Boston Globe | Monitor Group rebuked on Syria Boston Globe WASHINGTON - Two years ago, the first lady of Syria, Asma al-Assad, hired a Cambridge-based consulting firm to take on a sensitive job: help train Syrian youth to become community activists. But the project, which was aimed at ... Fighting the Syrian Regime From a Chicago Office Huge Support Rallies Continue as Thousands Take to Streets Condemning Plot ... Former Syrian Vice-President: Assad's fall has widespread negative impact on ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | SYRIA: Hama governor sacked amid eruption of mass protests [Video] Los Angeles Times Video footage uploaded to the Internet shows protests erupting across Syria on Friday -- a day of anti-government rallies that Syrian activists said Saturday claimed 28 lives, according to media reports. The video clip below, apparently filmed through ... With the opposition divided, what will Syria's post-Assad fate be? Syrian President Fires Governor in Charge of a Restive City Al Assad sacks governor of Syria flashpoint city |
The Voice of Russia | Syria: Rising Death Toll In Homs Eurasia Review Government security forces and their allies have killed at least 21 people in Homs since June 17, 2011, as they crack down on Syria's third-largest city, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces and pro-government armed groups, known locally as ... 24 dead in Syria clashes |
Hillary Clinton chides Syria, warns of resistance Washington Post Hillary Clinton, in a conference in Lithuania, warns the Syrian government that if it does not engage in "productive dialogue," it will face increasingly organized resistance. (/CBS News) Correction: Clarification: Comments our editors find ... |
Worldmeets.us | Essence of Muslim Uprisings is 'Anti-US and Anti-Zionist' Worldmeets.us According to this news item from Iran's state-run Kayhan, Iran's leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has made the unlikely claim that while most of the Muslim uprisings are against the US and Israel - the uprising in Syria is a plot instigated by the ... US, Israel fomenting unrest in Syria: Leader Iran's Supreme Leader calls Syrian protests a Western conspiracy Protests in Syria are a “deviation”: mullahs' Supreme Leader |
CBS News | Clinton slams Syria, Belarus at democracy meet AFP VILNIUS — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took Syria and Belarus to task for their human rights record Friday, and also warned that women must not be sidelined in the Arab Spring. Speaking at a meeting of the Community of Democracies in the ... Clinton Warns Belarus, Syria Over Crackdown On Dissent Hillary Clinton rattles sabre over Middle East Clinton outlines road ahead for Arab democracy |
Trend News Agency | Davutoğlu to go on Mideast tour, including Syria Today's Zaman Davutoğlu told reporters in Montenegro that he is planning to visit Syria as part of his Middle East tour. The Turkish foreign minister is currently in Budva, Montenegro, representing Turkey at a meeting of the heads of state and government of the ... Turkey calls for reforms in Syria Davutoglu: Turkey hopes Syria come out of crisis stronger and stable Davutoğlu says Turkey sees its future in Europe |
The Daily Star | Failing to move Russia, EU and US slam Syria at UN Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Europe and the United States heaped criticism on Syria at the United Nations on Thursday after failing to persuade Russia to support condemning Damascus for its crackdown on anti-government protesters. ... UN warns on Syria-Israel border incidents UN Renews Mandate of Peacekeepers on Golan Heights UN extends mandate of Golan Heights peacekeeping force |
Independent Online | Russia, France divided on Syria issue during Moscow talks Xinhua MOSCOW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his visiting French counterpart Alain Juppe on Friday discussed the Syria issue but did not reach any consensus. After the talks, Juppe told a joint press conference that the situation in ... Libyan arms drop defended French weapons to Libya: Paris has informed the Security Council and NATO |
BigPond News | EU and U.S. slam Syria at U.N. Day Press News The occasion was the renewal of the mandate for a UN observer force in Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where Israel accuses the Syrian government of orchestrating deadly confrontations between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops on May 15 ... UN warns on border unrest |