Telegraph.co.uk | US imposes sanctions on Syrian President relatives, intelligence agency The Hindu PTI AP Protesters chant angry slogans as they protest against the violence in Syria. File Photo US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on two relatives of his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and the Arab state's ... US Imposes New Sanctions Against Syria Over Crackdown Thousands protest in Damascus after Syrian crackdown Rights group: Dozens killed in clashes with Syrian forces |
GlobalPost | Israel Watches Events in Syria Carefully Voice of America Israel is watching events in neighboring Syria carefully. Relations between the two have remained hostile since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war in which Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria, but the area has been mostly quiet. ... Kerry calls situation in Syria 'unacceptable' Iran Suddenly Turns Silent As Protests Spread In Syria Syria and Iran |
msnbc.com | UN atomic watchdog may clamp down on Syria Jerusalem Post By REUTERS Diplomatic sources: If IAEA implicates Syria in building covert nuclear reactor in upcoming report, UN Security Council action could follow. VIENNA - UN inspectors may say in an upcoming report that a Syrian desert site bombed to rubble in ... Syria: UN Atomic Watchdog Director Says Bombed Syrian Site Was Reactor UN human rights group acts to condemn use of deadly force IAEA Confirms Syria Secretly Building Nuclear Reactor |
Kansas City Star | Clinton demands Syria end violence The News International WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday demanded that Syria's ruler immediately cease violence and hailed a UN Human Rights Council decision to send investigators as precedent setting. Clinton, speaking after a meeting with visiting ... Clinton Speaks on New Syria Sanctions; Lauds Human Rights Council Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto After Their Meeting |
CTV.ca | Libyan battles spill into Tunisia; clashes in syria The Hindu Demonstrations on Friday were also held in Latakia, and Daraa, the city on the Jordan-Syria border, where anti-regime protests first began. There have been conflicting reports about casualties following Friday's clashes. The AFP news agency said seven ... Friday Middle East Roundup: Libyan troops on Viagra and Syria's leaderless ... Syria: 'Practical limits' of Western military power make Libya-style ... What's Happening? Libya, Yemen, Syria, and...Sony? |
Survivors have hope...NASA scrubs shuttle launch...Protesters die in Syria 9&10 News BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian human rights group says at least 42 people have been killed across Syria. Thousands of people took to the streets Friday, calling for President Bashar Assad's downfall and pledging support for the citizens of Daraa. ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Beirut worries that worsening violence in Syria will harm Lebanon The National "Syria and Lebanon are twin countries - if something happens in Syria it is bound to reverberate here," said Hilal Khashan, a professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. "This has always been the case because of the ... Hundreds of Syrians flee Syria to Lebanon Escaping Assad: Syrians Bring Tales of Gunfire and Defiance Travel between Lebanon and Syria down 90 % |
CNN International | Crunch-time for the Syrian regime Foreign Policy Seen from Damascus, the crisis that is gripping Syria is fast approaching crunch-time. The regime appears to have stopped pretending it can offer a way out. More than ever, it portrays the confrontation as a war waged against a multifaceted foreign ... Turkey proposes massive economic, social plans for Syria Bloody Syrian crackdown embarrasses Turkish allies Turkey's top security council calls for swift progress on Syria reforms |
Biggs Looking for 'Regime Change' in Syria Before Investing Bloomberg Barton Biggs, the hedge-fund manager who bought stocks when the market bottomed in 2009, said there needs to be a change in government in Syria before he invests in the country after popular unrest ... |
Reuters | Syria: Cameron's Tories under pressure from Labour over Ayman Asfari's donation Daily Mail According to the Guardian newspaper, he said: 'Universities should not accept money from governments like Syria, or those with connections to the Syrian government.' 'The danger is that you get compromised by the amount of money, and it inevitably ... Royal wedding: Syrian ambassador embarrassed at being disinvited St Andrews to review Syria centre Guest not: Britain takes back Syria's wedding invite |