CTV.ca | Syria takes hard line on protests Tampabay.com Protests erupted in Syria three weeks ago and have been growing steadily every week — and have even rattled the key port city of Latakia in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which Assad and the ruling elite belong. ... Fresh violence breaks out in Syria Syria threatens crackdown on protests Syria vows stiff response to civil unrest |
FRANCE 24 | Dozens Dead in Yemen, Egypt, Syria as Protests Shake Middle East Countries Bloomberg Photographer: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images Scores of people were killed or wounded in Yemen, Egypt and Syria, and Libyan rebels battled loyalists in three cities, as protests against entrenched regimes shook the Middle East. ... US highlights pre-uprising rights abuses in Mideast Israeli president calls for democracy in Syria The Big Story: History unfolding before our eyes in the Middle East |
Moneycontrol.com | Demonstrations sweep Middle East, sparking violence in Syria and Yemen Washington Post CAIRO — Massive protests calling for the ouster of Syria's authoritarian president turned deadly again Friday, with witnesses and human rights workers reporting the deaths of as many as three dozen ... Friday protests erupt in Arab world,10 die in Syria Friday protests sweep Arab world 22 die in Syria Friday protests sweep Arab world, 22 die in Syria |
BBC News | Protests erupt in Syrian Kurdish region: activist Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Protests against Baath Party rule erupted in Kurdish regions of eastern Syria on Friday, Kurdish activists said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad offered Syrian nationality to some Kurds. The grant of citizenship on Thursday to ... Casualties Rise in Syria During Anti-Government Protests Syria has heard all this reform talk before Syrian despot's cynical 'reform' pose |
Trend News Agency | EU condemns violence in Syria, urges reforms Reuters BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief strongly rebuked Syria on Saturday over the violence which has resulted in 22 deaths, and urged "meaningful reforms" to be implemented with immediate effect. ... EU's Ashton calls on Syria to end violence, implement reforms "now" SYRIA: EU CONDEMNS VIOLENCE, "MEANINGFUL REFORMS" NEEDED Bahrain, Syria and Yemen 'playing with fire' |
msnbc.com | Hezbollah hails ties with Iran, Syria Press TV Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has defended the Lebanese resistance movement's close ties with Iran and Syria. Nasrallah delivered a speech late on Saturday in which he said that Hezbollah is proud of its relations with the two ... Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers speech on latest developments Nasrallah slams Hariri for condemning Hezbollah ties with Iran Lebanon buffeted by two agendas |
Kansas City Star | Political turmoil in Syria resonates in Golan The Associated Press BUKATA, Golan Heights (AP) — Druse in the Israeli-held Golan Heights have been turning out in thousands in shows of support for Syria's president as he faces anti-government protests. But the pro-reform wave stirs mixed feelings for the 20000 Druse, ... Druze rally for Assad in the Golan Heights Political turmoil in Syria resonates in Golan |
Key Syria tribal chief hits out at regime crackdown Ahram Online "There is still a last-ditch opportunity to avoid the bloodshed that the regime persists in causing," Al-Bakkara chief Nawaf al-Bashir said by telephone from the city of Deir el-Zor in eastern Syria. "The regime needs to launch a national dialogue with ... |
Day Press News | Moallem: “Saboteurs want to harm the image of Syria” Ennahar DAMASCUS - The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid Muallem on Saturday blamed "saboteurs" for violence in Syria, theater since mid-March of an unprecedented challenge to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, according to state news agency Sana. ... Al-Moallem accredited Ambassadors in Damascus |
Iran, Pakistan eyed Swiss technology – cable leaks DAWN.com Iran was keen on magnetic digital compasses, while Syria was interested in a high-speed camera, North Korea in precision machinery and Pakistan in parts for its missiles, French-language Le Temps said. - Photo by AP ZURICH: Iran, Pakistan and North ... |