Tensions in Syria After Arab League Suspends Membership
The Arab League suspends Syria’s membership, pushing a brutal regime farther into isolation. The Takeaway speaks with The Daily Beast / Newsweek’s Middle East correspondent for more.
View ArticleSyria Unravels as Arab League Prepares for Mission
Activists and opposition groups have accused Syrian government forces of killing at least 160 defecting soldiers and civilians over the past three days near the city of Idlib. This surge of violence is...
View ArticleSyria Blames Al-Qaida for Damascus Attack
At least 30 people were killed in Damascus Friday morning when two suicide car bombs were detonated outside security and intelligence buildings. SANA, Syria's government news agency, reported that most...
View ArticleSyria: Arab League Monitors Arrive in Homs
Syrian tanks were seen leaving the restive city of Homs Tuesday morning, as a group of 50 observers from the Arab League arrived in the besieged city. Anti-government activists say at least 30 people...
View ArticleGroup Says Syria Attacks Protesters as Monitors Arrive
An opposition group said Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters in a Damascus suburb on Thursday, the latest incident of violence since Arab League peace monitors arrived in the country....
View ArticleFriday Follow: Kim Jong-il's Funeral, New Year's Resolutions
Every Friday, The Takeaway convenes a panel to look back at the week's big stories. This week North Korea held a funeral for deceased dictator Kim Jong-il, Arab League monitors arrived in Syria, Sears...
View ArticleMore Violence as Syrians Stage Mass Protests
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Syria on Friday in the largest demonstration in months, prompting more violent clashes between protesters and security forces. At least 10...
View ArticleSyria: 25 Dead After Bomb Blast in Damascus
At least 25 are dead and dozens more are injured after a suicide attacker's bomb detonated in a crowded district in central Damascus, according to Syrian state television. In the second attack on the...
View ArticleInternational Plans to End Syrian Conflict
Over the past ten months, Syrian Security Forces have killed more than 5,000 protestors across the country. But this weekend, two key voices announced their calls to action: the Arab League will seek...
View ArticleSyrian Government Cracks Down on Civilians in Damascus Suburbs
Early Sunday morning, approximately 2,000 Syrian soldiers launched an assault on the suburbs of Damascus. Armed tanks rolled into the outskirts of the city where many dissident soldiers have taken up...
View ArticleArab League Returns to UN as Violence Escalates in Syria
Despite China and Russia's staunch opposition, the Arab League will return to the United Nations Monday morning to propose a peacekeeping mission in Syria. But the Arab League isn’t the only...
View ArticleWhite House Press Secretary Jay Carney on How the US Should Intervene in Syria
On Sunday, the Arab League called for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria and urged all Arab states to sever diplomatic ties with president Bashar al-Assad's...
View ArticleBaghdad Hosts Arab League Meeting
After the years of violence and instability in Iraq, Baghdad is hosting this week's Arab League meeting. Reporter for our partner the BBC Rami Ruhayem discusses the welcome leaders should expect from...
View ArticleArab League Summit in Baghdad and Iraq-Syria Relations
Hugh Sykes reports on the Arab League summit in Baghdad, where only 10 out of 22 leaders of the Arab world have turned up. It's the first time the Arab League summit has been in Iraq since Saddam...
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