Tag: Syria

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  Chavez and Putin agree to defend independence and sovereignty of Syria and Iran

  

  The sovereignty of Syria and Iran should be defended against 'foreign interferences' and from the siege of ‘colonial powers’ Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:38 UTC

  Argentina’s lessons from ‘dirty war’, apply today to Syria, said Ban Ki-moon

  

  United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged that the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, and he called on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into areas affected by ongoing violence.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:16 UTC

  Tanks, bombings and snipers can’t stop Syrian protests from intensifying

  

  Anti-government protesters in Syria are planning further demonstrations during the week, in spite of the violent crackdown including tanks, bombings and snipers unleashed on them.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 06:14 UTC

  More protests in Syria in spite of the security forces ‘shoot to kill’ policy

  

  Security forces have reportedly shot dead at least three people and injured others in north-west Syria, days after the worst bloodshed since unrest began. Police and soldiers opened fire from rooftops in the coastal town of Jabla, though no protest was being held at the time, witnesses said.

• Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:18 UTC

  Syria lifts 50 year emergency rule but permission is needed for demonstrations

  

  The Syrian authorities' arrest of a leftist opposition figure overnight suggests that a bill passed by the government to end emergency rule after 48 years will not halt repression, rights campaigners said.

• Monday, April 18th 2011 - 07:05 UTC

  Syrians mark Independence Day in the streets calling for freedom

  

  Thousands of Syrians chanted slogans calling for greater freedom at Independence Day rallies, witnesses said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad promised to lift emergency law.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 09:36 UTC

  Timerman begins visit to Israel denying any secret dealings with Iran

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman began his first official trip to Israel and denied offering to “forget” Iran's role in attacks against Israel's Embassy in BA and AMIA Jewish Community Centre in exchange for improved trade ties with Teheran.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 06:41 UTC

  Syrian security forces fire on anti government protests; at least seven killed

  

  At least seven people have been killed in another day of anti-government protests in several Syrian cities, activists have said. Protest marches against Baath Party rule broke out in cities in the north and south after Friday prayers, including in the flashpoint city of Daraa.

• Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  Massive ‘Martyr’s Day’ demonstrations challenge to Syrian government

  

  Facing a massive protest movement demanding reform, Syria's president has set up committees to look into the deaths of civilians during nearly two weeks of unrest and replacing decades-old emergency laws.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 10:30 UTC

  Unrest extends across Syria including Damascus; security forces shoot on protestors

  

  Protests have been staged in towns and cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus, a day after the government announced limited changes. Unconfirmed reports said a number of people had been killed in at least three separate protests.