Arab League
Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed
The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar called on Arab leaders Friday to adopt serious and immediate measures to stanch the continued…
Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN
Members from Syria's umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Council, arrived in Cairo Friday to request the Arab League refer…
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
Opinion
January 19, 2012
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
How durable, and how deep, is the Arab League consensus regarding Syria? And what will happen if it begins to…
Syrian rebel chief asks world to stop bloodshed
World
January 17, 2012
Syrian rebel chief asks world to stop bloodshed
A Syrian rebel army chief urged the world on Tuesday to protect civilians in Syria, saying Arab peace monitors had…
UN chief urges Security Council to act on Syria
World
January 16, 2012
UN chief urges Security Council to act on Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appealed to the Security Council to act with "seriousness" on Syria, where he…
Moussa urges Arab league to consider military intervention in Syria
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Moussa urges Arab league to consider military intervention in Syria
Former secretary general of the Arab League and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa urged the league on Sunday to consider…
Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria’s Assad
World
January 15, 2012
Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria’s Assad
The UN chief told Bashar al-Assad on Sunday to "stop killing your people" and the Syrian leader offered an amnesty…
Emir of Qatar suggests sending Arab troops to Syria
World
January 14, 2012
Emir of Qatar suggests sending Arab troops to Syria
The emir of Qatar is the first Arab leader to call for humanitarian intervention in Syria to protect civilians from…
Moussa denies receiving Saudi funds for presidential campaign
Egypt
January 13, 2012
Moussa denies receiving Saudi funds for presidential campaign
Former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa denied receiving funds from Saudi Arabia for his election campaign, in an interview…
Arab League head warns of possible civil war in Syria
World
January 13, 2012
Arab League head warns of possible civil war in Syria
BEIRUT — Arab League head Nabil al-Araby said on Friday he feared a possible civil war in Syria that could…