نبيل العربي: طلب سوريا عقد قمة عربية يتطلب موافقة 15 دولة
Nabil el-Arabi: Syria's request for an Arab summit requires the approval of 15 countries
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Monday - November 14 - 2011 - 17:14:31
Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil el-Arabi that he "received a letter from the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallim included the invitation of President Bashar al-Assad to hold an emergency Arab summit to discuss the Syrian crisis."
He noted the Arab press conference following a meeting with delegation of the "National Council" Syrian opposition led by Basma Qdmana that "he was present messages on the presidents and kings and princes of the Arabs," explaining that "holding the Arab summit depends on the approval of the 15-member Arab League."
And on the mechanism of protection of Arab observers who decided the Arab League to send them to Syria, said the Arab that "he will not go in one of the delegations of the Arab organizations concerned with the protection of civilians to Syria only after the signing of a memorandum of understanding and clear with the Syrian government defined the obligations and rights and duties of each party."
500-member delegation to protect Syrian civilians: AL
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/15/c_131246578.htm
English.news.cn 2011-11-15 03:01:04
CAIRO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Arab human rights organizations agreed in their meeting, chaired by the Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi, on a mechanism to protect Syrian civilians, Xinhua correspondent reported Monday.
The attending parties agreed to send 500 representatives of Arab human rights organizations, mass media and military to monitor the situation in Syria, and the date of the delegation's visit will be determined in the next Arab foreign ministers meeting to be held in Morocco on Wednesday.
The meeting was held to activate an Arab resolution issued last Saturday to protect Syrian civilians and suspend the activities of Syrian delegation in the pan-Arab body.
The Arab Organization for Human Rights, Arab Journalists Union, Arab Doctors Union and Egypt's National Council for Human Rights were among the organizations that participated in the meeting.
Amr Moussa, the former AL chief and the aspired presidential candidate, said the situation of Syria raised concern, and there must be an end to the bloodshed.
الجامعة العربية سترسل وفدا لمراقبة الوضع في سورية
The Arab League will send a delegation to monitor the situation in Syria
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news/news/571646
14.11.2011 20:46
Met with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi on November 14 with Arab organizations for Human Rights and other bodies to discuss ways to protect civilians, as was agreed to form a delegation of 500 representatives of organizations, the media and the military to go to Syria and monitoring of fact there are, according to an official source the Arab League.
The Secretary-General of the Relief Committee and Emergency in the Union of Arab Doctors Ibrahim Za'farani after the meeting that the participants "They have a message and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem received by the Secretary General of the League, where the include approval of the Syrian regime to attend the mechanisms of Arab and that includes military as well."
He Za'farani "We will go to all the places for the preparation of reports on the situation of civilians and protections of various affiliations with the safeguards of freedom," adding that the date of visit of this delegation will be determined at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to be held on Wednesday in Rabat on the sidelines of the Forum meeting Turkish-Arab.
Damascus announced on Sunday welcomed the reception committee from the Arab League Almracbeyen and Tstahb Committee deems appropriate Mracbeyen and military and civilian experts from countries of the Committee, and of the media for the situation in the region.
The Arab foreign ministers decided at a meeting Saturday in Cairo to suspend the participation of Syria in the meetings of the Arab League, and provide protection for civilians in cooperation with the Syrian Arab organizations.
Syrian political analyst: can be built on the Arab initiative to send observers condition obligation of neutrality
The political analyst Kamel Saqr in an interview with "Russia Today" from Damascus that it can build on the Arab step to send observers to resolve the crisis provided that they adhere to neutrality, and considered as a last chance to resolve the crisis the Syrian by the Arab League, explained that Damascus does not want to cut off the relationship with the Arab League But the actions of the last pushed things to a crisis of confidence between the parties.
He considered that the statements by King Abdullah II invited Assad to step down an important development is the first statement in this regard from an Arab leader, but added that President Assad has repeatedly declared that he wants to step down and devote themselves to the practice of medicine after the completion of the solution to the crisis, this was the call in this context, it is identical with the vision of Assad the same, and stressed that the falcon problem is not the departure of President Assad is more complicated than that, and it has many complexities and intricacies.
He stressed that Syria is counting on Russia because they are closest and trust, and considered that the dependence of the first two-fold protection of international action and the second positive influence to resolve the crisis that began after the Syrian Arabs in the pricing crisis.
المغرب يؤكد عقد اجتماع للجامعة العربية حول سورية يوم الأربعاء
Morocco confirms a meeting of the Arab League, Syria on Wednesday
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Monday - November 14 - 2011 - 9:57:54
Morocco underlined that the Arab foreign ministers will discuss the situation in Syria at a meeting in Rabat on Wednesday on the same day which will enter the decision to suspend the membership of the Arab League in Damascus into force.
A source in the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, told "AFP" The Arab Ministerial Meeting will be held on the sidelines of the Forum Turkey - Arab countries.
The spokesman Ammar Bellamy and Algerian Foreign Ministry announced earlier on Sunday for this extraordinary meeting in Rabat to discuss the Syrian file.
The source added that the Moroccan "Turkey will not participate in the meeting of the Arab League," which is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Rabat under the chairmanship of the Arab League, Morocco.
According to the source, the meeting aims to research into the application of the Arab plan, which included mainly to stop the violence and the withdrawal of armed manifestations of the cities and the release of all political prisoners.
Jordan's king calls on Syria's Assad to step down
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14 November 2011 Last updated at 17:15 GMT
Jordan's king has become the first Arab leader to openly say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stand down.
King Abdullah told the BBC that if he were in Mr Assad's position, he would make sure "whoever comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo".
He urged President Assad to launch dialogue with the opposition to effect an orderly transition.
Arab leaders have increasingly criticised the crackdown in Syria after months of violence.
Both the Saudi and Qatari ambassadors left Damascus in protest at the repression. The Arab League voted on Saturday to suspend Syria's membership.
However King Abdullah went further than other Arab leaders in his exclusive interview with BBC World News television.
"If Bashar has the interest of his country [at heart] he would step down, but he would also create an ability to reach out and start a new phase of Syrian political life," he said.
"That's the only way I would see it work and I don't think people are asking that question," he added.
King Abdullah's remarks, coupled with the Arab League's decision to suspend Damascus, mark a turning point in the Arab world's approach to Syria.
But Jordan's monarch was emphatic that President Assad stepping down was not enough. His call to the Syrian leader was about changing a "system". He admitted that no-one was clear how to do that, and the Syrian regime still believed it was "in a fairly comfortable position".
King Abdullah, like many others, also emphasised there was great concern about "life after Bashar". He warned that any outside intervention in Syria would open "Pandora's box".
The relationship between two Arab leaders, seen as a new generation when they took over from their fathers, has been under growing strain. But King Abdullah said he still believed the Syrian leader had "reform in his blood". He had reached out to him earlier this year, even if, as he admitted, Jordan was not "by any means... a perfect story".
King Abdullah warned there would be "more of the same" if whoever replaced President Assad did not change the status quo.
Defiance
Jordan, which borders Syria, has been increasingly critical of the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Many Western powers have urged President Assad to stand down. Both the EU and the US have said he has lost legitimacy but have ruled out military intervention.
The European Union on Monday tightened sanctions on Syria.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels added 18 Syrian officials to a list of people affected by a travel ban and asset freeze.
The ministers also approved moves to prevent Syria getting funds from the European Investment Bank.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he hoped the UN would finally impose its own sanctions on Syria.
Russia and China last month vetoed a Western-sponsored resolution condemning Damascus.
Earlier on Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-al-Muallim reacted defiantly to the Arab League's suspension. He said the decision was illegal and vowed to overcome "conspiracies" against Damascus.
The Arab League is set to hold another meeting to discuss Syria on Wednesday.
Russia on Monday condemned the suspension. "Someone really does not want the Syrians to agree among themselves," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow.
In the latest violence, the Local Co-ordination Committees - a network of opponents to President Assad's rule - said 13 people had been killed on Monday, including 10 in the city of Homs, a leading focus of unrest.
Such claims are impossible to verify as the Syrian government has severely restricted access for foreign journalists.
The UN says more than 3,500 people have died since the start of the protests in March while the Syrian authorities blame the violence on terrorists.
Syria suspension vote divides Jordan
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Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:8PM
Jordan's vote in favor of suspending Syria from the Arab League has reportedly created a rift among Jordanian government officials.
According to Arab media reports, senior members of Jordan's Foreign Ministry have slammed the order made by the AL which calls on member states to withdraw their ambassadors from Damascus.
A Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman has allegedly called the decision non-binding and that any Arab country can choose not to follow such orders.
Jordan was among the 18 countries in the 22-member AL that voted to suspend Syria on Saturday during an emergency session in Cairo. Lebanon, Syria and Yemen voted against the move, while Iraq abstained from vote.
The AL has also called for the imposition of economic and political sanctions on Syria. The League suspended Syria's membership over what it described as the failure of Damascus to implement a peace plan proposed by the AL to end months of unrest in the country.
Jordanian king has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. King Abdullah II is the first Arab leader calling for Assad's resignation.
"I believe, if I were in his shoes, I would step down. I would step down and make sure whoever comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo that we're seeing," King Abdullah told the state-funded BBC on Monday.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and according to the United Nations, over 3,000 people have been killed in the violence. Hundreds of Syrian security forces are among the dead.
While the Syrian opposition accuses the security forces of cracking down on anti-government protesters, Damascus blames the violence on outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups sponsored by foreign countries.
Estonian kidnap mastermind held genuine Venezuelan passport: sources
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Nov-14/154023-estonian-kidnap-mastermind-held-genuine-venezuelan-passport-sources.ashx
November 14, 2011 03:05 PM
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping of seven Estonian tourists who were released in July possessed an official Venezuelan passport, raising questions about Syria's potential links with the Latin American country.
Wael Abbas, the key player behind the abduction of the seven Estonians, had traveled to Qatar out of Damascus airport on a “genuine” Venezuelan passport, high-ranking security sources told The Daily Star Monday. Original reports of Abbas’ arrest had said the passport was a forgery.
Qatari authorities, who identified Abbas after a picture of the suspect was circulated by Interpol, deported him back to Syria in line with regulations.
Syrian authorities handed Abbas, 29, over to Lebanon’s General Security at the border crossing of Masnaa on Nov. 2.
According to details revealed in an ongoing investigation by the ISF’s information branch, Abbas had planned to fly to Brazil from Qatar.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has maintained links with Syria, in October sending a message of support to President Bashar Assad against what he labeled as U.S. aggression during the Syrian government’s ongoing crackdown on protesters there.
“This question [of links with Venezuala] is still on the table and we are trying to verify the circumstances surrounding it,” one top security source said.
He said security authorities are likely to go over terrorist records traveling from Syria to other countries and involving bombings and assassinations since the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
“The deteriorating situation in Syria could expose the secrets of terrorist operations that were sponsored by Syria in Lebanon and surrounding countries,” the source added.
The seven Estonian tourists were snatched from their bicycles by armed men on the outskirts of east Lebanon's city of Zahle on March 23. They were released nearly four months later in July.
According to victims’ testimonies, they were frequently transported between Lebanon and Syria during their abduction.
The security sources said an Estonian delegation was in Beirut last week seeking details of Syria’s involvement in the kidnapping of the seven Estonian cyclists following Abbas’ detention.
Abbas, the investigation revealed, was expecting as much as $120,000, but received only $40,000 for masterminding the Estonians’ kidnapping in coordination with Syrian intelligence agents who monitored the tourists’ movement out of Syrian territory into Lebanon.
Abbas is a resident of the Bekaa Valley town of Majdal Anjar, notorious for its pockets of relative lawlessness. He emerged as a prime suspect in April after he fled the scene of a shootout between bandits and Internal Security Forces officers thought to be involved with the kidnapping. Darwish Khanjar, another suspect, was killed in the altercation.
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