msnbc.com (blog) | Syria's neighbors are growing restless Washington Post The Middle East sometimes resembles a string of detonators wired to explode together — and this seems especially true now of Syria and its neighbors. There is political instability nearby in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, as the Arab uprising moves through ... Syria's downtrodden flock to Lebanon for work Lebanese official: Pilgrims abducted in Syria soon to be freed Kidnapping in Syria Fuels Unrest in Lebanon |
The Associated Press | Sanctions against Syria hurting, Assad regime concedes Los Angeles Times In an unusual acknowledgement of the pain inflicted by Western sanctions, Syria's oil minister said Wednesday that US and European curbs on its oil trade have cost the regime $4 billion and caused widespread shortages of cooking fuel and other ... Oil Sanctions Take Economic Toll, Syria Says Syria says sanctions have cost country $4 billion Syria says sanctions have cost country $4B |
Al-Arabiya | Turkey says Syria is helping Kurdish rebels by allowing them to work from its ... Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Syria is allowing Kurdish rebels who are fighting Turkish forces to establish bases in Syrian territory, as ties between the two neighboring countries deteriorate, a Turkish minister said Wednesday. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin ... Syrian Rebels Struggle To Overcome Infighting and Inexperience |
AFP | Syria Beset By Violence Voice of America 05-23-2012 Syria Beset By Violence The refusal of Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime to comply with the provisions of the UN-backed Kofi Annan plan is leading to grave consequences. The refusal of Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime to ... Google clears key mapping software for Syria Select Google Software Now Available In Syria |
Syrian Smugglers' Operations Booming in Jordan Voice of America Northern Jordan - As violence has intensified in Syria, the smuggling business has boomed. A recent trip to northern Jordan near the Syrian border showed how the dangerous practice of dissidents smuggling food and medicine to injured and famished ... |
FRANCE 24 | Amnesty slams UN peace failures, Malaysia solution Brisbane Times The head of the UN observer team in Syria, Major General Robert Mood of Norway, in Zabadani, north-west Damascus. An Amnesty International report says the UN is now "redundant as a guardian of global peace". Photo: AFP The United Nations Security ... Amnesty accuses UN council of "failed leadership" Amnesty sees possible crimes against humanity by Syria Amnesty accuses U.N. council of "failed leadership" | The Republic |
Jakarta Globe | Syrian rebel chief Ghalioun formally resigns FOX 4 News ISTANBUL -- The head of Syria's main opposition bloc, Burhan Ghalioun, formally resigned from his post, a statement issued by the Syrian National Council (SNC) said Thursday after a two-day meeting in Istanbul. The SNC "office decided to accept the ... Syrian rebel chief formally resigns |
MiamiHerald.com | NATO ignores Syria Lexington Herald Leader Not Syria, apparently; to read the article by Daalder and Stavridis, it's not clear why not. NATO responded rapidly to a "deteriorating situation" — sounds like Syria — "that threatened hundreds of thousands of civilians" — check — "rebelling ... US ambassador: NATO has no plans for military intervention in Syria UN Secretary General warns of impending civil war in Syria |
Voice of America | COLUMN-America and Syria's "dead man walking": Bernd Debusmann Reuters By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON May 21 (Reuters) - When US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Canada and the European Union first issued public calls for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down, the death toll in ... UPDATE 1-Five killed in restaurant blast in Syrian capital Anti-Syria cleric's death sparks violence in Lebanon Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 34 People in Hama |
Tampabay.com | Lebanese court bails anti-Syrian activist Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - A court on Tuesday released on bail an anti-Syrian activist whose arrest earlier this month set off violent clashes in northern Lebanon that killed at least 8 people. The fighting among Sunni Islamist foes of Syrian President Bashar ... Syrian tensions spark clashes, worry in Lebanon's capital Syrian Unrest Spills Into Lebanon; Battles in Beirut Violence in Syria spills over the border of fragile Lebanon |