Al-Arabiya | Syrians Defy Leaders to Aid Those in Need New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — For 48 hours, the two Damascus residents struggled to reach the besieged city of Homs by car, trying to deliver boxes of blood bags so surgeons there could operate on the wounded. But gunfire made the roads impassable. UN, Syria at odds over control of aid distribution: envoys Observers leave for Syria UN and Syria at odds over control of aid |
Voice of America | Syrian Activists Say 23 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Voice of America Image made from amateur video purports to show a Syrian rebel helping an injured man in Rastan, Homs, Syria. CAIRO - Syrian activists say rebels killed 23 soldiers in battles near the flashpoint city of Homs - one of the deadliest days for Syrian ... Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon for 3rd day What options are left in Syria? Syria Violence Spills Into Lebanon for Third Day |
Turkish reporter describes Syrian detention BusinessWeek By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA A Turkish journalist who was held captive in Syria for two months said Monday that he was intensely interrogated while blindfolded by Syrian authorities who suspected he was a spy and wondered why his government was trying so ... |
RT | The Syria Crisis: Is Al-Qaeda Intervening in the Conflict? TIME By Rania Abouzeid Monday, May 14, 2012 Soldiers with the Free Syrian Army battle against the Syrian Army who are trying to enter the center of Al-Qusayr, May 13, 2012. There are several elements to the ongoing violence in Syria. Russia defends Syria arms flow, sees no talks soon Al-Qaeda behind Syrian blasts: Russia Al-Qaeda behind terror attacks in Syria, Russia warns |
mediabistro.com | Anderson Cooper Reports From Syria's Border: Speaking With Refugees Was ... Huffington Post For just the second time since September, Anderson Cooper will be hosting his CNN show from another country on Monday night, as he reports from the border between Syria and Turkey. Since last spring, Syria has been embroiled in a violent conflict ... Turkey - Syria: Let's Not Be Taken In By The Bluster - OpEd Anderson Cooper Back In The Field: 'AC360′ To Originate From Turkey/Syria Border .@AC360 Producer Susan Chun – Why we're going to the border of Syria and Turkey |
Eurasia Review | Kosovo voices strong support for Syria opposition Reuters By Louis Charbonneau | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Kosovo's Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj voiced strong support on Monday for Syria's opposition, saying his government had already established diplomatic contacts with Syrians fighting to oust President ... Kosovo Supports Syria Opposition, Says Jeremic as PGA Can't Stop Them |
Independent Online | Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria's Assad Reuters By Lin Noueihed | BEN GUERDANE, Tunisia (Reuters) - The first that Tunisian schoolteacher Mokhtar Mars heard of his brother fighting alongside rebels in Syria was a phone call from a foreign number, telling him Houssein was dead. Tunisia Islamists in jihad against Assad |
#AC360 Blog Posting from #Syria by Fouad Ajami: Mr. Anderson (@andersoncooper ... CNN (blog) Editor's note: Fouad Ajami traveled to Turkey with Anderson Cooper to meet Syrian families living in refugee camps after escaping attacks in Syria and fleeing across the border. He shares more of his expertise during a special edition of AC360° at the ... |
Al-Arabiya | Syria peace plan faltering: Saudi foreign minister Chicago Tribune RIYADH (Reuters) - Confidence in the peace plan for Syria brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan is diminishing due to continued violence in the country, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Monday. Saudi Arabia says Syria peace plan faltering, Iran should keep out of affairs ... Riyadh says violence casts doubt on Annan's Syria peace plan Saudi Arabia says Syria peace plan in danger, Iran should keep out of affairs ... |
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon for 3rd day Salt Lake Tribune By BEN HUBBARD and BASSEM MROUE AP Tripoli, Lebanon • Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked to the 14-month-old uprising in Syria bled across the border for a ... |