Fox News | Syrian Activists: Damascus Misleading Arab League Observers Voice of America January 04, 2012 Syrian Activists: Damascus Misleading Arab League Observers VOA News Opposition groups have accused the Syrian government of misleading Arab League peace monitors by taking them to loyalist areas, changing street signs to confuse them ... Syria government 'deceiving' Arab League monitors Activists say Syrian armour still in cities Syrian activists say government armor still in cities |
Analysis: Doubts over Syria rebel army after escalation threat Reuters By Dominic Evans | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Threats by Syrian armed insurgents to step up attacks on security forces, just days after their leader announced a truce that was largely ignored, have reinforced doubts over the control top officers exert over ... |
The National Interest Online | Role of Monitors in Syria Comes Under Scrutiny New York Times The Qatari foreign minister, Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, consulted on Wednesday with Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, about enhancing the performance of the Arab League monitors in Syria. “The monitors have tried their best,” ... Qatari PM, Ban discuss US-Iran rhetoric about Gulf, Syria crisis Why Qatar, world's richest nation, is hosting Taliban talks Qatar Emerges As Major Force In Arab World |
Inquirer.net | Most Filipinos not keen on leaving Syria Manila Standard Today THE majority of the Filipinos in Syria have rejected free repatriation despite the Philippines' declaration of a crisis in that strife-torn country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday. Del Rosario, who returned to Manila on ... OFWs in Syria refuse repatriation Thousands of Filipinos Reject Call to Leave Syria on Jobs Worry Most of OFWs won't leave Syria—DFA chief |
Al-Bawaba | Syrian Uprising Raises The Specter Of Sectarian War NPR by Deborah Amos Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad still has supporters, particularly among his fellow Alawites, a minority who believe they will suffer if Assad is ousted. Here, Assad supporters rally Tuesday in the capital, Damascus. ... Syria: Iranians abducted by new anti-Shiite group Syrian rebels claim the capturing of Iranian officers mistaken case for Syrian regime change |
Al-Arabiya | Turkish foreign minister to visit Iran to discuss nuclear program ... Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Officials say Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Iran for talks on the country's nuclear program and developments in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Foreign Ministry says Davutoglu will pay a two-day visit to Tehran, ... Turkey's Davutoglu visits Iran, talk on nuke, Syria Turkey opposes regional cold war: FM Turkey Foreign Minister's Iran visit likely to fast-track N-talks |
LI chief tells PM to build ties with Syrian rebels Jerusalem Post By GIL HOFFMAN Israel should start building ties behind the scenes with Syrian opposition factions, Liberal International president Hans van Baalen told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week. Van Baalen, a Dutch member of the European Parliament ... |
Snipers are still a threat in Syria FRANCE 24 Snipers still a threat in Syria. Web users in Russia campaigning for HIV infected drug users. And the extreme sportsman known as "Rollerman"… By Electron Libre According to reports from cyber activists, this video was filmed last week in Hama in ... |
Arab observers in northern Syria deny witnessing military aspects: media Xinhua 4 (Xinhua) -- The head of the Arab observers' mission in Syria's restive northern Idlib province described the situation there as "very ordinary," saying they "didn't see any military or armed aspects." Two towns in Idlib on Tuesday saw two "peaceful ... |
The National | Syrian Opposition Pledges to Recognize Kurdish Rights Rudaw Kurdish children in Syria demanding their rights to the Kurdish language in a public protest. Photo the-syrian.com ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan -- The Syrian National Council has pledged that Syria's opposition will draft a constitution recognizing Kurds as ... Assad: friend or foe of the Kurds? |