Fox News | Arab League to Review Observers' Final Syria Report Next Sunday Voice of America January 15, 2012 Arab League to Review Observers' Final Syria Report Next Sunday Elizabeth Arrott | Damascus The emir of Qatar's suggestion that an Arab military force be sent to stop the killing in Syria has been met with defiance and skepticism in ... Syria's President Assad grants amnesty for crimes committed during unrest UN chief calls on Syria to stop killings as Assad issues amnesty UN Chief Criticizes Syria |
Ahram Online | No plan to send Arab troops to Syria: League source Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League has not received any official request or suggestion that it send Arab troops to Syria, an Arab representative to the Cairo-based League told Reuters on Sunday. Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, ... UN chief tells Assad to end violence Qatar leader favours military intervention in Syria What next for Arab action on Syria? |
AFP | Ban: Era of one-man rule in Middle East is over The Daily Star The UN chief later urged embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop killing his people, saying the “old order” of one-man rule is over in the Middle East. “Today, I say again to President Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. ... Ban Ki-moon's Visit to Beirut: A Message of Trust in Lebanon's Role UN Chief Arrives in Lebanon to Talk on Hezbollah and Syria UN chief in Lebanon for talks on Syria, Hariri court |
AFP | Syria defector to form military council AFP DAMASCUS — A top Syrian army defector was set to take charge of the rebel army's operations on Saturday, as the United States accused Iran of supplying munitions to aid Damascus' bloody crackdown on protests. Washington has reason to believe Iran is ... A grim outlook for both intervention in Syria and sanctions on Iran Ex-pat Syrians camp on Turk border, convoy barred Iran supplying weapons to Syria crackdown : US officials |
Hurriyet Daily News (press release) | Russian ship suspected of carrying munitions to Syria reappears near Turkish port Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — A Russian ship suspected of delivering munitions to Syria in violation of an EU arms embargo after an unscheduled stop in Cyprus has anchored off Turkey's coast, officials said Saturday. Foreign Ministry official Selcuk Unal said ... Doubts grow on ship as Qatar urges Syria action Russian Ship Reappears Near Turkish Port Russian-operated ship with bullets reaches Syria |
The Daily Star | Syria's child refugees in north Lebanon haunted by violence The Daily Star By Khaled Soubeih, Jocelyne Zablit WADI KHALED, Lebanon: “There was no blood and I didn't cry,” 7-year-old Mohammad recalls with almost eerie composure, describing the night he and his twin sister were shot as their family fled the unrest in Syria. ... Lebanese teen dies from bullet from Syria Lebanese man killed in border village by bullet fired from Syria The Revolution Will Be Blogged |
Udall says Iran fears oil losses, fall of Syria Pueblo Chieftain Mark Udall, D-Colo., says Iran's flaunting of its nuclear program is being prompted by the economic pain it's suffering from international economic sanctions and fear that its closest political ally, Syria, is collapsing from internal revolution. ... |
AFP | 'No plans' for Western military action on Syria, Iran AFP LONDON — Western nations have no immediate plans for military action to stop the repression of protests in Syria or to halt Iran's nuclear programme, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday. Asked if there was a possibility of a no-fly zone in ... |
The National | Hard times for Syrians with no relief in sight The National Power cuts have become routine in the capital as Syria continues to endure civil unrest. Khaled Al-Hariri / Reuters In the relatively affluent Arnous neighbourhood of Damascus, power cuts now extend to three hours each afternoon, disturbing the daily ... |
The Guardian | Syria opposition denies killing French journalist CNN Syrian security forces fired the shells that killed French journalist Gilles Jacquier on Wednesday, a Syrian opposition group said, rejecting claims that the France 2 TV journalist was killed by "armed terrorist" fire. Jacquier, the first Western ... Syria to Investigate Rocket Attack that Killed French Journalist, 8 Syrians Syria: Arab League monitors say they cannot stop the killing - live updates Journalist's Death in Syria Brings Calls for Probe |