Bashar al-Assad
Syrians demonstrate against Assad in Tahrir Square
Egypt
January 25, 2012
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
January 25, 2012
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
January 23, 2012
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
January 22, 2012
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
January 22, 2012
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
January 21, 2012
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
January 20, 2012
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
January 20, 2012
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
January 19, 2012
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
January 19, 2012
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…