With Russian president Vladimir Putin visiting China in a warm renewal of relations between the old Cold War partners, both Russia and China have announced that they oppose all foreign intervention in Syria. Meanwhile, Syria threw U.S. and European diplomats
During a segment on the political purge in Syria, Fox News identified nearly every Middle East nation, even a territory labeled “Gaza,” but not Israel.
(AP) UN: Syria permits aid workers to enter 4 provincesBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyria’s government has agreed to a written deal with the United Nations and other international organizations that would allow aid workers and supplies to enter four hard-hit provinces,
Last Tuesday, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported that President Barack Obama told a group of visiting Jewish leaders that he “probably knows about Judaism more than any other president, because he read about it.” While that is certainly untrue, Obama continued, suggesting
(AP) Clinton steps up pressure on Russia on SyriaBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressSTOCKHOLM U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is stepping up the pressure on Russia to join intensified international efforts for a political transition in Syria that will see
(AP) Syria’s Assad says he’s surgeon saving patientBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUT Syrian President Bashar Assad defended his government’s crackdown on opponents Sunday, saying a doctor performing messy emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying
Debris and smoke after a artillery shell smashed into a building in Homs. Reuters reports.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hezbollah’s Nasrallah threatens war over hostages in Syria Unconfirmed report: Top 5 Hezbollah officers kidnapped U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate al-Assad crimes against humanity in Syria Egypt Braces For Verdict In Hosni Mubarak
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hillary Clinton accuses Russia of fomenting civil war in Syria Debka: Obama weighs plans to prevent al-Qaeda grabbing Syria’s WMDs U.S. Treasury yields plummet as investors scramble for safety Vital industrial control computers remain
(AP) Activists: Gunmen kill 11 state workers in SyriaBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTGunmen killed 11 workers at a state-owned fertilizer factory in a volatile central Syrian province, activists said Friday, the second execution-style shooting reported in Syria in less than a
On Wednesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani threatened war against Israel if there is any interference from the West in Syria. Larijani’s threat followed Kofi Annan’s deputy, Jean-Marie Guehenno, relating to the 15-nation council the dim chances of Annan’s efforts at peacemaking
Armed rebels have given Syria’s regime until Friday noon (0900 GMT) to observe Kofi Annan’s plan for ending bloodshed in Syria, warning they will take “courageous decisions” if the deadline is not met. The ultimatum by the Free Syrian Army
(AP) UN observers in Syria discover 13 bound corpsesBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTU.N. observers have discovered 13 bound corpses in eastern Syria, many of them apparently shot execution-style, the monitoring mission said Wednesday. The announcement comes days after a massacre in
On March 22, Taureg rebels, fueled by an influx of weapons brought in by mercenaries fighting for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, successfully overthrew the government of Mali, ending 20 years of democracy. Weapons from the US-sponsored Libyan civil war have
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Ten nations expel Syria’s diplomats over Houla massacre U.S. says that military intervention in Syria would lead to ‘chaos and carnage’ Syria’s instability continues to spread into Lebanon Turkey to boycott Europe when Greek
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 29 (UPI) — A senior Iranian military commander’s reported admission that Iranian forces are operating in Syria to stiffen the embattled regime of President Bashar Assad underlines how bad things are for Syria’s divided opposition. This and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has linked Iran and its Lebanese client, the terrorist group Hezbollah, to the massacre of innocent civilians in Syria. In a statement issued by Netanyahu’s office on May 27, the prime minister declared: “Iran and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Britain and Russia return to previous position on Syria International outrage appears to grow over Syria Germany’s Merkel prepares to strike back against France’s Hollande on austerity Sweden’s Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest Britain
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressSAN DIEGORepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised Monday to maintain an American military “with no comparable power anywhere in the world.” The likely Republican presidential nominee faced a San Diego crowd estimated at 5,000 in what was
(AP) Syria denies responsibility for attack killing 90By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaThe Syrian government on Sunday denied responsibility for killings in a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead, blaming the killings on “hundreds
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. International Monetary Fund to Greece: Drop Dead! IMF’s Lagarde softens her remarks about Greece after backlash UK to block immigration into UK if Greece leaves euro Israel’s attitude towards West Bank becomes increasingly nationalistic
The White House and the UN are denouncing what Syrian activists say was a shelling that killed more than 90 people, including dozens of children. Activists say it was one of the deadliest regime attacks in Syria’s 14-month-old uprising.
(AP) Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressBEIRUTGruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one
(AP) Activists: Troops kills up to 50 in central SyriaBy ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTPresident Bashar Assad’s forces killed at least 50 civilians, including 13 children, in central Syria on Friday, activists said, in one of the highest death
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday expressed concern that interminable unrest in Syria is “contributing to instability” in neighboring Lebanon. Armed clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime have taken place in recent weeks
