Bloomberg | Syrians Said to Approve Charter as Battles Go On New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Determined to tightly control political change in Syria in the face of an insurrection, the government announced Monday that nearly 90 percent of voters had approved a new Constitution. Western leaders and opponents of the government ... Syria says new constitution received overwhelming support Syria Shells Northern Towns After Referendum Syria Shells Northern Towns After Referendum on Constitution |
BBC News | Red Crescent Evacuates Three Wounded Syrians from Homs Voice of America February 27, 2012 Red Crescent Evacuates Three Wounded Syrians from Homs VOA News The International Committee of the Red Cross says Syrian aid workers have evacuated several people from a Homs neighborhood besieged by government forces, but have failed ... Opposition: 144 dead in Syrian violence Syria: Red Crescent bid to evacuate Homs journalists fails 138 killed across Syria, activist group says |
The Daily Star | EU heaps new sanctions on Syria Christian Science Monitor The Council of the European Union is seeking to tighten a financial noose around the regime of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / February 27, 2012 British Foreign Minister William Hague waits for the start of a meeting of EU ... EU hits Syria's central bank with sanctions EU freezes Syrian central bank assets and threatens further sanctions Syria OKs new constitution as shelling continues |
Zee News | Hillary's Syria Chutzpah Wall Street Journal By BRET STEPHENS Listening to Hillary Clinton berate China and Russia for their refusal to condemn Syria's crackdown on its own people—"It's just despicable," she said last week at the anti-Assad "Friends of Syria" conference in Tunis—it's almost ... Desertions to lead to Syria regime fall: Clinton Clinton got it right on China's and Russia's 'despicable' Syria vetoes China, Russia slam West on Syria; EU ups sanction |
Financial Times | Poland tries to get wounded reporters out of Syria Wall Street Journal AP WARSAW, Poland — Poland's diplomats are working to get wounded Western journalists evacuated from the Syrian city of Homs and the bodies of a US journalist and a French photographer out of the country, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Syria journalists rescue bid fails Syria, the case for staying out |
Scotsman | Syria Tops Agenda at UN Rights Council Voice of America February 27, 2012 Syria Tops Agenda at UN Rights Council Lisa Schlein | Geneva The crisis in Syria is topping the agenda at the United Nations Human Rights Council, which began a month-long session Monday in Geneva. The session is expected to produce ... Syria: Further condemnation of Assad by UN for 'systematic' rights violations Iran objects to holding UN rights debate on Syria UN rights body to call for Syria to end attacks on civilians, grant access for ... |
Analysis: Russia holds firm against West on Syria, citing 'bitter experience ... Chicago Tribune MOSCOW (AP) — In the face of increasingly harsh criticism from the West, Russia is holding firm in its opposition to international intervention in Syria, warning the US and other nations against any temptation to resort to actions like the NATO ... |
msnbc.com | No clear successor to Assad's 'coup-proof' rule in Syria msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration along with its Arab and European allies are trying to push Syria's leader from power, but US officials acknowledge they see no good candidates to replace him, either inside the government or from the nation's ... |
Venezuela stands by Syria diesel supplies Reuters UK Ramirez was confirming information this month showing President Hugo Chavez's administration had emerged as a rare supplier of diesel to Syria, potentially undermining Western measures over its crackdown on anti-government protests. |
Samples from Syrian seed bank sheltered in Arctic doomsday vault Washington Post STOCKHOLM — Chick peas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25000 new samples being deposited this week in an Arctic seed vault built to protect food crops from wars and natural disasters, officials said Tuesday. |