Globe and Mail | Obama Administration Urged to Rethink Syria Strategy Amid Bloodshed Fox News AP A citizen journalism image made July 22 on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network shows Syrian anti-regime protesters gather during a rally in al-Assy square in the western city of Hama, Syria. The Obama administration is under pressure ... UN Security Council Again Considers Syria Resolution Preventing Civil War in Syria Analysis: Syria - Is it on the threshold of a civil war? |
Globe and Mail | In Middle East, a Restive First Day of Ramadan New York Times (blog) Videos and messages posted online on Monday testified to a restive first day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, as a brutal crackdown continued in Syria, Egypt's army destroyed a protest camp in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and ... Syria: Ramadan Brings Arab Spring Crackdowns Ramadan during the Arab Spring: A chance for renewal Unrest, gov't crackdowns, rising food prices cast pall on holy month of ... |
Bishop offers coalition support on Syria Sydney Morning Herald Syria has been without an ambassador to Australia since Tammam Sulaiman left Canberra in early 2011. Ms Bishop said the coalition rejected his nominated replacement. "The person who has been proposed as ambassador we understand is very close to the ... |
India Today | Rein in troops, India tells Syria The Hindu Amid escalating violence in Syria and international media reports of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) scheduling a discussion on the situation, India on Monday heard out Damascus and asked it to rein in its security forces. ... Guest Post: BRICS in the UNSC and the Prospects for Syria India asks Syrian govt to exercise restraint, abjure violence India supports reforms in Syria, rejects any foreign intervention in Syria's ... |
Syria opposition leader Seif held at Damascus airport msnbc.com The 60-year-old, a fierce critic of Syria's autocratic political system, was arrested for two weeks in May for marching in a pro-democracy demonstration in Damascus. He was released in 2010 after spending eight years in jail as a political prisoner. |
RollingStone.com (blog) | Beyond the Debt Ceiling: Rick Perry Surges, Syria Boils, and More RollingStone.com (blog) "The world is watching the slaughterhouse in Syria. Shame on us," Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei proclaimed via Twitter on Sunday. "The peace of God be upon Syria's martyrs. Shame on every Arab and every human being. ... |
Syrian Kurds Hope to Ride Wave of Regional Change GLORIA Center (blog) The uprising against the rule of Bashar Assad in Syria is continuing to grow. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are now taking part in the protests. As the month of Ramadan approaches, the forecast is intensified strife. ... What in the World is Happening in Syria Ramadan in Syria: Hundreds killed blood is everywhere where is the outrage by ... |
Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA Anti-government protesters in the Syrian city of Hama set up barricades and take up sticks and stones to defend themselves after one of the bloodiest days so far in the regime's campaign to quell an uprising now in its fifth month. ... |
Syrian Americans Support Pro-democracy Movement in Syria Voice of America August 01, 2011 Syrian Americans Support Pro-democracy Movement in Syria Kane Farabaugh | Chicago Syrians outside of Syria are finding ways to help support the pro-democracy movement in their country. Until recently, Chicago attorney and human rights ... |
Obama meets US ambassador to Syria Focus News US President Barack Obama on Monday met with US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, using the chance to reiterate his condemnation on the Syrian government, said the White House in a statement, as cited by Xinhua. In the statement, the White House said ... Readout of the President's meeting with US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford OBAMA TO STRENGTHEN SYRIA SANCTIONS AFTER TODAY'S VIOLENCE |