President al-Assad, Karami Review Events in Syria and Bids of Targeting its Security (Omar Karami of Lebanon)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/09/29/372388.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/09/29/372403.htm
Sep 29, 2011
اللجنة الأمنية السورية اللبنانية تبحث الوضع عند نقطتي العبودية والدبوسية الحدوديتين
Syrian-Lebanese security committee are looking at the points situation of al-Dabbousiyyah and al-'Abboudiyyah border
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/09/29/372446.htm
September 29 0.2011
الخارجية التركية تدعو مواطنيها في سوريا إلى أخذ الحذر و الحيطة في التنقل
Turkish Foreign Ministry calls on its citizens in Syria to take caution and prudence in the movement
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=32652df226d1a46342a78e5ee2675c41&ar=342624497
Thursday - September 29 - 2011 - 15:19:51
Report: Turkey offered help to Assad if Brotherhood included in cabinet
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-258405-report-turkey-offered-help-to-assad-if-brotherhood-included-in-cabinet.html
29 September 2011, Thursday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly offered his help to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to help him manage an uprising that rocked Turkey's southern neighbor for months if Syria's president allows Muslim Brotherhood to take up at least one fourth of the cabinet.
"In June, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered, if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ensured between a quarter and a third of ministers in his government were members of the Muslim Brotherhood, to make a commitment to use all his influence to end the rebellion," a Western diplomat said, AFP news agency reported on Thursday.
"The head of the Syrian state refused such a proposal," the diplomat added.
According to AFP, another European diplomat also confirmed that Turkey made the request to Assad in exchange of giving four major ministries to Muslim Brotherhood, the banned movement in Syria for decades.
"The Turks proposed at first that the Muslim Brotherhood occupy four major ministries and explained that they are part of the political components of this country," the diplomat said, according to AFP.
The report said that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu delivered a written letter to Assad from Turkish President Abdullah Gül. Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency unveiled the letter, which included no such a request.
During Davutoğlu's marathon talks in Damascus earlier last month, Turkish foreign minister called for the return of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, a Syrian official with knowledge of the talks said.
"President Assad told him that as individuals they could certainly come back and enjoy Syrian nationality, but never as a party, because they have a religious foundation which is incompatible with Syria's secular character."
According to human rights advocates, there are currently thousands of Syrians serving in prisons for decades accused of being affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Erdoğan, in an interview with Time magazine in New York, said Assad earlier told him that he had liberated most of the political offenders. "Assad told me 'we only have about 83 political offenders in prison.' But actually there are thousands and thousands. Those individuals have never been involved in violent attacks or uprisings," Erdoğan said, adding that they've been unfortunately incarcerated based on their faith or their expressions.
The report said Turkish Foreign Ministry official didn't confirm the claims and said "this is the first I have heard of that, but we have always said (to Syria) that if you do not share power through elections, and if you do not make reforms ... things will become difficult for you."
Erdoğan's chief foreign policy adviser İbrahim Kalın dismissed the allegations through his Twitter feed as "absolutely false, fabricated."
Damascus film festival postponed
http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article508477.ece
By ARAB NEWS
Published: Sep 28, 2011 22:13 Updated: Sep 28, 2011 22:13
DAMASCUS: According to an Egyptian daily, Syrian officials decided to postpone the Damascus International Film Festival after many Arab countries announced their intention to boycott the event scheduled for November.
Arab country's main aim is to send a political message to the Syrian regime after its violent crackdown on unarmed protesters. Egyptian and Syrian actors are the most divided over the issue.
Syrian actress Raghda earlier announced her full support of the Syrian regime and accused the revolutionist of having a foreign agenda.
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