tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83081712011-12-16T08:51:58.561ZIngrid J. Jonesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308171.post-14987805294711230502011-04-18T17:29:00.003+01:002011-04-18T17:33:46.096+01:00

A former Cabinet minister is now the prime ministerThis comes as Syria grapples with discontentThe government says a soldier was killed in BaniasIn Syria, a new government is formedBy the CNN Wire StaffApril 14, 2011 12:09 p.m. EDT(CNN) -- Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has announced the formation of a new government, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported Thursday.The prime minister is Adel

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Leaked cable shows that the U.S. State Department funnelled as much as $6 million since 2006 to Syrian exiles in London, 'Washington Post' says.WikiLeaks: US secretly backed Syrian oppositionBy REUTERS/reprinted at The Jerusalem Post jpost.comMonday, April 18 2011 09:06 WASHINGTON - The US State Department has secretly funded Syrian opposition groups, according to diplomatic cables released by

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Here below, for the record, is a copy of Al Jazeera's live coverage of the continuing unrest in Syria, Friday, 25 March 2011.Syria Live Blog - March 25By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on March 25th, 2011 - blogs.aljazeera.net:As the situation in Syria escalates, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not

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Thousands March to Protest Syria KillingsBy THE NEW YORK TIMESPublished: Thursday, 24 March 2011. Full copy:DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of people gathered in protest at funerals in the southern city of Dara’a on Thursday, despite a major crackdown by Syrian security forces that suggested that leaders here would not tolerate pro-democracy protests like those that have swept other Arab

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Click here for Global Voices special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.

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Iran and Syria express support for Sudan's unity and integritySource: Arab Monitor - www.arabmonitor.infoDate: Thursday, 02 December 2010(Kuwait City, 2 December) - In a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Syrian counterpart's deputy, Faisal al-Miqdad, on the sidelines of the International Donors and Investors Conference on Eastern Sudan, both officials expressed

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Council of Ministers' Secretary General Meets his Syrian CounterpartSource: SUNA - www.sunanews.netDate: Thursday, 28 October 2010(Khartoum) - The Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Omer Mohamed Saleh, has reviewed the spheres of cooperation between the Council of Ministers' Secretariats General in Sudan and Syria and for implementation of the agreements and protocols signed by

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Source: Arab Monitor - www.arabmonitorDate: 01 or 02 October 2010Title: Sudanese delegation in Damascus to sign cooperation agreementCopy in full:(Damascus, 1 October) – Syrian official sources informed of a meeting held yesterday between Vice President Farouk al-Sharra and Sudanese information minister Kamal Ebeid to discuss the latest political developments as well as means and ways to

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Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, addresses the general debate of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly.Syria says it is ready to make peace with Israel if it fulfils UN resolutionsSource: UN News Centre - Tuesday, 28 September 2010:Syria said today that it “has the will” to make peace with Israel within the framework of United Nations

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Report by AFP - Thursday, 05 August 2010:US declines to put NKorea back on terrorism blacklistThe Obama administration declined Thursday to put North Korea back on a blacklist of countries supporting terrorism despite pressure from lawmakers to do so.In its report for 2009, the State Department kept the same countries on the list as it did in 2008 -- Iran, Sudan, Cuba and Syria -- with Iran again

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According to the following report, Hezbollah is fiercely opposed to Israel.US concerned about Syrian intentions over HezbollahFrom BBC News online by Kim GhattasBBC State Department correspondent, WashingtonThursday, 15 April 2010 03:27 UK - excerpt:The White House has said it is increasingly concerned over reports that Syria is sending sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after

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From Pajamas MediaIraq Confronts Syria over Terrorism as U.S. DithersNovember 23, 2009 - by Ryan MauroThe Obama administration could learn a lesson in fortitude from the Maliki government.Iraq has had enough. Faced with ongoing attacks from forces supported by Syria, the Iraqis are taking an increasingly hard line and are refusing to back down. They are fully aware that a confrontation brings the

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Report from AFP by Carole Landry – Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009:Sarkozy tries his hand at reviving Mideast peacePARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.With the Israeli-Palestinian peace effort in peril, Sarkozy spoke by phone with

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Joe Trippi, one of America's greatest bloggers, has launched Eleven Eleven Campaign. The objective of the Eleven Eleven Campaign is simple: to get 11 million Americans to donate $11 to support America’s Veterans. Here is a copy of Joe's latest tweet on Twitter:Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and now is our moment to encourage our friends, family members and colleagues to join us... http://bit.ly/

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* Bashir, Ahmadinejad to attend OIC meeting* ICC arrest warrant, nuclear row could overshadow gathering* Host Turkey's foreign policy fuels Western worriesFrom Reuters Friday 6 November 2009:PREVIEW-Turkey to host Sudan, Iran leaders at summitBy Thomas Grove(ISTANBUL) - A summit of Islamic countries in Istanbul next week will boost Turkey's quest to deepen ties with the Muslim world, but some of

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Microsoft blocks MSN access for selected countries. List of those affected includes Syria, Cuba, Iran and North Korea.Source: AJ-IT by Ben, Friday, 22 May, 2009:Microsoft blocks MSN access for selected countriesReports are surfacing online confirming that Microsoft has removed access to its Windows Live MSN services for residents in several embargoed countries, the full list of those effected

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From United Nations in Syria website 30 March 2009:President Bashar al-Assad Meets Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (2009-03-30)Doha, (SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad Received on Sunday at his residence in Doha Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, and discussed with him the regional situation and the role which can be played by the UN for establishing

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Snapshot of Google's newsreel GMT 23:23 Wednesday, 27 October 2008:US attack on Syrian border village fails to derail London talksTimes Online, UK - 51 minutes agoThe Syrian foreign minister’s trip to London had been planned for weeks, after he and David Miliband held cordial talks on the sidelines of the United ...Syrian minister Walid al-Muallem denounces US raid during UK visitTimes Online, UK

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Gulf News report (Agencies) September 22, 2008Further nuclear inquiry needed in Syria:Vienna: Further inquiry may be needed into suspected nuclear sites in Syria, diplomats said on Sunday, adding however, that the results did not rule out nuclear activity. The International Atomic Energy Agency began investigating Syria in April based on US intelligence suggesting a remote desert complex targeted

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September 13, 2008 //RPS Staff // - Three weeks after Assad visited Moscow in an attempt to bolster a new Cold war era, Itar-Tass, the Russian news agency announced yesterday that  it will station part of its Black Sea fleet in Tartous, in the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean.Preparations at the port to welcome the ships have already started according to Itar-Tass. No mention of what types of

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FT report by Roula Khalaf March 26 2006:Arab leaders who gather for yearly summits have enough trouble dealing with the Middle East’s running disputes. But this week’s Arab League meeting in Khartoum takes place amid a build-up of crises that have left the region even more turbulent than usual, and the search for a meaningful consensus among leaders more elusive.“Normally you have one or two

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Amarji - A Heretic's Blog by Syrian author Ammar Abdulhamid located in Maryland, USA. [via Captain Marlow's post on Iran and Syria]

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BBC report 4 Jan 2006 - excerpt:The current international pressure on Syria is "entirely deserved" and it is now "showtime" for its president, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says.He said a Syrian official's claims that President Assad had threatened Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri before his murder were "very serious indeed."Mr Straw was speaking to the BBC as he started a visit to Lebanon,

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A United Nations report that accuses Syrian and Lebanese officials of orchestrating an intricate plot to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is expected to bring a swift call for action from the UN Security Council. Reuters reports that both Syria and Lebanese President Emile Lahood are trying to distance themselves from the UN investigation.Full story (Instapundit) 21 Oct 2005.

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Regional leaders gather in Algiers amid Mideast uncertainty. The following report compiled by Lebanon's Daily Star staff Tuesday, March 22, 2005:Syria expects Arab leaders meeting in Algiers to urge Washington to hold talks with Syrian leaders and to offer formal support against "American pressures" and sanctions, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said Monday. Following an

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Syria is under unprecedented pressure to withdraw, says the BBC in a report March 5, 2005. Here is a copy:Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced the phased redeployment of Syrian forces in Lebanon. Addressing Syria's parliament, Mr Assad said troops would withdraw to the eastern Bekaa Valley and then to the Syrian border.The US said Mr Assad's pledge was "not enough" and called for a

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The following is a copy of editorial at Aljazeera.com 3/5/2005:The American sponsored television station Al Hurra reported that the Pentagon is now convinced that air strikes on Syria have to be taken in order to overthrow the Assad regime, pullback Syrian troops from Lebanon and stop Damascus's alleged support of anti-occupation fighters in Iraq."Political action to deal with the problem of

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Arab states are no longer fighting amongst themselves, they are just taking separate roads. Dina Ezzat reports on a week of high-level inter-Arab meetings, courtesy http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/708/re7.htm Here is a copy, in full, for future reference [and for publishing a post at a later date on Mauritania, the current chair of the Arab Council of Foreign Ministers] Unprecedentedly, the

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A while back, in my main blog, I published a post reporting that chemicals may have been dropped by air in the Sudan. If I recall correctly, the post was about a reporters interview with a Sudanese civilian who claimed to have knowledge of bags of white powder appearing on the ground that proved poisonous. When I find the report, I will link it here. Last week, a rush of news reports appeared

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For some months now, it is becoming apparent there is trouble brewing involving Syria. Today, after reading a September 2 report by Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank, entitled Israel escalates war of words with Syria, I have started up this blog for noting news reports concerning Syria. Other reports that help throw light on understanding what is going with on Syria are to be copied here in full

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