U.S. backs Arab League proposal to invoke tough U.N. sanctions against Syria
The United States showed its support for the Arab League proposal
calling on the United Nations to invoke tougher sanctions against the
Syrian regime. "We hope that all responsible countries will soon join in taking
appropriate actions against the Syrian regime, including, if necessary,
Chapter 7 action in the U.N. Security Council, as called for by the Arab
League last weekend,” said U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The U.S. is focused on boosting international economic sanctions against
Syria "that can help hasten the day the President Bashar al-Assad
regime relinquishes power,” Geithner said
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U.S. backs Arab League proposal to invoke tough U.N. sanctions against Syria
The United States showed its support for the Arab League proposal
calling on the United Nations to invoke tougher sanctions against the
Syrian regime. "We hope that all responsible countries will soon join in taking
appropriate actions against the Syrian regime, including, if necessary,
Chapter 7 action in the U.N. Security Council, as called for by the Arab
League last weekend,” said U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.The U.S. is focused on boosting international economic sanctions against
Syria "that can help hasten the day
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Assad names new PM to form Syrian government after parliamentary vote
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named former agriculture
minister Riyad Hijab as prime minister on Wednesday to form a new
government after last month’s parliamentary election, state television
said. Hijab replaces Adel Safar, who was appointed in April last year shortly
after a popular uprising erupted in the south and later spread across
the country, presenting Assad with the sternest challenge to his 12-year
rule. "President Assad issued a decree asking Riad Hijab to form a new government,” the television said.
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Mystery shrouds whereabouts of three female detainees in Syria
Reports of torture of three female Syrian activists arrested for protesting raised concerns across the country.Noran al-Ghamian, 20, her mother Lina Mahayni, 52, and Nagat Murshid,
57, were arrested on May 27 while taking part in a protest to condemn
the al-Houla massacre. Osama Murshid, the third woman’s son, was also arrested with them. There is no information on their whereabouts since and reports of them being tortured in detention have been circulating since.
Nagat Murshid, who is well known
in the capital Damascus, worked as a teacher for more than 30 years and
enjoys a good reputation in the education sector. She has never bee
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Approaching his 18th birthday, Hamza, a merchant sailor from
Syria, resigned himself to the fate awaiting him when he reached
adulthood: A year and a half of mandatory military service.Then last year, the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad
erupted with demonstrations calling for change. Troops dispatched by
Syria’s autocratic regime shot protesters and shelled opposition towns,
killing thousands of
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Malaysia Supports Commission Of Inquiry On Violence In Syria
Malaysia is deeply concerned over the continuing violence in Syria and
condemns the senseless killing of innocent civilians, including women
and children, in the village of El-Houleh on May 25.
Malaysian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva,
Switzerland, Datuk Mazlan Muhammad, said Malaysia called on all parties
in Syria to immediately cease the hostilities and end the violence and
human rights violations to prevent the country fr
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