CBC.ca | U.S. pressures Syria by imposing sanctions on Assad San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON -- The United States intensified political and economic pressure on Syria on Wednesday by imposing sanctions on President Bashar Assad and six other senior Syrian officials in the wake of a bloody ... Syria under pressure as U.S. slaps sanctions on Assad US puts sanctions on Syrian president, top aides US Sanctions Syria for Human Rights Abuses |
CBC.ca | Al Jazeera journalist, missing in Syria, returned to Qatar from Iran Los Angeles Times (Joshua Trujillo, Seattle Post-Intelligencer / May 19, 2011) By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times The mysterious 19-day detention and release of a Seattle journalist in Syria and Iran has underscored the murky security ties that bind those staunch ... Dorothy Parvaz: Inside Syria's secret prisons In Syria, Canadian journalist heard prisoners being tortured Journalist heard 'savage' beatings while detained |
CTV.ca | Northern border residents say arriving refugees need help Daily Star - Lebanon WADI KHALED, Lebanon: Residents of a Lebanese area near the border with Syria are appealing to authorities to provide more aid for Syrian refugees who have fled recent unrest in their country. The Daily Star toured the Akkar area of ... Dozens killed in Syria as rebels prepare for nationwide strike Deaths mount in Syrian town; security crackdown under fire Syrian leader defiant as US sanctions bite deep |
BBC News | US Hits Syrian President With Sanctions Bloomberg US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here, and the European Union's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton, met in Washington and indicated that they will soon take further steps against Syria. Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The US ... US and EU say they plan new steps on Syria Syria unrest: Clinton and Ashton in new call for reform US, EU Warn of New Steps Soon Against Syria |
Independent Online | FIFA rules Syria unsafe for Olympic qualifier, orders neutral ground for matches Washington Post By AP, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Syria is searching for a neutral venue to hold its 2012 Olympics qualifier after FIFA ruled the country was unsafe because of ongoing anti-government protests. The first leg was originally scheduled to be played at ... FIFA says Syria unsafe for Games qualifier |
Globe and Mail | US deputy AG who helped send Arar to Syria joins University of Georgia faculty The Canadian Press TORONTO — Civil rights groups on both sides of the border are expressing their disgust after the man who played a key role in sending Maher Arar to a year of torture in Syria was made a law professor at the University of Georgia. ... Georgia law school hires official who sent Arar to Syria US official who deported Arar gets university post |
Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA Syrian President Bashar Assad claims the country's "crisis" is drawing to a close even as forces unleash tank shells on opponents Wednesday and US sanctions take aim at the Syrian leader and his senior aides for their brutal crackdowns. ... Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to ... |
msnbc.com | Shot Palestinian youth proud of Golan protest AFP AL-QUNEITRA, Syria — Ahmad al-Saadi, a hospitalised young Palestinian refugee, proudly shows off his left knee which he says was pierced by an Israeli army bullet on the Jewish state's anniversary. "I felt I was just steps away from returning to ... Did the Israeli army have the right to shoot? Recent articles on Syria and “Nakba Day” Commentary: Time for Israel to reach out |
The National | Syrian protesters clash with security forces Los Angeles Times Political unrest again rattled Syria on Wednesday as antigovernment protesters and security forces clashed, sometimes violently, ahead of another anticipated day of demonstrations Friday. ... Mideast Mideast news brief: Syria denies claims of 'mass grave' in Dara'a Tribal justice blamed for deaths of 120 Syrian police and soldiers Clashes in Syrian cities as rallies held in streets |
BBC News | White House Leans on Regimes in Syria and Yemen TIME (blog) A day before Obama's address on the Middle East, the White House made two important gestures Wednesday in the ongoing Arab Spring saga. As with much of US policy in the region of late, ... Yemen Opposition Says Plan to Remove Saleh Collapses; Seven Dead in Syria |