Death of journalist in Syria brings calls for investigation
USA TODAY - 21 minutes ago
BEIRUT (AP) – The death of a French journalist in Syria brought new calls Thursday for an independent investigation of the violence in the country after a series of mysterious attacks since December killed scores of people despite the presence of Arab …
Syria to Investigate Rocket Attack that Killed French Journalist, 8 Syrians
Voice of America (blog) - 35 minutes ago
The Syrian government says it will conduct an investigation into a rocket attack that killed French journalist Gilles Jacquier and eight Syrians in the central city of Homs on Wednesday. State news agency SANA said Thursday Homs Governor Ghassan Abdel …
Journalist’s Death in Syria Brings Calls for Probe
ABC News - 36 minutes ago
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and ZEINA KARAM AP The death of a French journalist in Syria brought new calls Thursday for an independent investigation of the violence in the country after a series of mysterious attacks since December killed scores of people …
Journalist’s death in Syria brings calls for probe
Houston Chronicle - 36 minutes ago
ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, AP, ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, addresses supporters during a rally at a central square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Assad joined thousands of his supporters Wednesday in …
Syria unrest: El Arabi dismisses mission criticisms
BBC News - 48 minutes ago
The head of the Arab League has defended his organisation’s observer mission in Syria, following the criticism of a former monitor who said it was a farce. Nabil El Arabi said the mission was encouraging more Syrians to take part in peaceful …
Syria regime ‘liquidating’ journalists, opposition council says
National Post - 57 minutes ago
DAMASCUS — The opposition Syrian National Council accused the regime on Thursday of “liquidating” journalists in order to hush up what is happening in the country, a day after a French reporter was killed. The SNC’s accusation came as France demanded …
‘Syria is being punished for ties with Iran’
RT - 1 hour ago
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad waves at supporters during a rare public appearance in Damascus on January 11, 2012 in which he vowed to defeat a “conspiracy” against Syria, a day after he blamed foreign interests for stoking months of deadly violence …
Syrian Rights Group: More Arab League Observers Leaving Country
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
January 12, 2012 Syrian Rights Group: More Arab League Observers Leaving Country VOA News A Syrian rights group says more Arab League observers are leaving the country to protest the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on a 10-month opposition …
Journalist’s death renews calls for Syria probe
CBS News - 1 hour ago
Syrians hold a candlelight vigil as the body of French television reporter Gilles Jacquier is taken out of a hospital in Homs, Syria, to be transported to the capital city of Damascus early Jan. 12, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images) BEIRUT – The death of a …
Many Arab monitors said to question Syria
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Dominic Evans | BEIRUT (Reuters) – Many monitors in the Arab League’s troubled mission to Syria are angry over what they see as its failure to halt attacks on protesters and more are likely to pull out in protest, an Algerian former monitor told …
France wants ‘whole truth’ from Syria on journalist’s death
CNN - 1 hour ago
By the CNN Wire Staff Damascus, Syria (CNN) — The French foreign minister wants the “whole truth” from Syrian authorities about the death of a French journalist in Homs. Alain Juppe told France 2 television Thursday that an “investigation must …
Arab League’s Syria mission not going to plan, warns chief
The Guardian - 1 hour ago
The Arab League chief has cast further doubt on the delegation his organisation has sent to monitor the crisis in Syria, describing ongoing violence as “very worrisome” and saying the mission was not going to plan. Nabil al-Arabi’s comments on Thursday …
The risks of conflict
Times of India - 1 hour ago
Over the past few weeks, some Syrian opposition leaders have requested foreign military intervention to oust President Bashar al-Assad and his regime from power. Count the US out in any such endeavour. While an intervention involving the American …
Syria to probe killing of French reporter
Ninemsn - 1 hour ago
Syria says it will set up a commission of inquiry into the death of French journalist Gilles Jacquier, killed by a shell in the flashpoint city of Homs. “The governor of Homs, Ghassan Abdel Al, issued a decision to create a commission charged with …
Probe into killing of French reporter in Syria
Khaleej Times - 1 hour ago
DAMASCUS — Syria said on Thursday it would set up a commission of inquiry into the death of French journalist Gilles Jacquier, killed by a shell in the flashpoint city of Homs on Wednesday, official media said. “The governor of Homs, Ghassan Abdel Al, …
Syrians struggle to cope with energy shortages
Financial Times - 2 hours ago
Conflict-torn Syria is battling growing shortages of heating oil and other fuels as President Bashar al-Assad and the west fight a propaganda war over who is to blame. With scant petroleum product supplies combining with power cuts to leave people in …
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TIME (blog) - 2 hours ago
The Fate of Bashar Assad: Will He Be the Next Gaddafi or the Next Milosevic? By Tony Karon | @tonykaron | January 12, 2012 | + Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) speaks at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 11, 2012. …
After Monitor Quits, Arab League Defends Its Syrian Peace-Keeping Mission
NPR (blog) - 2 hours ago
by Eyder Peralta In this frame grab from an amatuer video posted on YouTube, members of the Arab League monitor the recent violence in Syria. In this frame grab from an amatuer video posted on YouTube, members of the Arab League monitor the recent …
Two monitors quit Syria: Arab League
News24 - 2 hours ago
Cairo – Two Arab League monitors in Syria have quit, officials said on Thursday as the head of the operation accused an Algerian observer who resigned of making unfounded claims about the operation. “Two monitors have excused themselves, …
Syria opposition disappointed by Arab mission
RTE.ie - 2 hours ago
The Syrian opposition activists have said that they are disappointed by the Arab League observer mission’s failure to halt violent crack downs. Syrian opposition activists have said that they are disappointed by the Arab League observer mission, …
Arab League says no delay in sending more observers to Syria
Xinhua - 2 hours ago
CAIRO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — An Arab League (AL) official denied on Thursday there would be a delay in sending more observers to Syria. Adnan al-Khodair, head of the AL’s monitoring operations room in Cairo, told Xinhua when the AL would dispatch a new …
World powers want journos protected
Sky News Australia - 3 hours ago
World powers are demanding journalists in Syria be protected following the death of a French reporter in a rocket attack hours after President Bashar al-Assad vowed to defeat a ‘conspiracy’ against his regime. Meanwhile, hundreds of Syrian and foreign …
Wait and sea
The Economist - 3 hours ago
THE Syrian port of Tartus is Russia’s only military base outside the old Soviet Union. Moreover, Russia is the Syrian regime’s only big-power friend. So the arrival there of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrier and a few other warships earlier this …
More Arab League Observers Reportedly Leaving Syria
Voice of America (blog) - 3 hours ago
A Syrian rights group says more Arab League observers are leaving the country to protest the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on a 10-month opposition uprising. Mousab Azzawi of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA 11 …
Syria protesters gather against defiant Assad
CBC.ca - 3 hours ago
Anti-government protesters rallied overnight on the outskirts of Damascus, hours after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise appearance at a pro-regime rally in the city centre where he again vowed to end the months-long revolt against his …
Spiral of violence, division continues in Syria
CBS News - 4 hours ago
The Syrian government, under international pressure, allowed just a handful of foreign reporters into the country. But sadly this very welcome initiative began with a tragedy. A mortar attack on civilians in Homs killed eight Syrian residents of the …
* Arab League split over troubled monitoring mission
Reuters Africa - 4 hours ago
By Alistair Lyon BEIRUT, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Several Arab League monitors have left Syria or may do so soon because the mission has failed to halt President Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on a popular revolt against his rule, an Algerian former …
Arab observers face tough mission in Syria: China
Ahram Online - 4 hours ago
China’s envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike on Thursday said Arab League observers were facing “difficulties” in Syria, urging the government and other factions there to cooperate with the monitors. Wu made the remarks after talks with Arab League chief …
Algeria rejects criticism of Arab League in Syria
euronews - 4 hours ago
The Algerian government on Thursday downplayed suggestions from one of its former Arab League monitors in Syria that the mission was a “farce”. The 22-member body was sent to investigate whether President Bashar al-Assad would keep his promise and halt …
Assad digs in amid horrors of Homs
The Australian - 4 hours ago
THE conflict in Syria escalated yesterday as a member of the Arab League’s peace mission to the country described scenes of utter carnage and a French reporter became the first Western journalist to be killed in the uprising. …
