Arab League
UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
World
January 28, 2012
UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
A new Arab and European bid to secure UN action over Syria's crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition even…
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing
World
January 26, 2012
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing
Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army…
Moussa: Revolution anniversary should honor the martyrs
Egypt
January 25, 2012
Moussa: Revolution anniversary should honor the martyrs
The first anniversary of the revolution is not for celebration but a chance to recall a historic day and honor…
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
Egypt
January 25, 2012
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
The Arab League offered former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei the position of special envoy to Syria, a London-based newspaper reported…
Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
World
January 24, 2012
Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
The Arab League has formally requested a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon to discuss its plan for resolving the…
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
World
January 23, 2012
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
BEIRUT — Syria rejected Monday a new Arab League plan aiming to end the country's 10-month crisis by calling on…
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
World
January 22, 2012
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end…
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
World
January 22, 2012
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there which…
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
World
January 22, 2012
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
Western democracies should overcome their aversion to Islamist groups that enjoy popular support in North Africa and the Middle East…
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
World
January 21, 2012
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
Pressure is mounting on the Arab League to seek UN intervention amid growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission…