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Bashar Jafa’ari, Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN, addresses a meeting of the General Assembly on the situation in his country, 13 February, 2012.

Human Rights Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising

Jakarta Globe
Syria rejects UN charges as Homs battered
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Syria flatly rejected UN charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, even as monitors said troops killed at least six civilians in the heaviest shelling of the protest city of Homs for days. Navi... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)

Syrian regime supporters flash the V-victory sign as they hold up a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria. Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011.

Photos Politics Protests Syria Wikipedia: February 2012 bombardment of Homs

Jakarta Globe
Syrian Forces Start New Attacks On Opposition
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Amman/Beirut. Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on several fronts on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing from one town near the capital and bombarding Homs for an... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)

In this image from amateur video a youth is claimed to lie bleeding in a square in Homs, Syria Monday Aug 22 2011 after shots were fired at protesters against the regime of President Bashar Assad.

Jakarta Globe Tue 14 Feb 2012
Activists: Syrian Rebels Repel Attack on Key Town
Beirut. Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assadâs regime in an 11-month conflict that looks increasingly like a... (photo: AP)
Activists Photos Rebels Syria Wikipedia: February 2012 bombardment of Homs

President Barack Obama sends a tweet during a "Twitter Town Hall" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

The Independent Tue 14 Feb 2012
David Cameron and Barack Obama discuss Syria sanctions
A No 10 spokesman said the Prime Minister and the US president were “disappointed” at the failure earlier this month to agree a United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR)... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama Photos President Security Wikipedia: Barack Obama

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2010 file picture U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay gestures during a press conference at the United Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Khaleej Times Tue 14 Feb 2012
Fresh violence in Syria as UN warns of civil war
BEIRUT ' Syrian government forces renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs on Tuesday in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the UN... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus,File)
Beirut Civil Photos Syria Violence

Security council meeting on Syria 9 yes 2 no 4 abstain

Khaleej Times Tue 14 Feb 2012
UN says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS - The UN human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar Al Assad of launching an 'indiscriminate attack' on civilians to end pro-democracy... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Amman China Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.

Chosunilbo Tue 14 Feb 2012
Russia 'Studying' Syria Peacekeeping Force Proposal
Russia says it is studying the proposal for a peacekeeping mission in Syria but says violence in that country should end before any mission begins. Russian Foreign... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Photos Russia Syria Violence Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces walk on the wreckage of a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012.

France24 Mon 13 Feb 2012
Homs under fire after Arab League vows to aid rebels
REUTERS - Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs on Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the... (photo: AP / SANA)
Photos Politics Rebels Syria Wikipedia: February 2012 bombardment of Homs

Arab foreign ministers, representatives of Arab embassies, during honoring Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt

Independent online (SA) Mon 13 Feb 2012
League wants peacekeepers in Syria
Cairo - The Arab League threw its support on Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the United... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo Peacekeepers Photos Syria Wikipedia: Arab League

Security Council Meeting The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

GlobalResearch Sun 12 Feb 2012
The Arab League Observer Mission Report Defending the UN Charter by Use of the Veto: The Security Council Resolution on Syria
Up until the Arab League Observer Mission had been sent to Syria on December 24, 2011, there had been two main narratives describing what was happening in Syria. One was... (photo: UN / Ryan Brown)
Arab League Photos Politics Security Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)

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	Build bridges, not walls The Star
	Tom Hanks' sticky bomb a favourite of assassins The Times of India
	Miriam ‘Betsy’ Hosszu, administrative assistant The Washington Post
	The U.N.'s Return on Syria Huffington Post
	Bashar al-Assad vs. the Syrian People The Washington Institute

Arab

	U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions KDVR
	South Sudan accuses Sudan of breaking peace pact Palm Beach Post
	Brazil-Arab world trade on the rise Gulf News
	Gaza power grinds to a halt for lack of fuel Khaleej Times

MidEast

	Israel 'unlikely to strike back after embassy blasts' The Daily Telegraph
	Well-trained person carried out the terror attack: Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Home Minister ... The Telegraph India
	Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years Atlanta Journal
	Alan Dershowitz on Tuba WorldNews.com
	Netanyahu is punishing Israel Ha'aretz

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen answers questions to the media during a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer, unseen, at the government's headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic Friday, March 5, 2010

NATO's "Secret War" on Syria: Replicating the Libya Model

Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, during honoring the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt.

Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis

In this picture taken on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012, Syrian citizens look to a damaged armored personnel carrier belonging to Syrian police riots forces which was destroyed by the Syrian rebels during clashes Bayada neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.

Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon

Proposed UN General Assembly resolution would condemn Syrian Star Tribune
Arab League considers new measures on Syria Canberra Times
Can al Qaeda tap into Syria rage? CNN
China will not protect Syrian government: Wen Zeenews
Arabs might arm Assad’s opponents, Syria fears civil war Zeenews
Can the UN quell Syria's unrest? Al Jazeera
Syria: Liberation or catastrophe? Al Jazeera
Biden chides China's Xi on Syria, highlights human rights Hartford Courant
Syria Crisis: Arab Nations Reportedly Consider Arming Opposi Huffington Post
Syria's New Constitution: Too Little, Too Late Huffington Post
Responsibility for Syria Khaleej Times
Islamic al-Azhar calls for bold Arab action on Syria Daily Press
Syrian forces attack opposition Toronto Sun
Conflict flares across Syria, Arabs mull arms support The Star
Boxer Klitschko fears Syria-like revolt in Ukraine Breitbart
Scolded China takes Syria diplomacy to Arab League Taipei Times
Syria: Homs activists resort to pigeons to communicate The Daily Telegraph
Syria unrest continues Canoe
UK’s Hague welcomes SA’s stance on Syria Business Day
A Three-Pronged Strategy on Syria Middle East Online

A Lebanese Swedish woman cries as she is being evacuated from Lebanon with her family, on buses organized by the Swedish embassy, from a road intersection , leading out of the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. About 850 Swedes among about 5,000 in Lebanon have been evacuated, most to Aleppo in northern Syria. Westerners fled by land, sea and air as Israel launched waves of bombings that hit south Beirut, the border and the eastern city of Baalbek in the early hours Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians trade blame over Aleppo bombings

Syrians hold a large poster depicting Syria's President Bashar Assad during a rally in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.

Why Russia Supports Assad

U.S. Republican Senator John McCain in Iraqi Kurdistan

McCain: US must act to help Syrians under siege

Jolie hopes her film draws notice to Syria Austin American Statesman
Life in Syria unbearable, say refugees in Jordan France24
Syrian doctors comfort with chocolate Independent online (SA)
Gunmen Kill Government Stalwart in Syrian Capital The New York Times
UN aims for union with Arab League to help Syria Sydney Morning Herald
Germany Expels Four Syrian Diplomats in Spy Case The New York Times
Syria: White House preaches peace as Pentagon preps for war Pakalert Press
Syria uprising: February 8 as it happened The Daily Telegraph
China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US Austin American Statesman
U.S.: Humanitarian aid to Syria not likely soon CNN
UN chief: Joint Syria mission, envoy discussed Austin American Statesman
Doctors Without Borders: Syria Uses Medicine As A Weapon Of Huffington Post
Putin Warns of Growing ‘Cult of Violence’ The New York Times
Hague discusses Syria with Russia London Evening Standard
Army tightens noose on Homs Khaleej Times
Cameron call to Russia over Syria London Evening Standard
SIDEBAR: MSF: Syria using medicine as "weapon of persecution m&c
SYRIA: CIA-MI6 Intel Ops and Sabotage Pakalert Press
Why did Abu Qatada decide to make his home in Britain in the The Daily Telegraph
'Scores Dead' After Troops Shell Syrian City Skynews

Napoli's Edinson Cavani, of Uruguay

Napoli close the gap on Inter

Iranian woman Marzieh Masaebi watches a TV video showing US President Barack Obama's new video message addressed to the Iranian people, and broadcast from the Tapesh Farsi-language satellite TV beamed in from the United States, at her home in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2009. Obama released the video to coincide with the major Iranian festival of Nowruz, a 12-day holiday that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year in Iran. Iran authorities played down Obama's video message saying it welcomed the overtures while warning that decades of mistrust can't easily be erased. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Obama Signed Executive Order Declaring War On Iran

SAHEL: Thousands of Touaregs flee into Burkina Faso

SAHEL: Thousands of Touaregs flee into Burkina Faso

Adults can indulge their equestrian fantasies and kids will Palm Beach Post
Bahrain's contribution to the Arab Spring Al Jazeera
Arms sales to Bahrain under the scanner Al Jazeera
Bombardment of Syrian city continues Al Jazeera
Syrian footballer joins opposition Al Jazeera
Shell’s ‘broken’ promises: Iraqis demonstrate for jobs at Ma Middle East Online
A jazzy new venue Gulf News
India's dilemma: How to pay for Asia Times
MALAWI: Rising prices and looming maize shortages IRINnews
Which Aussie cities are more expensive than NYC? The Australian
Save Us from the Liberal Hawks Foreign Policy
Suppressing the narrative in Bahrain Al Jazeera
No to acceptance committees Ha'aretz
Girl raped by 5 men after Facebook affair The Siasat Daily
“Or Your Lying Eyes…” Truth and Fiction in CounterPunch
Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade The Star
Asia giants join Iran diplomacy Khaleej Times
Tourists find spiritual beauty in Judean Desert Dayton Daily News
Syria uprising is now a battle to the death The Guardian
Cautious welcome for UN-Arab League mission in Syria Khaleej Times

NATO's new Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday Aug. 3, 2009

SYRIA: NATO's Next "Humanitarian" War

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian rescue workers remove wreckage from the Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012.

Report points finger at Al-Qaeda offshoot for recent Syria bombings

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour for the media, destroyed Syrian armored vehicles and police riots gear is seen inside a damaged Syrian police headquarters compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012.

Twin blasts rock Syrian commercial hub of Aleppo

Divided opposition is key to Syrian regime's power The Guardian
Divided opposition is key to Syrian regime’s hold on power d The Washington Post
Divided Opposition is Key to Syrian Regime Power Time Magazine
Divided opposition is key to Syrian regime's hold on power d Star Tribune
The View from Riyadh Middle East Online
EU leader pushes for Chinese help on Iran, Syria Seattle Times
A deadly game on the streets of Homs Gulf News
Instability in Iran and Syria: A Tipping Point for Israel's Huffington Post
Insight - Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil war feare The Star
SA stance on Syria “welcome”: Hague Independent online (SA)
EU leader pushes China to open markets, calls for support on The Washington Post
Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil war feared The Times of India
Iraqi fighters, arms trickle into Syria as violence grows Daily Press
A blood-red smog over Syria Asia Times
The oil road through Damascu Asia Times
Iraq Arms, Soldiers Smuggled Into Syria, Say Officials Huffington Post
Syrian move a face-saver for al-Qaeda Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian residents say they're bracing for full-blown war CNN
Envoy: Syrian government and nation can solve problems if fo Irna
Jihadist Opportunities in Syria Real Clear Politics

In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for media, A Syrian woman carries food stuff on her head as she walks next to a damaged entrance to a house, at the town of Rastan in the central province of Homs, Syria, Thursday Oct. 13, 2011.

Syrian violence spills over into Lebanon

A Syrian tank is seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

Syrian Forces 'Enter Town Near Lebanon'

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with Charles Beer (right), President of the State Council of Geneva, in Switzerland. (js1)

Ban Ki-moon: Arab League must resume Syria mission to stop 'appalling brutality'

Summary Box: EU asks China help on Iran, Syria my SA
Israel hedges its bets on Syria Al Jazeera
Syria: Fresh Assault On Besieged Homs Skynews
Explosions hit Aleppo as Homs siege continues Al Jazeera
Syrian uprising divides minority communities Al Jazeera
'Scores killed' in shelling of Syria's Homs Al Jazeera
Arab mission to resume peace role as snipers lock down city London Evening Standard
City of Homs becomes focus of Syrian uprising Detroit news
France dismisses al-Assad’s cease-fire promises Business Day
UN Chief Warns Of Worse To Come In Syria Skynews
Russia role in Syria crisis criticized as Homs violence flar The Los Angeles Times
Arab League for 'joint Syria mission with UN' Al Jazeera
Syria: Three-Level Chess Game Huffington Post
Syria: Homs residents 'requested army's intervention' The Daily Telegraph
Syrians say Lebanon blocking escape Al Jazeera
U.S. searches for strategy to halt Syria violence The Washington Times
Syria: Residents Fear Ground Attack On Homs Skynews
Russia defends Syria's Bashar al-Assad as international cond The Australian
Inside Homs with the Free Syrian Army Al Jazeera
Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray Business Day

Museum in the Ninth Fort. As of early 2007, only the Ninth Fort had been completely renovated. It is now devoted to the Holocaust and Lithuania's occupations by the Nazis and the Soviets

On Iran, a stark choice

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering the inaugural address at the Dalit & Minorities International Forum conference on Problems and Issues of Dalit & Minorities, in New Delhi on December 29, 2011.

Singh likely to intervene in Khurshid's quota dispute

File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.

Letters raise fears for last Briton in Guantanamo

Outrage as Libya tells United Nations: 'Gays threaten the fu The Daily Mail
Beware the oily diplomacy of U.S. politicians The Daily Mail
Statue in Spain Honors Moses Maimonides The Examiner
Egypt must look back before it can move forward Foreign Policy
The Strange Revolution in Bahrain, One Year On Foreign Policy
Iran for good relations with Islamic, Arab countries: Envoy Irna
Sarkozy's "Worst Nightmare": An Interview With Dominique de Huffington Post
Police fire tear gas on protesters marking Pearl Square upri The Australian
Clashes mark anniversary of Bahrain protests CNN
Three Dearborn buildings defaced with anti-Chaldean graffiti Detroit Free Press
One year on, Bahrain riven by political, sectarian conflict The Star
INSTANT MBA: Create Products That Delight Your Customer AND Business Insider
STOCKS MAKE ANOTHER STUNNING COMEBACK: Here's What You Need Business Insider
Bahraini police clamp down on revolt anniversary protests The Daily Telegraph
Main news of February 14 Novosti
Saudi Arabia offers more crude supplies to India The Siasat Daily
Angelina Jolie Hopes New Film Draws Attention To Syria IMDb
Cops crash Bahrain anniversary The Daily Telegraph Australia
Saudi blogger awaits interrogation The Daily Telegraph Australia
Police in Karachi hunt for those who perform illegal abortio Gulf News

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