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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Syrian insurgents fought for control of the last quarter of a northern rebel stronghold city Wednesday on the first anniversary of the anti-regime uprising. The fighting in central neighborhoods of the Sunni Muslim city of Idlib, near the Turkish...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
Syrian, rebel forces continue fighting in Deraa; Annan reviews Syria's plans to end the violence. Heavily armed forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad battled rebels in the southern city of Deraa on Wednesday, while UN envoy Kofi Annan...
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Israel National News
| 1 year ago
Annan's spokesman confirmed that Assad gave his reply to Annan's proposal, but would not provide further details and said.
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad responded on Tuesday to proposals made by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to halt the deadly assault on protest cities, a spokesperson for Annan said. "They did respond. Their responses are being considered," Ahmad...
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Al Jazeera English
| 1 year ago
07 Syrian government forces appear to have re-established full control in the northern city of Idlib following days of deadly clashes with opposition fighters, sources within the country have told Al Jazeera. The military victory capped a day on...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles As with the February referendum vote that paved the way for the May elections, members of the Syrian opposition plan on boycotting the parliamentary elections. Opposition groups have rebuked Assad's reforms and said they will only settle for...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says he expects the Syria government to respond on Tuesday to his proposals to resolve the country's deadly unrest from an ongoing crackdown on dissent. "I am expecting to hear from the Syrian authorities today since I...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
The announcement came as UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan said he was expecting a response from Assad today to "concrete proposals" to halt Syria's bloodshed and Russia stepped in with a proposal for international observers. Assad, who has...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
The UN estimates the year-long conflict has created 30,000 refugees Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images Syria 's President Bashar al-Assad whose armed forces are in the midst of a bloody crackdown on opponents of his rule has called...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
Army defectors ambushed a checkpoint in Idlib region in the northwest, killing the 10 soldiers and possibly more, while rebels also killed 12 members of forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the southern town of Deraa, according to the British-...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
The vote is part of a raft of reforms announced by Assad in a bid to calm a year-long uprising against his regime that began with democracy protests. Assad's announcement comes as peace envoy Kofi Annan said he was awaiting a response from the Syrian...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has until Tuesday to give a response to peace proposals made by UN envoy Kofi Annan, diplomats said. Annan said on leaving Damascus that he had made "concrete proposals" to Assad on ending the killing in Syria and...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
The latest massacre of Karm Al-Zaytun in Homs is both distressing and shameful; it was a massacre of both Syrian women and children carried out by the Assad regime in front of the eyes of the international community, which remains silent and...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Turkey (AP) — U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed deep concern Monday over the violence in Syria, urging the world to send a clear message to Damascus that the killings of civilians must stop immediately.
Annan left Syria on Sunday...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
China on Monday insisted that there could be no military intervention in Syria and denied that "self-interests" had motivated its veto of two UN Security Council resolutions on the crisis. China's UN ambassador Li Baodong also announced $2 million in...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on President Bashar al-Assad to act in "days" on proposals made by special envoy Kofi Annan to end the Syria conflict. "I add my voice to that of Mr. Annan in urging President Assad to act swiftly, within the...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Text Size UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan meets clerics in Damascus (Reuters) UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has left Syria without reaching a deal with embattled president Bashar al-Assad as regime forces assaulted the northern city of Idlib, a...
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China News
| 1 year ago
China on Monday voiced support for a resolution reached by the Arab foreign ministers on Saturday, which urged the Syrian government and opposition to cooperate with the United Nations and the Arab League(AL)'s mediation efforts. "The resolution...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
The activists say some of the bodies were badly mutilated and that some of the women were raped...Syrian officials confirm the deaths, but blame those they call "armed terrorists."...UN security council Reports of the alleged atrocities come as U.N.
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Epoch Times
| 1 year ago
Monday, March 12, 2012 What dictator became president of Syria on March 12, 1971? March 12, 1971, after taking over power in a coup, Hafez Assad becomes president of Syria, beginning a long history of brutal suppression in the country. As a member...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Kofi Annan 'optimistic' after talks 12 March 2012 Last updated at 02:41 ET UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan has said he is optimistic following two days of talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Mr Annan said he had handed over "concrete...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Ever since its creation, the US has had a role to play in combat operations worldwide. Today the country's public opinion is dominated by warfare, making American society all-too-easily manipulated and turned against practically any country. US talks...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Speaker Nabih Berri said in remarks published on Monday that the political solution for the Syrian situation has started. During an interview with Al-Jumhuriya newspaper, Berri said that the mission of the UN and Arab League special envoy to Syria,...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Travel & Delicacy Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2012-03-12 11:43 AM United Nations envoy Kofi Annan stated that he is optimistic after met with Syria n President Bashar al-Assad twice, though reaching an agreement to end bloodshed...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 1 year ago
A special peace envoy to Syria failed to win a cease-fire agreement after two days of talks with President Bashar Assad, but Kofi Annan left the country Sunday declaring he was optimistic that a peace process could take hold. "It's going to be tough.
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
There was no clear response from Assad to Annan's "concrete proposals" for a ceasefire, dialogue and humanitarian aid. Assad told Annan opposition "terrorists" were blocking any political solution. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Travel & Delicacy Ecological Environment Associated Press 2012-03-12 10:55 AM The bloody conflict in Syria is likely to dominate public and private talks Monday as key ministers meet at the United Nations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
United Nations envoy Kofi Annan speaks during a press conference in Damascus on Sunday. Annan help two meetings with Syrian President Bashar Assad to discuss proposals for stopping violence and starting a political dialogue. An international push to...
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Al Jazeera
| 1 year ago
23 Syrian government troops have shelled areas in and around the northern city of Idlib, as part of a campaign to crush the opposition in its stronghold along the border with Turkey. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Now that the Liberal Democrats have fallen in line behind the Health and Social Care Bill, I repeat ... My excellent colleague John Rentoul has discovered the IFS report on increasing the income tax thres... Suggested Topics To despair at the...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Former United Nations (UN) secretary general Kofi Annan has left Syria without any deal to end the bloody year-long conflict. Mr Annan, who was there as a special envoy from the UN and the Arab League, gave little away when he spoke to reporters...
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Kuwait Times
| 1 year ago
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said it would be hard to reach a deal to halt bloodshed in Syria, but expressed optimism after meeting President Bashar Al-Assad for a second day yesterday...It's going to be difficult but we have to have hope, he told...
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Fox
| 1 year ago
An international push to end Syria's conflict stalled Sunday as U.N. envoy Kofi Annan left Damascus without a cease-fire and President Bashar Assad's forces pounded opposition areas and clashed with rebels throughout the country. Western and Arab...
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The New Zealand Herald
| 1 year ago
Annan said he presented President Bashar Assad with concrete proposals "which will have a real impact on the ground." "Once it's agreed, it will help launch the process and help end the crisis on the ground," he told reporters at the end of his two-...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Kofi Annan , the envoy and a former United Nations secretary general, said that he remained optimistic about the possibility for a deal but acknowledged the difficulties. You have to...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
As the body count has increased, so, too, have calls for outside intervention. Its time for the West to step in but only after honestly debating what it will take to stop the carnage. So far most of the discussion has focused on half-measures: arming...
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Novinite
| 1 year ago
A swift resolution of the conflict in Syria will be hard, but there are reasons to be optimistic, said UN and Arab League special envoy to the country Kofi Annan . Sunday the former UN Secretary General met for the second time Syrian President Bashar...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Syria's president and a U.N. envoy met again to discuss a cease-fire amid ongoing violence that opposition activists said left 15 dead Sunday...Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in Damascus with President Bashar Assad on Saturday and laid out a U.N.
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
West won't punish Turkey over Iran sanctions' Ankara: The West is angered about Turkey's refusal to go along with it on Iran sanctions, but unlikely to try to punish Ankara as it needs help with neighbouring Syria, say analysts. While Washington and...
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Al Jazeera English
| 1 year ago
40 Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria has said he was optimistic after a second round of talks with President Bashar al-Assad but acknowledged it would be difficult to reach a deal to halt the bloodshed. "It's going to be tough.
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
UN-Arab League envoy attempts to make progress in efforts to promote a ceasefire after 1st round of talks yields few results. Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, on a difficult peace mission to Syria, held a second day of talks with President...
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Boston.com
| 1 year ago
Annan to hold 2nd meeting with Syrian president Free Syrian Army fighters console a comrade after an ambulance carried an injured friend to a hospital during fierce fighting against government troops in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. U.
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Israel National News
| 1 year ago
According to the report, the U.S. has been consulting with other countries about putting together a peacekeeping force...Syrian opposition groups, and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor for rebel forces, as well as air attacks on sensitive...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
A U.N. official in Syria says envoy Kofi Annan will hold a second meeting with the country's President Bashar Assad to discuss proposals for stopping violence and starting a political dialogue. In his talks with Assad on Saturday, Annan made several...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Travel & Delicacy Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2012-03-11 02:10 PM UN's envoy Kofi Annan will meet for a second day with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus today after the former United Nations secretary-general called Syria n...
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The Herald
| 1 year ago
No political dialogue could succeed "as long as there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability," Assad told visiting U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday, according to Syria's state news agency. A United...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 1 year ago
THE world powers are on course for a new diplomatic clash over Syria when foreign ministers from the main UN Security Council nations meet tomorrow. What was intended by the British organisers of the event to be a review of the Arab Spring uprisings...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Gallery Possibilities include directly arming opposition forces, sending troops to guard a humanitarian corridor or safe zone for the rebels, or an air assault on Syrian air defenses, according to officials from the United States and other nations...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
According to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Annan described the talk with Mr. Assad as "candid and comprehensive." The two men will meet again tomorrow to resume discussions before Mr. Annan leaves for Doha, Qatar in the afternoon. Mr.
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War In Context
| 1 year ago
The defections appeared to boost Syria's armed opposition, and exposed corrosive sectarian splits in Syria's army, between a largely Sunni core of soldiers and the highest officials, many of whom are from the same minority Alawite sect as President...
