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Syria: Kofi Annan holds talks with Bashar Al Assad in Damascus

News DeskMarch 10, 2012 07:53

"Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing," President Assad was quoted as saying by state media, while also warning that "No political dialogue or political activity can succeed while there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability."

Gulf Cooperation Council pulls members out of Arab League Syria mission

News DeskJanuary 24, 2012 10:46

The Gulf Cooperation Council said it was "certain the bloodshed and killing of innocents would continue, and that the Syrian regime would not abide by the Arab League's resolutions."

Arab League accuses Syria over attacks on observers, as Bashar al-Assad blames 'foreign conspiracy'

Jessica PhelanJanuary 10, 2012 10:57

In a speech broadcast live on Syrian TV this morning, Bashar al-Assad repeated his claim that "outside planning" was behind months of violence, saying: "The outside now includes Arabs."

Syria: Arab League observers witness government snipers in Deraa

Jessica PhelanDecember 31, 2011 10:42

"We saw snipers in the town, we saw them with our own eyes," an Arab League observer is quoted as saying. "We're going to ask the government to remove them immediately."

'Al Qaeda attacks' in Damascus kill dozens, says Syria's state media

News DeskDecember 23, 2011 08:28

Some military personnel were killed, but the majority of victims were civilians, according to state news agency SANA. Its report was accompanied by graphic photos of corpses and body parts.

Dozens of Syrian army defectors 'shot while fleeing'

News DeskDecember 20, 2011 06:49

Witnesses said the defectors had been downed by machine gun fire as they attempted to leave and join the uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria agrees to let Arab League observers oversee peace deal

News DeskDecember 19, 2011 10:15

Syria asked for some amendments to the protocol to protect its sovereignty, Syria's foreign minister said, but promised that observers would be allowed to move freely under the protection of the Syrian government—with the exception of military sites.

Arab League condemns Newt Gingrich's 'racist' comments on Palestinians

Jessica PhelanDecember 12, 2011 08:59

The regional organization's senior official in charge of Palestinian affairs, Mohammed Sobeih, called Gingrich's remarks "irresponsible and dangerous."

UN accuses Syria of crimes against humanity

Jessica PhelanNovember 28, 2011 11:31

The United Nations has accused the Syrian government of crimes against humanity for its violent repression of ongoing protests, in a report released Monday.

Bashar al-Assad: 'Syria will not bow down'

Jessica PhelanNovember 20, 2011 07:36

Foreign military intervention in Syria would send an "earthquake" across the Middle East, President Bashar al-Assad warned.