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New draft resolution drops demand for immediate sanctions against Damascus in bid to gain Security Council support. ADO-World.org 28-September-2011 Western powers have dropped earlier calls for immediate sanctions against Syria by the UN Security Council in the face of veto threats from China and Russia, as activists reported more civilian …

US Secretary of State urges China to back stronger UN action on Syrian regime. ADO-World.org 27-September-2011 DAMASCUS – Syria denounced international intervention and accused the West of trying to unleash "total chaos", as rights activists said troops on Monday shot dead four soldiers who had tried to desert. China meanwhile …

Analysts are predicting negative economic growth in 2011 as result of decline in tourism, investment. By Sammy Ketz and Roueida Mabardi – DAMASCUS ADO-World.org 27-September-2011 The sudden suspension of imports of cars and luxury goods to save foreign exchange has sent prices soaring in Syria, which is already under tough …

ADO-World.org 26-September-2011 (ISTANBUL, Turkey) High school history textbooks for 2011-2012 prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Education include anti-Assyrian statements, resulting in disappointed Assyrians at a time when Turkey has been renewing relations with its minorities by eliminating unfair treatment in all sectors of social and economic life. According to …

Army sends reinforcements to Rastan as it presses on with crackdown on anti-regime protesters. ADO-World.org 26-September-2011 NICOSIA – Syria pressed on with a crackdown on anti-regime dissent Sunday, dispatching troop reinforcements to the flashpoint province of Homs and security forces near Damascus, activists said. "Military reinforcements were sent to Rastan, …

Christian Lebanese leader calls on fellow Christians in Middle East to be leaders of liberation movements, progress. ADO-World.org 26-September-2011 JOUNIEH (Lebanon) – Middle East Christians must be "leaders of the Arab liberation movement" not "defenders of backward and brutal regimes," a Christian Lebanese leader critical of the Syrian regime said …

Regime murders in Syria, ghosts in Lebanon: flourishing trade of commodities turns into exchange of desolation. By Khaled Soubeih – WADI KHALED (Lebanon) ADO-World.org 25-September-2011 The Buqayaa smugglers’ market on Lebanon’s border with Syria, once a hive of shoppers, has become a ghost street since the uprising there, with most …

EU new sanctions target Syria’s oil sector; Turkey seizes arms shipment destined for protest- wrecked Syria. ADO-World.org 24-September-2011 DAMASCUS – New sanctions against Syria come into effect on Saturday as Turkey says it has intercepted an arms shipment at sea destined for the protest-wracked country after another day of deadly …

Security forces join civilians in paying high price of rising violence, stubbornness of Assad regime. ADO-World.org 22-September-2011 DAMASCUS – Syria said on Thursday that "terrorists" had killed five security force members and wounded 17 in the restive area of Daraa while pro-democracy activists said three civilians were killed in Homs, …

Experts stress anti-government protesters may increasingly turn to violence if peaceful action continues to stall. By Sammy Ketz – DAMASCUS ADO-World.org 22-September-2011 As anti-government rallies in Syria appear to lose some of their momentum, protesters may increasingly turn to violence if peaceful action continues to stall, analysts and diplomats believe. …