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Articles of the author Dominic Evans Reuters
Syrian truce marred as Assad forces kill four
BEIRUT: Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad killed at least four people as the opposition tried to stage protests after Friday prayers, marring a ceasefire brokered by UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan. Syrians took to the (...)

13 - 04 - 2012
Syria truce takes shaky hold, Annan presses Syria
BEIRUT: Syrian troops held their fire on Thursday after a U.N.-backed ceasefire deadline passed, giving respite to rebellious towns that have suffered heavy bombardments, but international envoy Kofi Annan pressed Damascus to pull its forces back (...)

12 - 04 - 2012
EU slaps sanctions on Assad's family; mortars hit Homs
BEIRUT: The European Union slapped sanctions on the mother, sister and influential wife of President Bashar Al-Assad on Friday, increasing pressure on Syria to halt its bloody crackdown against a year-long uprising. The trio were among 12 Syrians (...)

23 - 03 - 2012
Army gains ground on anniversary of Syria uprising
BEIRUT: Syria marked the first anniversary on Thursday of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad, with recent army gains unlikely to quell the revolt and no diplomatic solution in sight. Official media announced (...)

15 - 03 - 2012
Syria's Assad meets peace envoy Annan again
BEIRUT: Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, on a difficult peace mission to Syria, held a second day of talks with President Bashar Al-Assad on Sunday as Syrian forces pursued a drive to crush rebel bastions in the northwest. A UN spokesman (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo
AMMAN/BEIRUT: Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 25 people in the worst violence to hit the country's commercial hub in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar (...)

10 - 02 - 2012
Arab team prepares Syria mission after deadly assault
BEIRUT: Arab League officials arrive in Syria on Thursday to prepare for monitors overseeing an Arab peace plan, after activists said President Bashar Al-Assad's forces carried out the deadliest assault in their nine-month crackdown on (...)

22 - 12 - 2011
Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations
BEIRUT: Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria's crackdown on protests to the UN Security Council next week unless Damascus agrees to implement the initiative, Qatar's foreign minister said on Saturday. Expressing frustration that (...)

18 - 12 - 2011
Qaddafi broadcasts are 'sacred right': TV chief
BEIRUT: The head of a Syrian-based television channel which has become Muammar Qaddafi's last platform for the outside world said he had a duty to broadcast the ousted Libyan leader's comments and promised another video statement soon. Former (...)

16 - 09 - 2011
Syria, Arab League "agree reforms" as killings go on
BEIRUT: Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said he had agreed a series of measures with President Bashar Al-Assad on Saturday to help end violence in Syria, as activists said Assad's forces killed six people in their relentless crackdown on (...)

12 - 09 - 2011
Hariri suspect says Lebanon can't arrest him, says report
BEIRUT: A Lebanese suspect in the killing of former prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri has said authorities know where to find him but cannot arrest him, deepening political tensions over the 2005 assassination. The UN-backed court prosecutor has (...)

21 - 08 - 2011
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
AMMAN: Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar Al-Assad's pledge that his military crackdown on dissent was over, as thousands marched across the country spurred on by U.S. and European calls for him to step (...)

19 - 08 - 2011
Lebanon PM wants dialogue to solve tribunal dispute
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah-backed prime minister designate Najib Mikati said on Wednesday he sought good relations with all countries after Washington expressed concern over the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group's role in his nomination. "We (want) (...)

27 - 01 - 2011
Egypt says Doha trade deal unlikely this year
DAVOS: World trade talks are unlikely to be completed this year because the economic slowdown has raised Western fears about the impact of trade liberalization, Egypt s Trade Minister said on Wednesday. The G20 has called for an outline deal in (...)

28 - 01 - 2010
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