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Dissidents meeting in Turkey announce creation of council aimed at toppling President Bashar al-Assad. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Syrian dissidents meeting in Turkey have formally announced the creation a national council aimed at toppling the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. In his opening statement on Sunday in Istanbul, Burhan Ghalioun, a Paris-based …

More than 3,000 reportedly detained in Rastan as MP says opposition move to topple President Assad will not succeed. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in a rebellious town that government forces recently retook in some of …

US firms will be barred from selling Syrian government, or anyone in Syria, telecoms equipment, technology. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 WASHINGTON – The US Treasury Department on Monday moved to block the sale of telecommunications equipment to Syria, the latest in a series of sanctions aimed at isolating Bashar al-Assad’s regime. According …

Protesters pour onto streets in mass show of support for Syrian National Council despite relentless crackdown on dissent. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Protesters poured onto Syria’s streets in a mass show of support for the Syrian National Council hours after the powerful opposition grouping was officially launched in Istanbul, activists …

Christians are worried secular regimes seen as guarantee of their survival may be replaced by Islamists. By Khaled Soubeih – BEIRUT ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Arab revolts have sparked fears among the region’s Christian minorities of Islamists gaining power and prompted some to ally with ostensibly secular dictatorial regimes to ensure their …

Syrian opposition forms "historic" united common front against Al-Assad’s regime as crackdown on dissent shows no sign of easing. ADO-World.org 02-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Syrian opposition groups meeting in Turkey on Sunday formed a "historic" united common front against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime as his crackdown on dissent showed no sign …

Opposition seeks to forge united front against regime as Syria ongoing crackdown claims more lives. ADO-World.org 01-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Representatives of Syria’s six-month-old protest movement joined opposition parties in Turkey on Saturday to forge a united front against Bashar al-Assad’s regime after violence claimed at least 19 more lives. Clashes …

Foreign Secretary William Hague meeting Syrian human rights activists Bassam Ishak and Catherine al-Talli in London, 29 September 2011. ADO-World.org 30-September-2011 Foreign Secretary William Hague and Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Syrian human rights activist Catherine al-Talli and opposition member Bassam Ishak on Thursday 29 September. Following the meeting, …

Obama administration says the "wholly unjustified" attack is part of ongoing campaign to intimidate diplomats. ADO-World.org 30-September-2011 Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, has condemned an attack on US ambassador Robert Ford, after his convoy was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by supporters of the Syrian president when the …

As President Assad continues to violently crush peaceful protest, the international community considers intervention. By Fehmy Saddy ADO-World.org 28-September-2011 Syria passes today through the most critical crisis in its modern history. It is not about who will remain in power or who will succeed the present regime. It is about …