Syria

By Tim Lister, CNN ADO-World.org 08-February-2012 Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid — or at least protect — the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those …

Turkey plans international conference ‘as soon as possible’ with regional players, world powers to solve Syrian crisis. ADO-World.org 08-February-2012 ANKARA – Turkey plans an international conference "as soon as possible" with regional players and world powers to solve the Syrian crisis, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. "We are determined …

Activist says overall toll amounts to around 50 dead, including three entire families slain overnight by regime forces, Shabiha. ADO-World.org 08-February-2012 DAMASCUS – Syrian forces pressed a relentless assault on the protest city of Homs Wednesday, with dozens of civilians reported killed, hours after President Bashar al-Assad said he was …

Russian Foreign Minister, back from talks with Syrian President, says recalling envoys from Damascus will not help Arab League’s plan. By Anna Malpas – MOSCOW ADO-World.org 08-February-2012 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, back from talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, pointedly declined to say Wednesday whether Moscow asked the embattled …

ADO-World.org 08-February-2012 WASHINGTON – The United States is looking for ways to help Syrians struggling against a government crackdown, but the number of effective options appear limited. The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar Assad from power. Diplomatic efforts …

By Edward P. Djerejian, Special to CNN ADO-World.org February 6, 2012 The Syrian regime under President Bashar al-Assad approached the outset of the Arab awakening in Tunisia and Egypt in a state of politico-psychological denial. Pronouncing that Syria was immune from the tectonic shifts in the political landscape of the …

Syrian regime vows to pursue Homs ‘terrorists’ a day after nearly 100 civilians killed across country. ADO-World.org 07-February-2012 DAMASCUS – Heavy shelling of the central Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday a day after nearly 100 civilians were killed across the country in one of the bloodiest days since …

Representatives from EU begin discussing new punitive measures after China, Russia vetoed UN resolution aimed at ending Syria crackdown. ADO-World.org 07-February-2012 BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering new sanctions against Syria’s central bank and a ban on gold trade in an effort to further cut the regime’s access to …

Precise purpose of Russian Foreign Minister’s visit has been kept tightly under wraps since it was first announced at weekend. ADO-World.org 07-February-2012 DAMASCUS – Moscow’s top diplomat was holding talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday after being cheered on his arrival in Damascus by thousands of regime supporters …

At least 12 killed in fresh bombardment of Homs after Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria. ADO-World.org 06-February-2012 BEIRUT – Syrian forces launched a fresh bombardment of powderkeg city Homs at dawn on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more, activists and correspondents said. …