CBC.ca | Syria Fighting Continues as UN Moves to Send Peacekeepers Voice of America April 03, 2012 Syria Fighting Continues as UN Moves to Send Peacekeepers VOA News Fierce clashes between government troops and rebel forces in Syria continued Tuesday as the United Nations moved to send a team to Damascus to discuss the deployment of ... Turkey Girds for a Spike in Syrian Violence Analysis: Syrian president could exploit UN diplomacy to buy time, crush uprising UN Peacekeepers Syria-Bound as April 10 Deadline Nears |
Telegraph.co.uk | Olympics-Syrians don't want to take part in London Games-Saroot Reuters LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Abdelbasset Saroot, the former Syria international goalkeeper, said on Tuesday his country's athletes do not want to compete in this year's London Olympics because "they don't want to play for a flag that they have no pride ... Britain says Syrian official not welcome at Games |
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Egypt's Suez Reuters A canal official said the 81000-tonne MT Tour was carrying crude from Syria to Singapore, and had been "allowed to pass through the Suez Canal, after paying the required fees". Reuters reported on Friday that the MT Tour was shipping a cargo of 120000 ... |
MiamiHerald.com | Syrian military kills civilians in reprisals, 'executes own troops,' defectors say Boston Herald By Roy Gutman / McClatchy Newspapers DOMZIN, Iraq — Former Syrian soldiers who have escaped to northern Iraq are telling grisly stories of how their units executed unarmed civilians for demonstrating against the Assad regime and staged mass reprisals ... Military atrocity stories leak out of Syria |
The 'sheik' of Syria's rebellion ponders its obstacles Los Angeles Times Yassin Haj Saleh, a prominent Syrian dissident, is a prolific writer and columnist with a wide following both in print and on the Internet. (Cecilia Udden / April 3, 2012) By Alexandra Sandels, Los Angeles Times DAMASCUS, Syria — He doesn't have a ... |
USA TODAY | Tensions mount on Syria-Lebanon border USA TODAY By Mona Alami, Special for USA TODAY WADI KHALED, Lebanon – Lush mountains melt into the valley separating Syria from Lebanon, a haven for smugglers and more recently an underground railroad for Syrians fleeing their country's army. Amidst War, a Budding Cross-Border Brotherhood Between Syria and Lebanon Syrian security foils infiltration by "armed terrorists" from Lebanon: SANA Syria Thwarts Infiltration of 'Terrorist' Group from Lebanon |
Islamic Republic News Agency | Iran Embassy in Syria Denies Reports on Abduction of Iranian Nationals HispanicBusiness.com Several Iranian nationals have been abducted following the release of five Iranians in Syria, Tabnak news website reported on 3 April quoting websites affiliated to Syrian rebels. According to Tabnak's Arabic service, the Syrian protestors have ... Informed source: Iran, 5+1 can negotiate in Syria |
The Associated Press | Syria blasts international conference on crisis The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria blasted an international conference on the country's spreading crisis before it even started Sunday, calling it part of an international conspiracy to kill Syrians and weaken the country. Dozens of countries are attending the ... Syria says revolt over, Assad foes keep up pressure Fighting continues in Syria as West, opposition to meet Supporters of Syrian Opposition to Meet in Turkey |
ONGC Videsh Expects Syria, Sudan To Hit Fiscal Year Crude Output Fox Business BY), is targeting lower crude-oil output this fiscal year due to production shutdowns at its assets in Syria and South Sudan. Reduced output at OVL could hurt earnings at ONGC, India's flagship oil and gas explorer, whose bottom line is eroded by a ... |
Plain Dealer | Weapons flowing from Iraqi Sunnis to Syria's rebels? Christian Science Monitor By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / April 2, 2012 An intriguing, but hardly surprising, report from CNN in Iraq about Sunni tribal support for rebel fighters in Syria is a reminder of the ways in which Syria's civil war could spread, and of the strange ... Saudi media attacks Iraq PM over Syria stance US intelligence doesn't see Syria's Bashar Assad losing his grip on power Syria: outsiders support terrorism and US & Saudi Arabian jigsaw under Obama ... |