Washington Times | Syrian refugees fleeing to Lebanon say they feared they would be slaughtered ... Washington Post QAA, Lebanon — Syrian refugees fleeing to neighboring Lebanon on Monday said they feared they would be slaughtered in their own homes as government forces hunted down opponents in a brutal offensive against the opposition stronghold of Homs. International Aid Workers and Diplomats Press Syria on Crisis Syrians fearing retribution pour into Lebanon Syria at risk of civil war, Cameron warns |
CBC.ca | Canada to 'tighten the vice' on Syria National Post As more reports emerged from Syria of people being massacred and tortured, Canada announced that it has closed its embassy in the country. John Baird, the Foreign Affairs Minister, also said Canada was widening economic sanctions against Syria, ... Canada closes embassy in Syria Canada sanctions Syria, McCain calls for strikes Australians in Syria lose Canadian help |
UN News Centre | Syria faces mounting pressure on aid, rights abuses Reuters By Suleiman Al-Khalidi | AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad faces growing pressure for blocking humanitarian aid and human rights abuses, with the UN humanitarian chief set to visit the country this week and the broadcast of harrowing ... UN relief chief and Joint Special Envoy Annan to visit Syria this week UN humanitarian chief says Syria will allow visit after ignoring repeated requests UN humanitarian chief says to visit Syria this week |
Bloomberg | Syria Permits UN Visits, but Escalates Its Attacks New York Times Syria's government made diplomatic gestures on Monday toward seeking an end to the uprising that has convulsed the country, agreeing for the first time to allow visits by the top United Nations relief official and by the newly designated envoy who ... Syria's Assad May Lose Key Backers as McCain Calls for U.S.-Led Airstrikes McCain seeks airstrikes on Syria; US presses Putin US Senator McCain urges air strikes on Syria |
Wall Street Journal | Syria Says It Will Admit Diplomats, Even as Aid Is Blocked Wall Street Journal By JOE LAURIA and COREY BOLES Syria granted two top international diplomats permission to enter the country after days of delay, an offer that came even as Damascus bore new scrutiny for blocking a humanitarian mission from accessing the site of a ... UN-Arab League envoy Annan to Syria on March 10 Annan To Visit Syria on March 10 Syria Agrees to UN Visit |
Gulf jabs at Syrian regime also aimed at Iran San Jose Mercury News Around a gold-draped hall in Saudi Arabia, Gulf envoys listened to their host declare the Syrian regime an enemy of its people and the region. What they really heard were fresh salvos in the Arab Spring's wider war: Saudi leaders and their Gulf ... |
Bearing witness in Syria: A war reporter's last days Indian Express It was damp and cold as Anthony Shadid and I crossed in darkness over the barbed-wire fence that separated Turkey from Syria. We were crossing from peace into war, into the bloodiest conflict of the Arab Spring. The smugglers waiting for us had horses. |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Germany hopes for Russian rethink on Syria after election, but Moscow appears ... Washington Post BERLIN — Germany's foreign minister said Monday that he hopes Russia will recognize that it is on “the wrong side of history” and rethink its stance on Syria now its presidential election is over, but his Russian counterpart gave no indication of an ... Syria's Assad congratulates Putin on election victory Syria lauds return of Putin to Russian presidency |
Venezuela to ship more fuel to Syria as crackdown spreads Reuters By Marianna Parraga | CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is readying a third shipment of diesel to the government of Syria even as President Bashar al-Assad intensifies a crackdown against protesters, said a Venezuelan lawmaker on Monday. |
US to renew efforts to press post-election Russia on Syria issue Washington Post In the aftermath of Russia's weekend election, the Obama administration said Monday that it would renew efforts to persuade Moscow to cooperate with international efforts against Syria. “It is something that we expect to take up virtually immediately ... United States Hopes For Russia's New Stance on Syria US hopes Russia puts "fresh attention" on Syria US hopes Russia will turn attention to Syria crisis |