Los Angeles Times | Annan and Assad agree political approach for Syria Reuters DAMASCUS (Reuters) - U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan said he and President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Monday on an approach to Syria's conflict that he would now take to the opposition, and flew on to Iran. UN envoy Kofi Annan in Iran for Syria talks Syria: Has Obama done enough to bring the violence to an end? (+video) Russia Prods Syria's President Assad With Message of Growing Impatience |
Voice of America | Russia suspends new arms shipments to Syria CNN International Russia will not deliver new weapons to Syria so long as the situation in that country is unstable, an official said, state media reported. Russia to Halt Arms Shipments to Syria Russia to suspend new arms to Syria - agencies Russia says it won't sign new weapons contracts with Syria |
msnbc.com | Rapid change in Syria as rebels gain power msnbc.com Video on msnbc.com: The opposition forces have established safe havens, mainly in the rural countryside, even though weapons are in short supply. NBC's Richard Engel reports. |
Wall Street Journal | To Power Syria, Chávez Sends Diesel Wall Street Journal Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and his state-oil company are providing vital energy support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and conducting business with Syrian firms blacklisted by Washington and Brussels, according to documents relating to the ... |
Al-Arabiya | Iran and Syria crises are closely connected Washington Examiner The third round of talks to end Iran's nuclear program ended in failure last month, and a much broader embargo on Iran's oil exports took effect this week. In this context, the six world powers that have been negotiating with Iran must consider what to ... Syrians should choose their leader in 2014 vote: Iranian foreign minister |
Assad: US trying to destabilize Syria Washington Post U.N. Special Envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and said they agreed on a plan to end the 16 months of escalating violence. |
Analysis: Syria crisis shows limits of rising Turkish power Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's bark seems worse than its bite.Ask the Syrians, who shot down a Turkish reconnaissance jet on June 22 and got away with it.Turkish leaders shrilled up their rhetoric. They. |
CBS News | Syria leader Assad says he regrets his forces shooting down Turkey military jet CBS News Turkish paper quotes Syrian leader as saying, "I wish we did not shoot" down jet, but stops short of saying sorry. Syrian Refugees in Turkey Long to Rejoin the Fight Syria's Assad laments, defends downing of Turkish jet After Cairo Talks, Syrian Opposition United Only in Call for Assad Step-Down |
ABC News (blog) | Clinton: "Friends of Syria" must unite to stop Russia, China "blockading" progress CBS News Top U.S. diplomat calls on "Friends of Syria" to convince Moscow and China defense of Assad regime "no longer tolerable" Syria descends into the abyss Escalating Violence in Syria Doesn't Equal Civil War, Activists Say War on Syria and Imperial Hubris: Clinton Demands Russia And China to “Pay ... |
Syria death toll rises as Clinton presses Russia, China Washington Post Anti-regime activists say Syrian forces have killed at least 25 people, arrested scores more and torched dozens of homes while seizing a northern city from rebels. |