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Araby meets Syrian opposition, recommends talks with Assad
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Araby meets Syrian opposition, recommends talks with Assad
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby met a delegation from the Syrian opposition on Monday at the League’s headquarters in…
Syrian opposition figure denies report of planned Egypt meeting
Egypt
October 8, 2011
Syrian opposition figure denies report of planned Egypt meeting
A Syrian opposition media source in Cairo denied news that the Syrian National Council is holding a meeting in Cairo…
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors
World
September 27, 2011
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors
AMMAN - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed into the central town of Rastan on Tuesday to crush…
Assad’s police kill 6, EU imposes sanctions on Syria
World
September 2, 2011
Assad’s police kill 6, EU imposes sanctions on Syria
Security forces killed at least six protesters when they fired at demonstrations that swelled across Syria on the first Friday…
US to tell Assad that he must go, says sources
World
August 10, 2011
US to tell Assad that he must go, says sources
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is preparing to explicitly demand the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad and hit his…
Troops deploy in Syrian village, US sanctions Assad
World
May 19, 2011
Troops deploy in Syrian village, US sanctions Assad
Syrian troops backed by tanks deployed in a border village on Thursday, witnesses said, ignoring growing pressure from Washington, which…
US imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad
World
May 18, 2011
US imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad
Washington imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure…
Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism
Egypt
April 28, 2011
Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism
Egypt is backing Syrian diplomatic efforts to block a Western-supported UN resolution condemning Damascus’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, a…
Assad faces toughest test from Syrian unrest
Egypt
April 15, 2011
Assad faces toughest test from Syrian unrest
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad trained to be an ophthalmologist because, he said, eye surgery involves few emergencies and not much…