November 2011
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SNN | #Syria | Hama: Summary of Events in Hama...
By the Syrian Revolution General Commission – In Occupied Hama and The Revolution in Hama Archive found at http://www.hamafree.com/index.php?name=city Martyrs: 1. Safwan Al-Ali Al-Jissi. 2. Abdul-Sattar Al-Jasim. 3. Abdul-Sattar Shbat. 4. Ibrahim Al-Issa. 5. Abdul-Aziz Al-Shayesh. 6. Subhi Al-Satouf Al-Hremlawi. 7. Amin Al-Satouf Al-Hremlawi. 8. Wahid Al-Boulad. 9. Fadi Khaled Al-Uqla,...
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US lauds Turkey’s leadership over #Syria sanctions...
1 December 2011 WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday praised Turkey for its leadership on Syria after Ankara said it would impose sanctions on the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
“The leadership shown by...
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UAE won't take measures against #Syria, says...
Minister of Economy denies media reports claiming that Dubai has banned flights to Syria
Abu Dhabi: The UAE will not take unilateral measures against Syria as it is committed to the Arab League’s stand and all resolutions, a top UAE official said.
Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, was reacting to media reports claiming that Dubai Government has banned flights to Syria.
“The...
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Turkey unveils economic sanctions against...
30 November 2011, Wednesday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu speaks during a news conference in Ankara. . (Photo: Reuters) Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced a series of sanctions against the Syrian regime due to its military crackdown on an eight-month uprising on Wednesday morning, which the foreign minister said...
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Greece, Greek Cyprus block Turkish participation...
Turkey did not receive an invitation for Thursday’s European Union meeting on Syria after Greece and Greek Cyprus vetoed Turkish participation, Today’s Zaman has learned.
EU member France announced on Monday that it asked other EU states to invite non-member Turkey to Thursday’s foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels that will discuss the next steps in dealing...
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Lebanon to enforce Arab #Syria sanctions: minister
BEIRUT: Lebanon will enforce Arab League sanctions imposed on neighbouring Syria even though it did not back the punitive measures, Economy Minister Nicola Nahhas told AFP Wednesday.
“We are committed to implementing the Arab League sanctions,” Nahhas said, pointing out that the Syrian government in any case had no trade dealings with Lebanon.
“The Lebanese state has no...
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World powers lean on #Syria amid unrest
(CNN) — World pressure on the Syrian regime escalated Wednesday as Turkey announced tough economic sanctions and a leading U.N. body announced a Friday meeting on the human rights situation.
In Saudi Arabia, the Organization of Islamic Conference, a worldwide alliance of Muslim nations, met on Wednesday to discuss the bloodshed in Syria, whose government has been widely condemned for...
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UAE carriers to suspend #Syria flights next...
30 Nov 2011 09:32
Source: reuters // Reuters
DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates’ airlines will suspend flights to Syria next week under sanctions imposed by the Arab League, the government of Dubai’s press office said in its Twitter feed on Wednesday.
It gave no further...
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Turkey says it is freezing assets of #Syria'n...
Turkey will suspend all financial dealings with Syria and freeze Syrian government assets as part of sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday. Davutoglu also told a news conference that Turkey, once a close friend of Damascus, would block the delivery of all weapons and military equipment to Damascus as part of...
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SNN | #Syria | Rif Demashq | Duma: A midday...
The Syrian Revolution Coordination Committee of Douma (Duma) City Helicopters flew over Douma city looking for defected soldiers. Security and intelligence agency elements were deployed and searching passersby at Badran roundabout and in Al-Quwatli St. Denser security presence, with cars led by masked men, preparing for a raid campaign in the city. They also fired heavily at a women set-in...
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#Syria tries to ward off sanctions by releasing...
The Syrian authorities tried to ward off the threat of Arab League and Turkish sanctions by releasing hundreds of political prisoners they admitted were protesters and “did not have blood on their hands”.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announces that his country has decided to impose sanctions on the Syrian regime Photo: AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN
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#Turkey preparing sanctions on #Syria
11/29/2011
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday Turkey will impose sanctions on Syria after discussions with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“It will not be very long” before the sanctions are announced, Davutoglu said at a news conference Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
He offered no details beyond saying the sanctions would differ in “nuance”...
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#Russia readies warship for year-end #Syria visit:...
11/29/2011
MOSCOW: Russia has loaded its only aircraft carrier with supersonic jets and anti-ship helicopters in preparation for a rare port call to Syria before the end of the year, military officials said on Tuesday.
The Admiral Kuznetsov will lead Russia’s first major flotilla to Syria since 2008 after completing final preparations at its Norther Fleet base near the city of...
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#Libyan fighters join "free #Syrian army" forces
11/29/2011
Libyan sources conveyed in recent days that 600 rebel fighters have already gone from Libya to Syria in order to support the Syrian opposition. The sources explained that the announcement of Libyan interim leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil regarding his country’s willingness to provide support for the rebels in Syria, has actually opened the door to volunteers. The source pointed...
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West demands #UN action over #Syria
11/29/2011
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Germany on Monday led Western calls for the divided UN Security Council to act on Syria’s deadly assault against protests after UN investigators said crimes against humanity had been committed.
“It is past time for the Security Council to take much more decisive action with respect to Syria,” said US Ambassador Susan Rice. The...
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#Turkey hints at creation of buffer zone in #Syria
11/29/2011
Dubai: Turkey on Tuesday weighed the option of military intervention in neighbouring Syria while Russia rejected even an arms embargo as Damascus continued to stifle protests.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Ankara was ready for “any scenario”, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it was time to stop issuing ultimatums to Damascus, highlighting...
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#Syria trade ties pushed #Iraq to oppose sanctions
11/29/2011
Iraq’s close trade ties with Syria, from which it imports significant amounts of foodstuffs, pushed the Iraqi government to abstain from an Arab League vote imposing sanctions on Syria, officials say.
The vote on Sunday came after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ignored the League’s calls for an end to a brutal crackdown on protesters which has seen thousands of people...
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#Saudi urges its citizens to leave unrest-hit...
11/29/2011
RIYADH: The Saudi foreign ministry Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Syria and not to travel to the Arab nation that has been hit by months of deadly anti-regime protests.
“Due to the security situation, Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Syria and not travel there,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
The decision comes just...
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Turkey: To Sanction or Not to Sanction #Syria,...
11/29/2011
Up until the Arab Spring spilled over so violently into Syria, the rapprochement with Damascus could have been considered one of the great successes of Ankara’s outreach to its neighbors. But Turkey-Syria relations have deteriorated as rapidly as the situation inside Syria has, leaving Ankara with some very difficult policy choices, among the most prominent ones being how to...
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#Syria's stance against #PKK unchanged, Syrian FM...
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (Photo: AP)
The Syrian foreign minister has said Syria remains loyal to the agreements it signed with Turkey concerning the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and that Syria’s position against the PKK has not changed.
Speaking at a press conference in Damascus on Monday, Walid al-Moallem said Syria is loyal to all the agreements it...
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#Syria: #Turkey Raises Military Option, #Russia...
29 Nov 2011
Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey on Tuesday raised the option of military intervention in neighbouring Syria while Russia rejected even an arms embargo as Damascus tries to stifle anti-government protests, reports Reuters.
Highlighting divisions among foreign powers on how to deal with the bloodshed in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said Ankara was...
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#Russia sends warships to naval base in #Syria
Amid tightening international sanctions and pressure on Syria, Russia is planning to send an aircraft carrier and other vessels to its naval base in the restive country in a show of solidarity in the face of debates over a military intervention to open a “humanitarian zone” in Syria in recent weeks.
The Izvestia newspaper on Monday reported that Russia plans to send the aircraft carrier Admiral...
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#Germanys Merkel welcomes #Arab League sanctions...
29 November 2011
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday welcomed Arab League sanctions against Syria, saying she was pleased the pan-Arab bloc and the EU were pulling in the same direction.
“I made it clear from my side that we expressly support this path by the Arab League,” Merkel told a joint press conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah II who is on a two-day visit to Berlin.
The...
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#SAUDI ARABIA ASKS ITS CITIZENS TO LEAVE #SYRIA
15:44 29 NOV 2011 (AGI) Riyadh - Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister has asked all Saudi citizens to leave Syria as quickly as possible “due to the current security situation,” as reported by the SPA news agency. A similar request had been made in recent days by other Arab governments, especially in view of the approval of Arab League sanctions . .
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#Turkey plans alternative routes for exports,...
While Turkey’s trade with embattled Syria has tumbled in recent months, the Turkish government is drawing up plans to replace trade routes that transit Syria bound for other Middle Eastern and Gulf countries to minimize collateral damage to its exports.
Turkey is mulling alternative transit trade routes on its southern border via Iraq, taking the ongoing turmoil in Syria into account,...
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#Iran: Students Break Into #GB British Embassy
Hardline Iranian students have broken into the British Embassy in Tehran.
Rocks and petrol bombs were thrown, while documents were removed from offices and burnt, Iranian news agencies reported.
The break-in came after hundreds of students gathered outside the embassy as part of a protest against what they described as London’s “hostile policies” against Iran.
The protesters...
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#Syria Today 29-11-2011 (1) reports and videos by...
LCC Number of martyrs today in Syria rose to 5 among them is a little girl, 3 in Damascus Suburbs “Rankos” and 2 in Homs
Damascus A group of shabbiha stormed the Faculty of Architecture at the university and assaulted students, warning of a repeat of last Thursday’s actions- in which students had staged a sit-in to demand the release of student detainees and they, along with faculty and the dean,...
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A7rar al Jabal: Summary of latest updates of the...
A new operation will take place soon or is taking place as we speak in various parts of Homs, especially in the old town and the village of Tal-Kalakh near the Lebanese border.
A security sweep of sorts will take place as they are trying to find as many “terrorists” or Syria’s Freedom fighters as possible all over Homs.
The spot where security...
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#Homs, #Syria: Inside the City of Fear
Nov 28, 2011 12:00 AM EST
James Harkin is one of the few non-Syrian journalists to get into Homs. There, in the midst of murderous civil strife, he befriends a brave 18-year-old who dreams of a free Syria.
It’s an abrupt twist to a conversation as I settle into my seat on the bus from Damascus to Homs: an 18-year-old boy tells me in no uncertain terms to get off, to leave the bus....
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