The Associated Press | Kofi Annan decries situation in Syria Los Angeles Times Syrian protesters gather around UN monitors during the monitors' visit to Duma, near Damascus. (Associated Press / April 23, 2012) By Los Angeles Times Staff BEIRUT — The presence of United Nations-backed monitors in Syria is providing only brief ... Annan calls Syria situation 'bleak' Violence in Syria's Capital Even With a Cease-Fire Syria Plan Shows Allies' Dwindling Options |
ABC News | Obama administration's handling of Syria and Iran Fox News Despite all the tanks and all the snipers, all the torture and brutality unleashed against them, the Syrian people still brave the streets. They still demand to be heard. They still seek their dignity. The Syrian people have not given up, ... Obama Levies New Tech Sanctions on Syria, Iran executive order sanctions telecom technology to Syria and Iran US puts sanctions on telecom firms in Syria, Iran |
Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain Washington Post Syria's remaining cash reserves are quickly dwindling as the country's anti-government uprising marks its 13th month, according to intelligence officials and financial analysts who describe a steady hollowing-out of the country's economy in the face of ... |
Bloomberg | Unplug Companies That Help Iran and Syria Spy on Citizens Bloomberg US, European and other companies are selling technologies that enable the repressive Iranian and Syrian regimes to disrupt and monitor the Internet and track down government critics, as documented in media reports, notably by Bloomberg News. Obama Issues Order to Block Tracking Technology Used in Syria, Iran IT equipment vendors must beware sanctions Executive order targets Internet monitoring in Syria and Iran |
Al-Arabiya | Syria's Assad "finished", Tunisian leader says Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's international allies must realize the Syrian president is "finished" and persuade him to step down to avoid further bloodshed, Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki said in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday ... Syria's Assad will go 'dead or alive,' says Tunisian president Syria crisis and Bahrain unrest - Tuesday 24 April Syria's Assad 'will go dead or alive' |
UN says Syria refusing observers by nationality: Rice Chicago Tribune UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has refused at least one UN military observer because of his nationality and has made clear it will not allow in UN staff from any country in the "Friends of Syria" group, the US envoy to the United Nations said on ... |
Women News Network | UN aims to feed 500000 Syrians soon Chicago Tribune GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it aimed to deliver food aid to 500000 people in Syria "in the coming weeks", double the number of people it thinks it will have fed by the end of this month. In a statement, the UN's World Food ... UN food agency aims to reach 500000 in Syria soon Syria Crisis: UN Food Aid For 500000 On The Way United Nations sets target to double food aid for Syria |
Inside view of Syria's rebels finds a force vowing to fight on Kansas City Star By DAVID ENDERS QUSAYR, Syria -- After more than six months of fighting, Syria's largest rebel group appears to have developed into a resilient guerrilla force, unable perhaps to hold large swaths of territory for very long but still capable of ... |
Syrian rebels target security officials in capital Seattle Post Intelligencer BEN HUBBARD, AP In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observer, left, speaks with Syrian citizens during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012. |
The Daily Star | Lebanese jihadist 'killed in Syrian blast' UPI.com If reports a senior terrorist was killed in Syria are true, it could be a sign of a growing presence of jihadist veterans in what could become a sectarian war. Syrian Abdul Razzaq Tlas (L),leader of the opposition Katibat al-Faruq, walks with Moroccan ... In Syria, Lebanon's Most Wanted Sunni Terrorist Blows Himself Up Fatah al-Islam militants killed in Syria Fatah Al-Islam Militant Killed in Syria |