GlobalPost (blog) | Iraq Calls for Assad to Resign in Syria New York Times BAGHDAD — After months of striking a far friendlier tone toward the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, the Iraqi government has joined a chorus of other nations calling on him to step down. ... Syria opposition gets major boost with council creation Syria will emerge from ordeal stronger: envoy Five U.N. challenges besides Palestine |
Reuters UK | Syrian forces kill seven in raids, two police shot Reuters UK Tens of thousands of people have also been arrested, activists say, and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Monday Syrian leaders would have to answer for crimes against humanity that he said were being committed in Syria. ... US Is Quietly Getting Ready for Syria Without Assad Russians & Syria Russia backs UN resolution on Syria, opposes sanctions |
Aljazeera.net | Syria & Human Rights Day Press News (DP-News - agencies) SYRIA- Syrian activists keep saying that protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful, but there have been increasing reports of armed attacks on Syrian army and security forces as well as clashes between the army and defecting ... Syria: 5 Deaths Reported in Crackdown Yemen and Syria: Are the Civilians' Rights Not a UN Security Council Priority? U.N. finds 'systematic' abuses in Syria |
Moneycontrol.com | Syria's Economy to Shrink 2% as Protests Persist, IMF Says Bloomberg Syria's economy will shrink and oil importers across the region face “chronically high unemployment” amid social unrest and economic stagnation, the International Monetary Fund said today. ... Syrian economy to shrink by 2 percent amid turmoil: IMF Toll of Arab Spring on Mideast Economies Grows IMF: Political, security uncertainty hinders Mideast growth |
Day Press News | Syria-led political process needed to solve crisis Xinhua 20 (Xinhua) -- China reiterated Tuesday its stance that an inclusive political process led by Syria should be initiated to solve the ongoing crisis in the Middle East country. China has long called on all the sides in Syria to end the violence and ... China supports Syria-led Political Process |
Day Press News | Syria Official reports Ambushes & Killings by Armed Groups Day Press News SYRIA- The Syrian army Tuesday dismantled an explosive device planted under a pipeline transporting crude oil to the Homs refinery in northern Syria, the state-run Syrian news agency SANA said. The agency, citing a military source, said the device ... |
Aljazeera.net | Arab League body wants to suspend Syria, Yemen membership Reuters Africa CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A Arab parliamentary body called on Tuesday for suspending the membership of Syria and Yemen in the Arab League to put pressure on the two countries to heed popular demands for reforms. An Arab League foreign ministers ... Hypocrite, Hypocrite, Two-Faced Arab Parliament recommends freezing Syrian, Yemeni memberships |
Kuwait urges Syria to cooperate with UN inquiry Kuwait Times Kuwait, he added, continues to fully stress the importance of respecting Syria's unity and territorial integrity. The ambassador pleaded with the Syrian authorities to put an immediate and complete end to the shootings and bloodshed in order to spare ... Kuwait urges Syria to cooperate with UN inquiry |
USA Today | Why is Yemen different from Libya and Syria? The Voice of Russia In fact, the picture shown by most world TV channels is not much different from what has been going on in Libya or Syria. Same stubbornness of the authorities and the same fervor on the part of the rebels. Small nuances like the fact that Yemeni ... Yemen, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates The costs of ignoring Yemen Arab protesters face tactical retreat from moral high ground |
Aoun: Assad will not fall, Hariri at fault on maritime debacle The Daily Star “There is no [country] in the world that wants regime change in Syria,” Aoun told the reporters. Speaking after the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc in Rabieh, Aoun praised recent statements from Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai on Christians ... Auon: Sabotage Groups Create Chaos in Syria |