN Predicts BusinessWeek 9 (Bloomberg) -- Syria is at risk of becoming like Libya, where an uprising against a long-standing dictator unleashed a civil war, the United Nations human rights chief predicted. “It happened in Libya; it may happen in Syria,” UN High Commissioner ... Syria Violence May Trigger Libya-Like Civil War: UN Syrian soldiers defecting in increasing numbers: U.N. UN: More Syrian soldiers defect to opposition |
Engineer: Suspected Syrian nuke site is textiles Boston.com AP / November 9, 2011 WASHINGTON—A German engineer says a Syrian industrial complex suspected of being part of a secret nuclear weapons program was not built for anything other than producing textiles. ... Engineer: suspected Syria nuke site for textiles |
AFP | Rights Group: Syrian Forces Kill 17 People in Crackdown on Dissent Voice of America November 09, 2011 Rights Group: Syrian Forces Kill 17 People in Crackdown on Dissent who was killed the day before. VOA News A Syrian rights group says government forces have carried out more deadly attacks on opposition protest hubs around the country ... Syrian forces kill 12 more civilians: rights group About 10 people killed in Syria: activists Twelve dead in Syria violence |
BBC News | Syria crackdown toll rises despite Arab peace deal: UN Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - More than 3500 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown on protesters, the United Nations said Tuesday, as the military pressed its campaign to put down resistance in the city of Homs against President ... As Syria Hits City, UN Says Toll Climbs UN: Death Toll In Syria Uprising Mounts To 3500 Daily killing in Syria, UN: over 3500 killed by Assad government |
Realscreen | Reporting From Syria in Secret New York Times (blog) “Syria Undercover,” a video report on the Syrian uprising, was filmed secretly inside the country and broadcast by PBS on Tuesday. Updated | 2:17 pm As The Lede has reminded readers for months, because of restrictions imposed by the ... FP Passport: Syria Undercover: Live chat Journalist Goes Undercover to Report on Syrian Dissidents Sneaking into Syria |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's policy on Iran to continue despite Syria tension Hurriyet Daily News The Arab Spring would show, it if has not already, that Turkey and its neighbors, Iran and Syria, stand worlds apart when it comes to the establishment of democratic regimes in the region. While the AKP has burned most of the bridges with the Bashar ... Washington Watch: Brinkmanship could spark Middle East war Colonialism in weapons inspectors' clothing Israel could mount pinpoint raids on Iran: analysts |
The Daily Star | Syria: 30 years on, are sanctions finally starting to pinch? The Daily Star BEIRUT: Syria's political leadership has weathered sanctions for over three decades, but experts say a more multilateral approach from the United States and European Union may be taking its toll on the Syrian economy. ... Syria may try to evade US, EU sanctions-US Treasury Top US official in Beirut to discuss Syria sanctions, sources say US official to visit Lebanon, Jordan over Syria sanctions |
AFP | US, Portugal agree to continue cooperation on Syria, Iran People's Daily Online 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Portugal agreed on Wednesday to continue their close cooperation at the UN Security Council over issues like Syria, Iran and the Middle East peace. At their White House talks, US President Barack Obama and his ... Obama meets Portuguese President |