CTV.ca | Calls in Syria for weapons, NATO intervention Washington Post Protesters in recent days have carried banners calling for a no-fly zone over Syria akin to the one that facilitated the Libyan revolt. “We want any [intervention] that stops the killing, whether Arab or foreign,” said one banner held by protesters in ... Turkish Leader Says He Has Lost Confidence in Assad Arab League proposes Syria peace plan Fresh deaths in Syria crackdown |
Wall Street Journal | Oil Explorer Presses On in Syria Wall Street Journal With the sanctions noose tightening around Syria, one small UK-based oil company has been touting its exploration success there and vowing to press on with an ambitious drilling program regardless of the rising international pressure on ... Walid Khadduri: The impact of boycotting Syrian oil Gulfsands to drill in Syria despite threat of sanctions Has the EU forgotten Syria? |
The Daily Star | Syria profile - Leaders BBC News Bashar al-Assad would probably have been working as an optician had his brother not died in a car accident in 1994. The death of Basil - groomed to succeed his father, President Hafez al-Assad - catapulted the younger brother into politics, ... Assad to implement media reform as Syrian protesters vow to continue struggle Syria's Assad issues decree on media law: SANA Al-Assad endorses new media law in Syria |
Deccan Chronicle | The case for Israeli intervention in Syria Jerusalem Post There is no question Israel will have to deal with a post-Assad Syria, so why not start that process now? For those who support Israel, perhaps the most ironclad principle of our diplomatic posture is non-intervention in the Arab ... Syrian unrest raises fears about chemical arsenal Syria: Where is the Outrage? Report: Concern for Fate of Assad's WMDs |
Al-Arabiya | Syria would be a quagmire for NATO, Iran says Tehran Times TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said that NATO will get bogged down in a quagmire if it launches a military campaign against Syria. Salehi made the remarks during an interview with IRNA published on Sunday in reference to the ... Syria must heed its people, says Iran Iran warns against "change in Syria's government": FM Iran Calls On Syria To Recognize Its People's Demands |
Interaksyon.com | DILG enlists barangays in search for Syria OFWs Inquirer.net By Dona Z. Pazzibugan The government is turning to the 42000 barangay chairmen throughout the country to help locate the thousands of overseas Filipino workers trapped in strife-torn Syria. Over the weekend, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo ordered all ... Exit visas of 108 Filipinos from Syria processed Barangays urged: Identify Syria-based Pinoys 6 OFWs from Region 12 stranded in Syria |
Trend News Agency | Syria denies gatherings at two main squares in Damascus: report Xinhua 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria's state media on Saturday denied that there are any protests or any kind of gatherings at al- Abasseen and Ummayyad squares in Damascus, in contrast to what some "provocative" satellite channels had broadcasted earlier in the day. ... Syria dismisses reports of protests in Damascus Security forces kill two in Syria's Harasta |
The Daily Star | Will Hezbollah desert Assad before the end? The Guardian Posters pairing Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appear in a shop window August 30, 2006 in Damascus, Syria. Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images External pressure is building on President Bashar al-Assad. ... Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah reaffirms Support for Syria Mashnouq slams Nasrallah's statement about reform in Syria Nasrallah urges Arabs to end unrest in Syria |
Aljazeera.net | Syria and Ethiopia–two peas in a pod. By Yilma Bekele Abugidainfo The people of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria showed us sometimes it is necessary. It has to be done to cleanse the country from of years of accumulated spiritual dirt. We in Ethiopia have a lot of cleaning to do. ... Gilbert Achcar: The Revolution Has Just Begun Libya should not be example Syria must avoid violence The Arab Awakening |
Jordanians Pay Price as Syria Roils The Media Line RAMTHA, Jordan -- A melting pot for refugees from around the world, Jordan has recently welcomed the latest batch of asylum seekers from neighboring Syria, but officials in Amman fear this bite is more than they can chew. ... Syrian security forces deploy on borders with Jordan, says eyewitness Syrian security forces deploy on borders with Jordan |