Rallies also held at Syria's embassies in Germany, Spain, Sweden and the US, according to reports. One protester in London told the BBC: "We don't know what message the Syrian regime is giving out with this massacre today – given the UN security...
MUNICH — Moscow still sees two problems of “crucial importance” with a draft UN resolution on the violence in Syria , Russia's foreign minister said Saturday amid Western attempts to head off a Russian veto in the Security Council.
Clinton also insisted the two regions - the U.S. and the EU - must send a clear message to tyrants, demanding they respect the rights of their people. Her comments came against the backdrop of violence in the Middle Eastern nation of Syria and ahead of an expected vote on a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote on the Syria issue, later on the same day. | However, the Secretary of State did add a note of caution.
At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured when Syrian government forces shelled protesters in the city of Homs, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Official Damascus has denied these reports. The only confirmation of these reports was video footage aired on Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera channels.
Members of the UN Security Council will meet early Saturday in a bid to pass a resolution condemning the violent repression in Syria, amid firm opposition from Russia, a diplomat said. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 138 of the fatalities were caused by mortar fire in the Al-Khalidiya district of Homs, which has become a flashpoint of the 10-month revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria was "not hopeless" but must be amended to avoid giving the impression that the world body was taking sides in a civil war. | He warned of a "scandal" if the Security Council voted on the current version at 10 a.m. EST on Saturday as scheduled. He met with U.S.
By Mariam Karouny and Stephen Brown BEIRUT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in an assault on the city of Homs, activists said, the bloodiest day of an 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of a Saturday...
Slowly things are coming to a head. America, Israel, rogue NATO partners, and regional despot allies are itching for a fight with Syria. Russia and China stand firmly opposed.
AGENCIES,: Keywords: €œThis (draft resolution) is missing the most important thing: a clear clause ruling out the possibility that the resolution could be used to justify military intervention in Syrian affairs from outside,€ Russia€™s envoy to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, said.€œFor this reason I see no chance this draft could be adopted,€ he added.
europe online publishing house gmbh - europeonline-magazine.eu: Russia is continuing to negotiate with Western powers about the wording of a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday.We are not saying that this resolution is hopeless, he told the Munich Security Conference. But Lavrov made clear that Russia continued to have reservations about the resolution.
Speaking at a Munich security conference, Mrs. Clinton also denounced President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and said that she was hopeful that on Saturday morning the United Nations Security Council would pass a resolution condemning the bloodshed in his...
Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. | Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Washington that any attempt to put a resolution to vote without taking Russia's opinion into account will only lead to "another scandal" at the Security Council.
Syrian Arab News Agency: SANA, Damascus Syria - syria news: Lavrov: Draft UNSC Resolution on Syria Does Not Suit Russia at All | MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stressed that the Western-backed draft resolution on Syria does not suit Russia at all. | Lavrov, in an interview with Russia TV, said that he sent Russia's suggested amendments to the draft...
Imperial regimes can crack when they are driven out of their major foreign outposts. The fall of the Berlin Wall did not just signal the liberation of Eastern Europe from Moscow. It prefigured the collapse of the Soviet Union itself just two years later. | Additionally, Iran exerts growing pressure on Afghanistan to the east and growing influence in Iraq to the west.
Russia said Saturday that the Western-backed text of a UN Security Council resolution on the violence in Syria did not suit Moscow at all and warned of a "scandal" if that draft was brought to a vote. | "If they (the West) want yet another scandal on the Security Council for themselves then we cannot stop them" putting the draft to a vote, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian television.
In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov branded the calls on Russia to stop arms exports to Syria as unacceptable. | "We won't accept any demands to stop something that is not prohibited by the international law. We won't any accept demands to follow to unilateral sanctions – particularly extraterritorial ones," he said Saturday at the Munich Security conference.
Today, United for a Free Syria (UFS) commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 1982 Hama Massacre that resulted in the brutal annihilation of tens of thousands of Syrian civilians.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd., a London-listed oil and natural gas explorer, said that the transfer of the company€™s interest in the Hassi Ba Hamou permit in Algeria has advanced.
"The Chechen diaspora in Turkey asked Erdogan to give the holy hairs to Chechnya. We received a positive response within a month and the priceless gift has been delivered to Grozny today," Aihan Ergyuven, chairman of the Chechen committee Sivas...
UN Security Council members have agreed upon the text of a draft resolution on Syria and will send the document to governments for approval, Russiaís UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said. ìWe have the text which we shall send to our capital cities...
UNITED NATIONS - Russia told the UN Security Council on Thursday it would veto a disputed draft resolution backing an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria if it were put to a vote as early as Friday, a Western diplomat said.
BEIRUT, Feb 03, 2012 (AFP) - Anti-regime activists have called for Syrians to take to the streets in their "millions" on Friday to commemorate 30 years since government forces killed thousands in a crackdown on the central city of Hama. | Under the slogan "Hama, forgive us," the activists appealed for "millions"
BEIRUT: Nassib Lahoud, a former Maronite lawmaker and minister hailed by his supporters and admirers as a statesman, a moderate politician and an outspoken critic of Syria's role in Lebanon, died at dawn Thursday at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Ashrafieh...
Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister and prominent leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyah has ruled out the possibility of shifting Hamas' political office from Syria, following the turmoil in the country.
RIYADH: Prospective Gulf workers' medical reports issued from 11 manpower exporting countries will be linked electronically to the GCC health ministers' secretariat and to countries in the region. | It is mandatory all workers who come for employment in the Gulf countries should undergo a medical test at one of the clinics recommended by the GCC Approved Medical Centers' Association (GAMCA)
Syria requested the Lebanese army to arrest a number of Syrian refugees loyal to the Free Syrian Army in Aarsal and other Bekaa and Akkar towns, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Friday. “The [Lebanese] army said such an issue needs a decision...
PTI Damascus Feb 03, 2012 Syria's opposition called protests today to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hama massacre, as the United Nations moved closer to agreement on action to halt a deadly regime crackdown on dissent.
While Turkey officially denies the systematic destruction of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, in Turkey , a common response to the French ban on Armenian genocide deniers is that French occupation of Algeria constituted genocide.
Magnolias and daffodils may be blooming in Georgia this week, but it's a little early for turkey mating behavior here. Gardner's Ray Lafond recently observed 11 turkeys enter his back yard. Within minutes, two teenager-like jakes competitively...
Another huge step largely overlooked by the media has been the signing of Currency Swap Agreements (CSAs) with China and Turkey holding values of $3 billion and $1 billion respectively. The same are also being pursued with Iran and Russia...
The States of Guernsey has adopted further restrictive measures against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Syria . All financial institutions and other bodies are requested to check their records to ensure they comply.
UNITED NATIONS — Security Council ambassadors reached a wobbly consensus on Thursday backing an Arab League plan for political change in Syria , after they dropped a specific reference to President Bashar al-Assad's ceding of power.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel€™s fifth official visit to China, a three-day trip that started Thursday, saw her seeking help from the emerging economic superpower on the European debt crisis, reining in Iran€™s nuclear ambitions and curtailing the ongoing violence in Syria.
Garanti fell 0.6 percent to 6.66 liras at 10:20 a.m. in Istanbul, paring gains this year to 13 percent. The banking index has advanced 17 percent since Dec. 31. | Turkish banks charged higher rates of interest on loans to businesses and consumers in the last three months of 2011.
Sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shiites – who make up 30 per cent of Kuwaitis – have intensified in past months, mainly over regional issues such as Bahrain, Iran and Syria . On Monday, tribesmen burned the election tent of a pro-government...
The same agency reported that ties between Turkey , NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming. Last month, the Hamas premier visited the Turkish prime minister at his Istanbul...
Nabucco Gas Pipeline International continues to consider Turkey as an important partner for its project, Nabucco official representative told Trend. "Turkish Botas is a shareholder in the Nabucco project, and Turkey is an important partner for us,"...
Hamas' ties to Syria and Iran are changing. This week, the two top men in the 25-year-old organisation dedicated to crushing the Jewish state and establishing Palestine “from the (Jordan) river to the sea” headed off in distinctly different directions...
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A year ago, Ali was enjoying university in Damascus, looking forward to a career in dentistry and paying little heed to politics in a country controlled by a single family for over 40 years. | That all changed, not so much when other Syrians took to the streets to demand President Bashar al-Assad step down, but when a mysterious message popped up on his Facebook page...
The revolt against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, inspired by uprisings which toppled three Arab leaders in 2011, has taken a sectarian slant as most of the protesters trying to topple the president are Sunnis. | Assad is from Syria's minority Alawite sect and critics say the president has filled senior political and military posts with Alawites to impose his rule through sectarian loyalty.
Yet experts say that despite the quickening pace of events and President Bashar al-Assad's mounting isolation, dramatic change in Syria , while inevitable, is not imminent given the resilience of the regime and the support it still enjoys among...
Security Council members ended an afternoon of private discussions Wednesday about a draft resolution on Syria still riven by major differences but expressing optimism that an agreement could be reached, participants said. | "I think we have a much better understanding of what needs to be done for us to reach a consensus," said Vitaly Churkin, Russian ambassador to the world body.
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Kuwaitis have headed to the polling stations across the country to vote in parliamentary elections, which are the fourth voting in the Persian Gulf country in less than six years. The Kuwaiti government had approved a decree in December 2011 that set...
Vardan Torosyan: So, the Company now has initially ordered for 20 Ford Mondeos, Haberturk of Turkey informs. It is also noted that the contract for providing electric cars to Turkey's Science, Industry and Technology Ministry is suspended until the French...
He also said that the Syrian regime “has taken a decision [to cause] instability in Lebanon,” adding that the decision will be implemented through Aoun and through using the northern border with Syria . “The Syrian regime is heading toward destabilizing...
Ties between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming. | Last month, the Hamas premier visited the Turkish prime minister at his Istanbul home. Today, Turkish and Palestinian flags fly side by side at a building site in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Red Mist Media: Gulfsands Petroleum plc ("Gulfsands", the "Group" or the "Company" - AIM: GPX), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria , Iraq, Tunisia, Italy and the USA, wishes to provide the following corporate update...
Imperial said first quarter volumes were down 7% but added that the figures were hit by one off factors, including international sanctions on Syria , declines in Spain where a price war recently ended, problems in the US after a price rise...
Turkish lender Yapi Kredi said on Wednesday it had mandated JP Morgan, StandardChartered and Unicredit to issue a five-year eurobond of up to$500 million.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia signaled on Wednesday it would veto a draft U.N. resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down unless it explicitly ruled out military intervention in the bloodshed touched off by protests against his rule.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline venture is willing to cooperate with shareholders of the Interconnection Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline group, Kathimerini said, citing TAP€™s External Affairs Director Michael Hoffman.
Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus and the U.N. Security Council took up a draft resolution demanding that President Bashar Assad halt the violence and yield power.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday urged Chinese citizens and companies in Syria to take caution due to rising turmoil in the country. | In a statement posted on its website, the MOC warned Chinese people and enterprises to avoid traveling to Syria for the time being and urged Chinese companies in the country to enhance security procedures and withdraw from regions that are experiencing armed conflict.
Manila: The Philippine government banned new deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq, due to escalation of unrest and bombings in the capital, following the withdrawal of the military forces of the United States last December, said a statement in Manila. | "A ban on the further deployment of OFWs is automatically imposed in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment,"
AFP: Many points of contention were aired at a high-stakes UN Security Council meeting on Syria's bloodshed on Tuesday, but at least one came straight from another era -- Lawrence of Arabia.
Feza Gazetecilik A.S. Bilgi Teknolojileri: Sharing the details with reporters in Bursa, TIM President Mehmet Büyükeksi said Turkey exported industrial goods worth $8.7 billion, making up 83 percent of all exports in January. Of the sub-groups in industry, automotive made the highest amount...
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News.Az reprints from Hurriyet Daily News an article by Barcin Yinanc. | Turkey, Azerbaijan sign new gas pipeline deal | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Feza Gazetecilik A.S. Bilgi Teknolojileri: Last month the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc banned lawmakers and government ministers from parliament and Cabinet sessions after the Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi on terrorism charges. The boycott brought the government to a standstill and plunged the country into a political crisis just days after the US completed its military withdrawal in mid-December.
Keywords: by Ray Clancy on February 1, 2012 Due to the continuing violence in Syria , the Visa and Immigration Section of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus has been is closed and services have been transferred to neighbouring visa offices.