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Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions
Nov 25, 2011 18:22 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria on Saturday over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
Arms smugglers thrive on Syrian uprising
Nov 25, 2011 15:39 EST
BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) - Weapons dealer Abu Wael has traded guns in Lebanon's Bekaa valley since the last days of his country's civil war, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Arms smugglers thrive on Syrian uprising
Nov 25, 2011 13:56 EST
BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) - Weapons dealer Abu Wael has traded guns in Lebanon's Bekaa valley since the last days of his country's civil war, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
More bloodshed in Syria despite Arab deadline
Nov 25, 2011 11:34 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government ignored Arab powers' moves to halt its crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising on Friday and more opposition supporters and military personnel were killed in unrelenting violence.
More bloodshed in Syria despite Arab deadline
Nov 25, 2011 11:34 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government ignored Arab powers' moves to halt its crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising on Friday and more opposition supporters and military personnel were killed in unrelenting violence.
More bloodshed in Syria despite Arab deadline
Nov 25, 2011 11:28 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government ignored Arab powers' moves to halt its crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising on Friday and more opposition supporters and military personnel were killed in unrelenting violence.
More bloodshed in Syria despite Arab deadline
Nov 25, 2011 11:28 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government ignored Arab powers' moves to halt its crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising on Friday and more opposition supporters and military personnel were killed in unrelenting violence.
Ambush kills servicemen as Arabs pressure Syria
Nov 25, 2011 10:34 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian military said on Friday that 10 personnel, including six pilots, were killed in an attack on an air force base and that the incident proved foreign involvement in the eight-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Ambush kills servicemen as Arabs pressure Syria
Nov 25, 2011 10:34 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian military said on Friday that 10 personnel, including six pilots, were killed in an attack on an air force base and that the incident proved foreign involvement in the eight-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Arab League takes firm line with Syria on monitors
Nov 20, 2011 22:57 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League rejected a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad said he would not bow to international pressure to stop a crackdown against protesters.
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
Nov 20, 2011 10:31 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, after President Bashar al-Assad vowed to continue his crackdown and said he would not surrender to outside pressure.
Arab League rebuffs Syrian bid to amend monitor plan
Nov 20, 2011 08:34 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, after President Bashar al-Assad vowed to continue his crackdown and said he would not surrender to outside pressure.
Arab League rebuffs Syrian bid to amend monitor plan
Nov 20, 2011 07:59 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, after President Bashar al-Assad disregarded a deadline to halt violent repression of protesters.
Grenades hit Baath Party building in Damascus: residents
Nov 20, 2011 05:09 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Two rocket-propelled grenades hit a major ruling party building in Damascus on Sunday, residents said, in the first insurgent attack reported inside the Syrian capital during an eight-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Capture of Gaddafi son ends "Libyan drama"
Nov 19, 2011 21:50 EST
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - A month after Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed, his son Saif al-Islam was seized without a fight by Libyan militiamen who are now holding him in their mountain stronghold until Tripoli has a government to try him.
Gaddafi's son will get fair trial: Libyan PM
Nov 19, 2011 15:12 EST
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister hailed the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's son on Saturday as the "crowning" of the Libyan uprising and promised a fair trial for Saif al-Islam, who was found in the southern desert overnight.
Gaddafi's son captured, scared and without a fight
Nov 19, 2011 13:51 EST
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured in the Libyan desert by fighters who vow to hold him in the mountain town of Zintan until there is a government to hand him over to.
Gaddafi's son will get fair trial: Libyan PM
Nov 19, 2011 13:41 EST
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister hailed the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's son on Saturday as the "crowning" of the Libyan uprising and promised a fair trial for Saif al-Islam, who was found in the southern desert.
Death toll rises in Syria despite Arab League deadline
Nov 19, 2011 08:47 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three people were killed in a crackdown on dissent against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, activists said, despite a deadline by the Arab League for Damascus to take steps to end the bloodshed.
Eleven killed in Syria on eve of Arab deadline
Nov 18, 2011 18:11 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria is seeking changes to a planned mission to monitor its implementation of an Arab League peace initiative, the group's chief said on Friday, on the eve of a deadline for Damascus to take steps to end months of bloodshed.
