Annan warns of civil war in Syria

Special UN envoy to Syria Kofi Annan says the country could descend into full civil war if the ongoing efforts by UN ceasefire monitors fail.

Annan met reporters on Tuesday in Geneva after joining a closed-door UN Security Council meeting via video link.

Syria:Idlib shaken by car bombs – VOR

Suspected Syrian rebels have detonated several powerful car bombs outside security buildings in the northwestern city of Idlib, leaving at least 8 people dead and about a hundred injured. The bomb sites have already been examined by United Nations peace monitors.

Iran holds Syrian goods exhibition

Iran is holding its first exhibition of goods produced in Syria to promote economic links between the 2 allies.

The 5-day event that opened in Tehran on Saturday features about 260 Syrian producers of clothes, foodstuffs and medical supplies.

Syria accuses Turkey of meddling

Syria has accused Turkey of meddling in its internal affairs and trying to derail Kofi Annan’s settlement plan.

Norwegian General heads UN observer mission in Syria

Norwegian General Robert Mood is heading the UN observer mission in Syria, reports Agence France-Presse, citing an official statement by the Organization.

Ban says Syria violating its pledge

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Syrian government is violating its pledge to remove heavy artillery from residential areas.

At a news conference on Friday in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Ban said a UN monitoring team has observed the weapons in populated areas.

Arab League convenes over latest regional issues

Dialogue only way in Syria – Bogdanov
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE )urges UN to impose arms embargo on Syria

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi (L front) and Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and chairman of the session Khaled al-Hamed al-Sabah (C

Syria:Damascus suicide blast kills six, wounds 17

Laaska News  Apr.27, 2012
by VOR
A suicide bomb attack in the central Damascus district of Midan killed at least six people and wounded another 17 on Friday, Syrian state television reported, blaming “terrorists”.

Russia warns Turkey against interfering in Syria’s internal affairs

Moscow urges Ankara to show restraint and avoid interfering in Syria’s domestic affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.

Syria:Hundreds of Syrian militants lay down arms

Syrian members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Photo: AFP  

More and more Syrian militants are laying down their arms and returning to normal life.

Syria: Car bomb kills 3 in Damascus

Laaska News Apr.24, 2012

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Three people died when an explosives-packed car blew up Tuesday near the historical center of the Syrian capital Damascus.

EU OKs new sanctions against Syria

The EU has slapped the 14th round of sanctions on Syria, Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency reported on Monday, adding that a decision to this effect was made during the EU’s ministerial meeting in Luxembourg earlier in the day.

Syria violence far from ended

According to media reports in Syria, a roadside bomb planted near the northern city Aleppo has hit an army bus, leaving one officer dead and 42 other servicemen injured. The condition of three of these servicemen is described as critical.

Russia pins hopes on UN Syria mission

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously ruled to boost the personnel of its observer mission in Syria, which went under way with the arrival of the advance party last Sunday, to 300. The mission is to last 90 days, and the deployment will start as soon as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issues orders to this effect.

UN Syria mission to be boosted to 300

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously ruled to boost the personnel of its observer mission in Syria, which went under way with the arrival of the advance party last Sunday, to 300. The mission is to last 90

Around 250 militants surrender to Syrian authorities

248 people who were on the wanted list, surrendered on Friday to the Syrian authorities in the city of Hama, north of Damascus.

UN monitors all set to start work in Syria – VOR

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Syrian diplomats and UN officials have signed in Damascus a protocol on accommodating UN monitors in the strife-torn Arab nation.

France to hold meeting on Syria without Russia

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. © Flickr.com/harry.popoff/cc-by

Russia won’t be on the foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France regarding unstable situation in Syria.

NATO to stay away from Syria conflict

NATO will not interfere in the ongoing conflict in Syria, with Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen saying only that the alliance condemned the government crackdown on civilians and was keeping a close eye on the

Syria’s opposition relies on Russia

Laaska News  Apr. 17, 2012

Mikhail Bogdanov. © Phoho: The Voice of Russia

Syria’s opposition expects Russia to influence Bashar Assad and make him fully stick to Kofi Annan’s peace strategy, one of the leaders of the National Coordination Committee Hassan Abdel Azim told reporters on Monday.