Reuters | Syria faces tougher sanctions from EU Aljazeera.net Assad had described the uprising as a foreign conspiracy to sow sectarian strife. His opponents argue that the president has been playing on sectarian fears to maintain Alawite support and keep in power his family, which has ruled Syria for 41 years. Reports of Deadly Sectarian Clashes in Syria Assad loyalists kill 10 in attacks in Homs Sectarian Violence in Syria Kills at Least 30 |
The Guardian | Syria recognizes Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital Ha'aretz Palestinian president welcomes Syria's recognition, saying it is a 'major step' on way to UN recognition in September. By DPA Tags: Syria Palestinian state Syria will recognize a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, ... 'Syria officially recognizes Palestinian state' Syria Recognizes State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as Capital Syria recognizes the State of Palestine |
Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA The discovery of three corpses with their eyes gouged out sets off a sectarian killing spree that leaves 30 people dead in a chilling sign that the Syrian revolt against President Bashar Assad is enflaming long-simmering religious tensions. ... The 'Arab Spring' becomes the 'Arab Mobilization' |
Syria Forces Encircle Town After Killing 71, Activist Says Bloomberg Syrian security forces have killed more than 1700 people since the uprising began and jailed thousands, according to Merhi and Ammar Qurabi, head of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria. Their groups have compiled the names of those ... Travel ban on veteran Syrian campaigner lifted At Least 30 Activists Killed As Syrian Forces Expand Crackdown |
Trend News Agency | Lebanon, Syria and the Turkish-Iranian harmony The Daily Star Since the fate of Lebanese leaders is closely tied to developments in Syria, it's likely they are awaiting a major development in Syria for there to be an agreement for the current Cabinet to resign and for Saad Hariri to return as prime minister under ... Iran predilects Syria, not Turkey: IRGC press organ Arabic News Digest |
Reuters Africa | Syria opposition unity bid thwarted by Assad regime's brutal crackdown Christian Science Monitor But Syria's opposition in exile met in Istanbul anyway, electing what it called a National Salvation Council this weekend. Syrian opposition supporters holding their national flag attend a meeting in Istanbul on Saturday. ... Impromptu words, actions drive US stance on Syria SYRIA: Videos said to show violent clashes in Damascus suburbs Syria's Political Opposition Scales Back Conferences |
The Guardian | Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - 17 July 2011 The Guardian Egyptians display a placard depicting presidents of Syria Bashar Assad, Libya Muammar Gaddafi, Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh, Son of former Egyptian President Gamal Mubarak and former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak during a protest in Tahrir square, ... |
Clinton calls for peaceful reforms in Syria Washington Post US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Saturday that Syria must allow opposition groups to come together as part of a process of necessary political reform. Clinton was speaking in Istanbul with Turkey's foreign minister. ... |
Virgin Media Music | EU foreign ministers on Syria and Libya New Europe The EU reiterated its strong condemnation of the policy of violence in Syria and the most recent crackdown in Hama at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 18 July. Foreign ministers called for an “independent, transparent and effective investigation” ... EU pledges to support emergency of new Libya |
Dubai Investments secures Dh300m loan from DIB Khaleej Times Khalid bin Kalban said political unrest in Libya, Syria and Yemen had made normal operations difficult for its manufacturing segment. “We are facing temporary setbacks in the manufacturing side of business,” Kalban told Reuters. ... |