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Syrian rebels say Assad cannot be part of dealThe opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country's civil war but President Bashar al-Assad cannot be a party to any settlement, a communiqué drafted for an opposition meeting says. More… |
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Assad's forces push to retake Damascus suburbHeavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Damascus on Monday as elite troops backed by tanks tried to recapture a strategic suburb from rebels in one of the largest military operations in that district in months, opposition activists said. More… |
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Syrian VP says neither side can win warSyrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa has told a Lebanese newspaper that neither the forces of President Bashar al-Assad nor rebels can win the war in Syria. Sharaa, a Sunni Muslim in a power structure dominated by Assad's Al More… |
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Russia denies holding talks on future of AssadRussia said on Sunday it was not holding any talks on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, dismissing speculation that it is preparing for its ally's potential exit from power. "We are not holding any talks on More… |
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Assad tours Aleppo, orders more troops into battleSyrian President Bashar al-Assad is visiting the city of Aleppo to take a first-hand look at the fighting between government forces and rebels and has ordered 30,000 more troops into the battle, a Lebanese paper said on Tuesday. A More… |
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UN envoy meets Assad; conflict a global threatInternational mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said after talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that the escalating conflict in the country posed a global threat. Activists say more than 27,000 people have been kill More… |
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Pearling Trail on UN World Heritage listThe Bahrain Pearling Trail has been included on Unesco's World Heritage list, the 21-member World Heritage Committee has announced. The decision came as the independent body responsible for the World Heritage Convention met in St Petersbur More… |
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Clinton tells Assad to quit, leave countryUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power and leave his country, condemning a massacre near the town of Hama that was blamed on his supporters as unconscionable. & More… |
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Annan talks tough to AssadInternational peace envoy Kofi Annan accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces of atrocities and arbitrary arrests, and said on Saturday he had delivered a blunt message to Assad to act now to implement all points of a peace plan. More… |
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Annan says Syria must show it wants peaceInternational mediator Kofi Annan said on Monday he was horrified by the killings in the Syrian town of Houla and urged the Syrian government to take bold steps to show it was serious about reaching a peaceful solution to the country's crisis.&nbs More… |
