BBC – The UN special envoy, Kofi Annan, has told the Security Council that Syria is still witnessing unacceptable levels of violence, despite a ceasefire being in place since 12 April.
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Syria ‘failing to keep to truce’ – Ban Ki-moon
BBC – The UN secretary-general says Syria has failed to comply with its obligation under a peace plan to pull troops and heavy weapons out of urban areas.
UN Security Council passes plan to deploy Syria monitors
BBC – The UN Security Council has passed a resolution authorising the deployment of an advance team of monitors to Syria to oversee the ceasefire there.
Kofi Annan arrives in Tehran
Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League Syria envoy entered Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on Tuesday night to hold talks with Islamic Republic officials about the Syrian issue.
Syria deaths increase despite UN deadline
At least 70 people have been killed in shelling and firefights between government troops and army defectors in Syria, according to reports.
Arab League calls for joint mission with U.N. in Syria
The Washington Post – The Arab League called Sunday for the creation of a joint Arab-United Nations peacekeeping mission to halt the escalating violence in Syria, as Syrian government forces sustained their assault against protest strongholds in the city of Homs and elsewhere.
Iran hails Russia, Chinese UN veto on Syria
Iran on Sunday welcomed the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution condemning its ally Syria for its crackdown on dissent, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Pilgrims kidnapped in Syria: Iranian consulate
The Islamic Republic Consulate in Syria has confirmed that 11 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped.
Al-Assad’s fall is inevitable
Asharq Alawsat – Away from the potential outcome of the UN Security Council meeting on the Syrian revolution, there are many reports and much evidence regarding the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule, with many people considering this to be inevitable. The Americans are the latest to say so – on more than one level […]
Syria’s President Says He Won’t Give Up Power
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday to respond to threats against him with an “iron hand” and refused to step down, insisting he still has his people’s support despite the 10-month-old uprising against him.