Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is defiant in the wake of his country being suspended from the Arab League. That move was made over the weekend after months of brutal crackdowns on anti-government protesters. Al-Muallem calls the suspension a “dangerous step” and claims that it’s …
US yanks ambassador out of Syria. The US has pulled their ambassador from Syria. Robert Ford has left the country, amid suspicion that his relationship with anti-government protesters led to attacks on his home and the embassy. A diplomat, speaking anonymously, says that Ford has …
The UN Human Rights Council is looking into Syria’s brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters. Experts are accusing Syrian forces of using tanks and snipers to execute people who were unarmed. Of the voting nations, four countries – including China, Russia, and Cuba – voted against …
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has told UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that the military has stopped its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. Syria has faced increasing pressure from the international community to cease its excessive use of force against citizens. The UN chief …
Syrian troops have hunkered down along the Turkish border as scared citizens continue to flee northern towns seeking refuge in Turkey. According to reports Syrian troops are as close as 500 metres to the border, a proximity that doesn’t sit well with Ankara. Meanwhile the …
Security forces in Syria have cordoned off a western suburb of Damascus in an attempt to stifle anti-government protests. Scores of soldiers and tanks were deployed to the suburb’s main streets on Monday, while snipers were positioned on tall buildings. Sources say an operation is …
The Syrian government’s crackdown on anti-government protesters has moved to the capital, Damascus . Hundreds of troops stormed a neighborhood, breaking down doors and arresting close to 300 people. That brings the number of citizens detained to about 25-hundred. Human rights groups say the actual …
Obama Says Dead Bin Laden Pics Won’t Be Public
US President Barack Obama says his administration will NOT be making pictures of a deceased Osama bin Laden public. He told “60 Minutes” that releasing the gruesome images could pose a risk to national security. If you …
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed his parliament for the first time since his Cabinet resigned. He vowed to defeat those behind the “plot” that sent anti-Government protesters into the streets two weeks ago – a plot he claims comes from outside the country. However, he …
Confrontations between security forces and anti-government protesters in Bahrain took an ugly turn on Wednesday in the country’s capital. Soldiers overran demonstrators in Manama’s main square, where they’d been camping out for weeks. At least 200 people have been injured in the clashes so …
