 Newsday | Syria fighting foreign mercenaries - Assad Herald Sun IN his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad has claimed that his regime had captured foreign mercenaries who were fighting for the opposition in a bid to show his forces were fighting terrorists instead of pro-democracy ... Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest Assad says Syria will fight mercenaries Syria fighting foreign mercenaries: Assad |
 Newsday | Syria accused of civilian "executions" Sydney Morning Herald DPA At least 32 people have been killed on Wednesday in violence in Syria, according to the opposition, including 15 civilians allegedly executed by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The alleged executions took place in the dissident city of ... Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated from town Syria accused of civilian 'executions' UN team in Syria evacuated from tense town |
 National Post | Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria Originally published: May 16, 2012 7:20 PM Updated: May 16, 2012 8:33 PM By The Associated Press EDITH M. LEDERER (Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS - (AP) -- An ... Diplomat: UN experts report Syria continues to be main destination of illicit ... Iran supplying Syria with arms despite UN sanctions: panel |
 PanARMENIAN.Net | Syria tensions light fuse in north Lebanon Malaysia Star In Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, the army may have halted three days of bloody clashes kindled by unrest in Syria next door, but anger is still festering. Subdued street fighters hardly disguise their rage towards the state for stopping them. Clash over Syria in Lebanon Clashes rock Lebanon's Tripoli Several injured in renewed Syria-linked clashes in Lebanon |
 AFP | Syria accused of new massacre, UN team evacuated Khaleej Times Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. Syria's President Bashar Al Assad, however, accused the West of ... 18 dead as Syrian unrest continues Syria needs time to make peace plan work: Iran UN convoy attacked in Syria | Bangkok Post: news |
 CBC.ca | Lebanese City Drawn Into Syrian Conflict New York Times The sheik's comment was perhaps hyperbole, but strong connections between Tripoli and the conflict next door in Syria do exist, and they have solidified over time. Both fighters and arms have flowed from the city to the Syrian rebels trying to ... Nahlah Ayed: The larger battle lines in Syria's spillover war Syria lets loose a bogeyman on Tripoli's troubled streets Faisal al-Moqdad: Whoever Antagonizes Syria in Lebanon Will Lose |
 USA TODAY | Syria boycotts UN torture hearing, charges mount Reuters By Tom Miles | GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria boycotted a hearing by the United Nations' main anti-torture body on Wednesday, avoiding a grilling over its crackdown on civilians during a year-old uprising. Nobody from Syria's mission in Geneva was available ... UN experts say Syria refuses to answer questions about torture UN experts say Syria snubs demands on torture UN anti-torture meeting raises 'systematic' abuse in Syria |
 AFP | Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak AFP LOS ANGELES — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his embattled regime. Assad's departure would be a "major blow" to Iran as well ... |
Syria: the elephant in the room amid military exercise in Jordan CNN (blog) The kickoff came with adamant statements that the 12000 troops from 19 countries now in Jordan were here only for the training - and it all has nothing to do with the violence now raging across Jordan's northern border inside Syria. |
Syria sugar refineries paralysed, smuggling seen soaring The West Australian LONDON (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the staple sweetener, trade sources said. Exclusive: Syria sugar refineries paralyzed, smuggling seen soaring |
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