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Arab League tells Syria to end bloodshed soon
World
August 28, 2011
Arab League tells Syria to end bloodshed soon
Arab foreign ministers told Syria on Sunday to work to end months of bloodshed "before it's too late," and decided…
Syrian security forces fan out in restive cities
World
August 27, 2011
Syrian security forces fan out in restive cities
BEIRUT - Syrian security forces fanned out Saturday in flashpoint cities across the country to crush protests against President Bashar…
Thousands march anew against Syria’s Assad, 2 killed
World
August 27, 2011
Thousands march anew against Syria’s Assad, 2 killed
AMMAN - Syrian forces killed at least two protesters on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched again to…
Arab states mull a unified stance on Syria
World
August 26, 2011
Arab states mull a unified stance on Syria
Arab foreign ministers are assembling in Cairo for an emergency meeting this Saturday to try to forge a regional strategy…
Syrian protesters chant ‘bye Qadhafi, Bashar next’
World
August 25, 2011
Syrian protesters chant ‘bye Qadhafi, Bashar next’
AMMAN - Syrian protesters chanted "bye, bye Qadhafi, Bashar your turn is coming" overnight, but President Bashar al-Assad showed few…
Syrian activists say tanks storm flashpoint city of Deir al-Zor
World
August 24, 2011
Syrian activists say tanks storm flashpoint city of Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT - Syrian activists say tanks have stormed the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and made sweeping arrests there as…
Syrians taunt Assad, saying regime next to unravel
World
August 22, 2011
Syrians taunt Assad, saying regime next to unravel
BEIRUT - Taking inspiration from the rapid unraveling of the regime in Libya, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets…
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
World
August 19, 2011
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
AMMAN - Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar al-Assad's pledge that his military crackdown on…
Obama calls on Assad to step down
World
August 18, 2011
Obama calls on Assad to step down
WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time explicitly called on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step…
Syria’s Assad says military operations halted
World
August 18, 2011
Syria’s Assad says military operations halted
AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters…