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Syria: 12 killed in new violence - Minneapolis Star Tribune Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:14:09 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Syria: 12 killed in new violence Minneapolis Star Tribune Rejecting President Bashar Assad's latest effort to appease them, thousands of protesters took to the streets across Syria on Sunday. Security forces responded with deadly force, witnesses said. The worst of the violence appeared to be in the central ... Assad pledge fails to quell Syria anger; troops fire |Reuters Libya and Syria protestsKSNT Syria protests continue despite president's promises to lift emergency lawsWashington Post BBC News -Globe and Mail -Ha'aretz all 637 news articles »

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Syria: Who Is the Real President Assad? - TIME Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:07:46 GMT+00:00

CTV.ca

Syria: Who Is the Real President Assad? TIME (See photos of Syria's protests across the nation.) Assad's critics say his populist facade has been exposed as a pose and that the 45-year-old opthamologist has always been more like his much-feared father and predecessor Hafez al-Assad. ... Middle East Syria to lift emergency lawAljazeera.net Two killed during Syria protestsThe Press Association Syria and Iran's similar ways in dealing with protestersPayvand BBC News -Xinhua -New York Times all 3,695 news articles »

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America's Partnerships With the Arab People - Huffington Post (blog) Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:09:56 GMT+00:00

BBC News

America's Partnerships With the Arab People Huffington Post (blog) Other times it seems afraid to get "implicated," as is the case in Libya and Syria. This is all while it repeatedly acts with extreme caution when it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict and peacemaking between Palestinians and Israelis in particular. ... An Arab revolt in SyriaTimes of Malta Opinion: Building economic change on the streets of Egypt and TunisiaSan Jose Mercury News Libya's false chaos theoryThe Guardian Toronto Star -Sarasota Herald-Tribune -The Nation, Pakistan all 52 news articles »

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Security forces kill 7 in Syria, an opposition source says - CNN Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:14:07 GMT+00:00

Security forces kill 7 in Syria, an opposition source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- In separate incidents, Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters in Homs and mourners at a funeral in Talbisa Sunday, killing seven people and injuring more than 50, an opposition source told CNN. ... and more »

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Several wounded in Syria protests - Al-Bawaba Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:31:47 GMT+00:00

Eurasia Review

Several wounded in Syria protests Al-Bawaba Several peaceful protests were reported Sunday in several major cities in Syria. In Aleppo , Homs, Daraa, Hama , the Damascus suburb of Douma, Talbeesah , Jablah and other areas . The protests called as Syria marked Sunday its Independence Day, ... Five hurt in south Syria protestsMiddle East Online Syria: 5 injured in the dispersal of demonstrations in Soueidailoubnan.info Syrian regime loyalists attack Druze protesters. Several injuredYa Libnan MyFox Memphis all 23 news articles »

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Storm toll rises...Air controller schedules...Protests in Syria, Yemen - 9&10 News Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:02:07 GMT+00:00

Storm toll rises...Air controller schedules...Protests in Syria, Yemen 9&10 News BEIRUT (AP) — Today is Syria's Independence Day, and it's being marked by anti-government demonstrations. A day after President Bashar Assad (bah-SHAR' AH'-sahd) promised to end nearly 50 years of emergency rule, witnesses say security forces have ... and more »

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Gov't urged to prepare for OFW evacuation from Syria - Inquirer.net Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:14:58 GMT+00:00

Gov't urged to prepare for OFW evacuation from Syria Inquirer.net By Jocelyn R. Uy Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 03:53:00 04/18/2011 A recruitment and migration expert urged the government, on Sunday, to step up its contingency plans for the evacuation of thousands of Filipino workers from Syria, which has ... and more »

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Syria's unrest eyed closely by Iran - The National Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:07:13 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Syria's unrest eyed closely by Iran The National Iran is keeping a nervous eye on the growing unrest in Syria, where the Assad regime has been its staunchest Arab ally through three often-turbulent decades in the Middle East. Tehran's ability to project its power in the Arab world would be greatly ... Syria aims to ease unrest with release of detained protestersBoston Globe Clinton urges end to Syria crackdownInquirer.net Clinton Says Iran Seeks to 'Hijack' Mideast ProtestsVoice of America First Post -AOL News -The Market Oracle all 235 news articles »

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Iranian agenda Syria's burden - Arab Times Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:34:18 GMT+00:00

AFP

Iranian agenda Syria's burden Arab Times SYRIA is standing at a crossroad in history not only due its dire need for reforms and its internal conditions, but also in terms of its relationship with the Arab and international communities. How will Syria liberate itself from being used as a tool ... Syria Heading from Bad to WorseAmerican Thinker all 12 news articles »

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Syrian accusations against MP Jarrah outrage the Future Movement - Ya Libnan Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:50:51 GMT+00:00

Middle East Online

Syrian accusations against MP Jarrah outrage the Future Movement Ya Libnan “Syria ought to file its accusations against the Future Movement via the correct legal channels rather than campaigning in the media,” Siniora said . “A file must be prepared via the Syrian Justice Ministry and judiciary, then it must go to the Syrian ... Allouch says Syria's accusations are fabricated by the intelligenceiloubnan.info Lebanon's Hariri proposed Brotherhood replace Assad: leaksAFP Hundreds of trucks delayed at Lebanon-Syria borderAhram Online Press TV -Monsters and Critics.com -Naharnet all 77 news articles »