Globe and Mail | Syrian troops deploy on road to Turkish border Reuters Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad take part in a rally to support him at al-Umawiin square in Damascus June 21, 2011, in this photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, Jun (Reuters) - Syrian ... Syria: waiting for Friday Problems with coverage of events in Syria by Yazan Khatip Syrians 'free to stay or leave' Turkey' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Syrian forces raid dorms; 3 students killed Los Angeles Times He called European sanctions against Syria for human rights violations "almost a declaration of war." Moallem also promised more rounds of amnesty for prisoners, many of whom have been held on security charges without trial for years. ... Syria accuses EU of meddling as it imposes sanctions UN's Ban Urges Security Council Action to Halt Syria Unrest Syria forced people to attend pro-Assad rallies, activist claims |
Reuters UK | Syria and Yemen Crack: From Politics to Soul Huffington Post (blog) The Syria I visited with my husband five years ago was a politically complicated place, where the streets were tamped down. As tourists, we were a bit suspect, subjected to a two-hour baggage search at 2 am as we drove across the immigration border. ... Sanctions Are Similar to War, Syria Says Britain pushes EU to take new sanctions on Iran over Syria aid EU Agrees to Expand Syria Sanctions |
Syria Faces Pressure From A Reliable Ally NPR Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called Tuesday for international pressure on Syria's leadership over its crackdown on anti-government protests. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called Tuesday for international pressure on ... Putin annoyed by questions of his role in Russia in 2012 French PM: Ready To Help Greece If It Keeps Up Effort France pressures UN on Syria, Russia warns of “interference” |
New York Times | Need Overwhelms Makeshift Clinic in Syria Camp New York Times KHIRBET AL-JOUZ, Syria — Mohamed Marei awoke to the wails of a sick child arriving at his makeshift medical clinic, where he and half a dozen other men were living, having fled their homes to escape a violent government crackdown in the ... |
Armenian Weekly | Turkey-Syria-Iran triangle is being redrawn Hurriyet Daily News Turkey tried hard to locate itself beyond the orbit of this polarization and sought ways to develop good relations with both sides: that is, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the one hand and the new Iraq, Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, on the other hand ... A devil's advocate view of 'new' Mideast Turkey's New AKP Government: Will It Move Towards a Liberal or Illiberal ... Playing chicken with Turkey: Bet on Turkey to offset the Persian power play by ... |
Adrian Hamilton: Is violence now the only way to change Syria? The Independent But it is in Syria where the fight between popular protest and brute force has become most clearly and bloodily drawn. Syria is not like Tunisia or Egypt. The security apparatus of the ruling Alawite regime is far bigger – as many as a million some say ... |
Al-Arabiya | Mary E. Stonaker: Russia refuses to intervene in Syria Al-Arabiya Is Russia buying this contradictory official line, or is Syria's geostrategic location blurring the eyes of Russians to the atrocities being committed by the Syrian government? Russia has refused to vote for a UN resolution condemning Syrian violence ... Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates With US Flailing on Syria & Yemen, Whither Public Diplomacy, McHale? Will block resolution on Syria: Russia |
Syrian Arab News Agency | Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA The Syrian regime, besieged by street protests at home and condemnation abroad,lashes out at European governments for threatening a new round of sanctions and accuses the West of trying to sow chaos and conflict in the Arab nation. ... Bkeitan: Syria Adopts Comprehensive Reform Program in Politics, Economy and ... |
gulfnews.com | Arab Spring exposes Nasrallah's hypocrisy Aljazeera.net The Shia leader is happy to support protesters in Bahrain and Egypt, but he won't criticise Syria's violent crackdown. Hassan Nasrallah is in trouble. This time the troubles of the Secretary General of Hezbollah, which were hitherto the source of his ... Sterling: Power struggles threaten to unravel Arab Spring Is Arab Spring wishful thinking? Can the winds of change in the Middle East blow over Burma? |