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League of Arab States

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Type: Organization

Name: League of Arab States

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Sergey Lavrov

Syria’s war: How about diplomacy?

Do they have ways of making Assad talk? “WE’RE back where we were a year ago,” says a Western diplomat of the latest international push to bring Syria’s warring parties to the negotiating table. Since the American secretary of state, John Kerry, and ... [Published The Economist HK - May 23 2013]

Entities: Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, Sergey Lavrov, League of Arab States, Ban Ki-moon

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 6 reports

UN Security Council

Arab League must 'apologise' before peace role: Syria

Related The Arab League must "apologise" and cancel its resolutions on Syria before it can consider playing any role in ending the conflict in the country, Syria's information minister said on Friday. "The attempt by some Arab regimes to talk about finding ... [Published Al Ahram - 3 hours ago]

Entities: League of Arab States, Syria, Peacekeeping, UN Security Council, Geneva

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

League of Arab States

Arab League rep positive about Turkey's role in Syria

The representative of the Arab League in Turkey Naciri said that the Obama administration convinced them that Turkey can bring back peace to the Middle East. World Bulletin/News DeskMohamed El Fatah Naciri, the representative of the Arab League in Turkey, ... [Published World Bulletin - 4 hours ago]

Entities: League of Arab States, Syria, Turkey

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 4 reports

Lakhdar Brahimi

Reticence under lens

CAIRO AN emergency meeting of the Arab Committee on the Syrian Crisis was held on Thursday at the Arab League headquarters, in Cairo, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al ... [Published Qatar Tribune - 17 hours ago]

Entities: League of Arab States, Geneva, Crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

Civil Wars and Syria: Lessons From History

Most of the international debate about Syria policy focuses on how to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power.Options for NATO states and key Arab League partners include everything from enlisting Russia’s help in a diplomatic approach, with a conference ... [Published Brookings Institution - May 23 2013]

Entities: Civil War, Syria, Iraq, League of Arab States, Insurgents

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

Syrian committees draft new peace proposals ahead of Geneva 2

Members of the Arab League and the Syrian National Coalition have drafted new proposals aimed at ending the Syrian civil war. Their plans come in anticipation of a US-Russia backed peace conference slated for June.Two separate committees of Middle Eastern ... [Published Deutsche Welle - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Geneva, Syria, League of Arab States, Civil War, Syrian National Council

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Emergency meeting on Syria kicks off

(With photos) CAIRO, May 23 (KUNA) -- An emergency meeting of the Arab Committee on the Syrian crisis kicked off here on Thursday.The meeting, which comes at the request of the State of Qatar, the current president of the Arab summit, discusses the latest ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 23 2013]

Entities: emergency, Syria, Crisis, League of Arab States, Geneva

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

*Arab Ministerial Committee on Syria Starts Emergency Meeting

SPA -- Foreign ministers of the Arab Committee on the Syrian crisis held its emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Arab League (AL) here today, headed by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Premier and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar ... [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 23 2013]

Entities: emergency, Syria, Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Nabil El Araby, Crisis

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Forbes announces most powerful women list

Forbes magazine on Wednesday released its annual list of 100 most powerful women in the world.German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the list for the seventh time in eight years, outranking President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, who came in second. Third ... [Published People.com.cn - May 23 2013]

Entities: Powerful, Yang Lan, Cher Wang

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Oman at Arab League meet on Syria

The Sultanate will take part in the meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Syria, due to be held today at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. The Sultanate"s delegation will be led by Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign ... [Published Oman TV - May 23 2013]

Entities: League of Arab States, Oman, Syria

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Arab League to host FMs meeting on Syria tomorrow

CAIRO, May 22 (KUNA) -- The Arab League on Wednesday stressed the importance of the extraordinary meeting of the Arab ministerial committee on Syria to be held here tomorrow.The meeting, based on request by Qatar, the current rotating president of the ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: League of Arab States, Syria, Nabil El Araby

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Peace talks in Syria

Syrian government and opposition are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference said on Tuesday the United Nations-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi. "The Syrian people are building great hopes on the conference, as the ... [Published New Europe - May 22 2013]

Entities: Syria, Peace Talks, League of Arab States, Lakhdar Brahimi

Quotes

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has described the lull as a "positive first step," but added that for "progress in the diplomatic process, the terrorist organizations will not be able to continue existing as armed militias."

Some see hope, others see obstacles [Published Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - 2 hours ago]

"The Obama administration convinced us that Turkey can bring back peace to the Middle East" Naciri explained and added that the upcoming visit of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Gaza will bring positive results

Arab League rep positive about Turkey's role in Syria [Published World Bulletin - 4 hours ago]

Concerned about the potential for violence, Tawergha community elders earlier this month issued a statement asking the "United Nations, the Security Council, the European Union, the African Union, the Arab League and organisations in the Islamic world to assist the peaceful return of civilians to their land and homes"

Tawergha Refugees Dream of Home [Published AllAfrica.com - 7 hours ago]

"Demands to immediately name a specific date for the conference without having clarity about who - and with what authority - will speak in the name of the opposition, cannot be taken seriously" Lukashevich said

Syria's government 'prepared in principle' for Geneva talks [Published Deutsche Welle - 8 hours ago]

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Chinas Coexistence Strategy and the Consequence... [Published Jamestown Foundation - 14 hours ago]
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Reticence under lens [Published Qatar Tribune - 17 hours ago]
Thoughts from Spain [Published Marianas Variety - Guam - 18 hours ago]
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Activists call on SCTA to protect historical si... [Published Saudi Gazette - 20 hours ago]
Defying naysayers on all sides, Kerry keeps pus... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 21 hours ago]

Blogs

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Kerry at Mideast corner of optimism and skepticism [Published CNN Security Clearance - May 23 2013] By Elise Labott, reporting from Jerusalem If there is one thing Israelis and Palestinians can agree on, it's that John Kerry doesn't lack enthusiasm. Arriving in Israel on Thursday on his fourth trip since taking office, the secretary of state seems ...
Israel blocks UNESCO fact-finding mission to in... [Published Mondoweiss - May 22 2013] Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement UNESCO visit to Jerusalem canceled by Israel Times of Israel 20 May by Gavriel Fiske -- Palestinian ‘politicization’ of UN mission cited as reason for decision to block ...
Civil Wars and Syria: Lessons From History [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - May 22 2013] Most of the international debate about Syria policy focuses on how to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power. Options for NATO states and key Arab League partners include everything from enlisting Russia’s help in a diplomatic approach, with a ...
Syria Opposition Signals Tough Line on Peace Talks [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 22 2013] (BEIRUT) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria‘s civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad‘s regime. Two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition said the ...
Syria Opposition Signals Tough Line on Peace Talks [Published The China Blog - May 22 2013] (BEIRUT) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria‘s civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad‘s regime. Two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition said the ...

Audio/Video

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Arab League slams Israeli Syria strike, UK call... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 05 2013]
Professor Eskander discusses outcomes of Arab L... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 27 2013]
Arab summit defends right to arm Syria rebels [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 27 2013]
The Arab League greets the Syrian opposition [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 27 2013]
Richard Murphy: 'Momentum is with the Syrian op... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 27 2013]

Press Releases

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