المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Monthly Archives

March 2014

U.N. report cites Syrian non-compliance with aid resolution

A report from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, delivered to the Security Council on Monday, described the Syrian government as failing to comply with a earlier resolution calling on all parties in the country’s civil war to permit free…

Saudi Arabia calls for SNC seat at Arab summit

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday called on the Arab League to grant the Syrian National Coalition, Syria’s main opposition group, a seat at the summit. The Syrian National Coalition will not fill the Syrian…

Saudi Arabia, ‘balance of power must change’

(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, MARCH 25 - ''Changing the balance of power on the ground'' in Syria by providing more aid to rebels is necessary to get out of the crisis, Saudi heir prince, Salman bin Abdulaziz, said in Kuwait, where he opened the…

Syria Islamist militants capture town near Turkey border

BEIRUT // Islamist militants captured a small town in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border as part of their offensive in the rugged coastal region that is a bastion of support for President Bashar Al Assad, activists said on Monday.…

Return to Geneva now unlikely: Syria envoy

KUWAIT CITY – U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has ruled out the holding of a third round of talks between the Syrian regime and opposition in Geneva soon.   "A return to Geneva now is unlikely," Brahimi told reporters…

Jordan’s king warns against division in Syria

The Jordanian monarch spoke to Al-Hayat in Amman March 22 in the run-up to the Arab League Summit in Kuwait. King Abdullah II warned, "Any division of Syria will create serious problems for the Syrian people and the whole region," stressing…

OPCW chief meets Russian FM on Syrian CWs

THE HAGUE, March 24 (KUNA) -- Director-General of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu met here Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who attends the Nuclear Security Summit…

Split within the GCC adds to Arab League summit challenges

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar in the weeks leading up to the summit over Doha’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood. The diplomatic fallout, unprecedented for…

Violent clashes in Damascus and Homs

Damascus province: violent clashes took place after yesterday's midnight between regime forces and rebels around Teshrin neighborhood, reports of human losses in both sides. regime forces bombarded areas in Jobar neighborhood…

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