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Syrians demonstrate against Assad in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Syrians demonstrate against Assad in Tahrir Square

Scores of Syrians on Wednesday demonstrated in Tahrir Square against President Bashar al-Assad, who refuses to cooperate with international efforts…
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
Egypt

Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper

The Arab League offered former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei the position of special envoy to Syria, a London-based newspaper reported…
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
World

Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis

BEIRUT — Syria rejected Monday a new Arab League plan aiming to end the country's 10-month crisis by calling on…
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
World

Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end…
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
World

Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria

Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there which…
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
World

Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria

Pressure is mounting on the Arab League to seek UN intervention amid growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission…
Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed
Egypt

Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed

The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar called on Arab leaders Friday to adopt serious and immediate measures to stanch the continued…
Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN
Egypt

Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN

Members from Syria's umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Council, arrived in Cairo Friday to request the Arab League refer…
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
Opinion

Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?

How durable, and how deep, is the Arab League consensus regarding Syria? And what will happen if it begins to…
UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning
World

UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning

BEIRUT — Britain called on Wednesday for harsher sanctions on Syria, where an Arab monitoring mission has failed to halt…
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