Syria

UN Security Council reaches no deal on new resolution threatening Assad with action unless he ends crackdown on protests. ADO-World.org 29-September-2011 UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council concluded talks on Syria Wednesday without an agreement on a new resolution, after Russia slammed Europe’s effort to threaten sanctions against Damascus. …

Scientists’ ‘syria-l’ killer: government, opponents blame each other for murders of scientists in Homs. ADO-World.org 28-September-2011 DAMASCUS – The Syrian government and regime opponents blamed each other Wednesday for the murder of a nuclear engineer, the latest death among scientists in the flashpoint city of Homs. Meanwhile, Western powers dropped …

Nir Rosen discusses instances of armed clashes between Syrian army defectors and state security forces. Nir Rosen ADO-World.org 27-September-2011 While outsiders debate when or if the Syrian opposition will turn to arms, on the ground it is clear that elements of the opposition have used violence against the security forces …

Western powers back off from immediate sanctions against Syria at UN Security Council due to veto threats from China, Russia. ADO-World.org 28-September-2011 DAMASCUS – Western powers dropped calls for immediate sanctions against Syria at the UN Security Council in the face of veto threats from China and Russia, as activists …

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 …

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 …