Reuters | Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in '07 New York Times In his autobiography, Dick Cheney, at a 2003 briefing, casts himself as a White House outlier. By CHARLIE SAVAGE WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says in a new memoir that he urged President George W. Bush to bomb a suspected Syrian ... Cheney kept secret signed resignation letter while vice president |
CBC.ca | Unified Syrian opposition council hit by delay Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition figures who met in Istanbul to form a broad-based council to represent the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that they needed more time to consult with activists inside Syria on its ... deaths reported in Syria as government promises democracy Is US Disavowal of Syria's Assad a Game Changer? EU Broadens Syria Sanctions to Target Iranians |
Al-Arabiya | After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty New York Times Muammar el-Qaddafi and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in 2008. One is now on the run, the other fighting for power. By ANTHONY SHADID DJERBA, Tunisia — The idealism of the revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, where the power of the street revealed the ... Iran and Syria: World government pursues Lebensraum The Universal Appeal of the Arab Spring Arab League to hold urgent meeting on Syria |
Trend News Agency | Ditched during Syria vote, US still backs India's UNSC bid Times of India The Obama administration and its western allies in the UNSC have run into a BRICS wall in their bid to power through a sanctions resolution to punish Syria for its crackdown on pro-democracy activists. India, which is the current president of the UNSC ... UN rights council orders investigation into Syria's human rights violations UN rights body orders Syria crackdown probe UNHRC orders probe into Syria violations |
PBS NewsHour | Charging Cell Phones on the Sly in Syria, the True Story PBS NewsHour Earlier this month, we aired a report from our partners at GlobalPost about protesters in Syria -- the mistreatment they endured and their tactics for getting around a restrictive regime. One method of recharging cell phone batteries described by one ... |
Russia Beyond The Headlines | Russia hints at veto of UN sanctions on Syria eTaiwan News AP The UN Security Council should use dialogue to persuade Syria to end its violent crackdown on protesters, Russia's envoy said Wednesday, hinting he may veto a draft resolution being circulated to impose an arms embargo and other ... Conflicting interests paralyze Russian diplomacy on Syria: analysts Syria unrest: US and Europe urge UN sanctions A Lesson in Arabic: Making sense of Russia's Middle East policy |
Telegraph.co.uk | UK oil company forced to defend links in Syria to Assad's cousin The Independent The company, whose shares have fallen by more than 50 per cent since the start of the year, insisted in a Stock Exchange statement that it was "fully compliant with all applicable sanctions [on Syria] and is committed to continuing compliance with any ... Syria: Gulfsands Petroleum suspends shares belonging to president Bashar al ... Gulfsands Stops Paying Assad's Cousin After Syria Sanctions Gulfsands Petroleum backs away from Syria |
AsiaOne | More violence in Syria Sydney Morning Herald Four people were killed in the protest hub of Homs in central Syria and two demonstrators were killed in Talbisseh, north of the city, by security forces on Wednesday, said the Local Coordination Committees which groups activists on the ground. ... Syrian woman 'tortured to death' One dies, more than 150 people arrested during the last 24 hours in Syria |
Telegraph.co.uk | Luring Israel into war Washington Times The Iranian leader had previously sent a letter to President Obama warning him that unless he avoided interfering in Syria's affairs, consequences would take place in Afghanistan and Iraq. As the White House continued its condemnation of the atrocities ... Turkey, Iran Bump Heads Over Syria Weakened Syria will embolden Israel, MP tells Turkish envoy Syrian expatriates arrested in Saudi Arabia for staging rally in support of ... |
AsiaOne | 240 OFWs in Syria want to come home ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines – Of the estimated 17000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that 240 of them want to be repatriated. DFA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos ... DFA: 345 OFWs in Syria want to be repatriated OFWs in Syria: the face of illegal recruitment Pinoy engineer in Libya now safe |