For the Syrian reaction to the Arab League agreement, read this section.
After the approval of Damascus on the Arab initiative .. Arab League calls for the media to start the live coverage of events in Syria
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Thursday - November 3 - 2011 - 19:12:27
Called on the Arab League, said in a statement Thursday, the Arab and international media to start the direct coverage of the events in Syria, following the approval of Damascus on the Arab initiative to enter the required information to the Syrian territory.
And the statement according to the network (CNN) descend "The General Secretariat of the Arab League calls on all Arab media and international wishing to cover the situation in Syria and the cycles of events, to apply to the concerned authorities in Syria to allow it to exercise its work there."
The statement added that the Arab League "is looking forward to that this direct and objective coverage by Arab media and international opinion to inform the Arab and international public on the facts of the situation in Syria."
And they included the Arab initiative, approved by Syria, to stop all acts of violence and the protection of citizens, and the release of detainees during the recent events, and the evacuation of cities and neighborhoods of all forms of armed and opened the way for organizations of the Arab League concerned and the media all over Syria to move freely. "
السفير أحمد: اجتماعنا مع اللجنة العربية لم تشبه شائبة.. والباطن ليس مسؤوليتنا
Ambassador Ahmad: Our meeting with the Arab Commission did not impeccable .. The subcontractor is not our responsibility
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Thursday, November 3, 2011 13:02
Ambassador Youssef Ahmed delegate Syrian Permanent Representative to the Arab League in a telephone interview from Cairo with Syrian television on Wednesday that: "the approval of Syrian Arab paper constitute a major step to open the door to strengthening the capacity of the joint Arab action, noting that the Arab foreign ministers expressed hope to be able to Syria to overcome all difficulties and obstacles that stand in the face of restoring security and stability, which will challenge every Arab effort focused on Syria's help to get out of the crisis. "
Ambassador Ahmed said that the Ministers called on the parties to the Syrian opposition at home and abroad to respond to the Arab effort, in order to ensure the future of Syria and the security and stability, and stressed that the security of Syria is one of the security and stability of all the Arabs, expressing confidence that Syria under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, able to manage a serious national dialogue and the implementation of the Arab Plan of Action and the overall reform process in Syria.
He added: "All this confirms that the atmosphere was positive and this is what we have observed, I was asked all ministers to convey a message of thanks and appreciation to President Assad to receive him friendly to the Ministerial Committee and the constructive cooperation and positive shown by the sovereignty of the enjoyment of the Commission, and its openness to all the issues presented by the Committee during the listening them. "
He said: "I say with all assurance that the meeting today was beyond reproach negative, and this is what appeared before us and not our responsibility to subcontractors and the creation of God to be honest with everyone crossed."
Turkey and Qatar discuss Syrian agreement and the Arab League on the plan to end the crisis, the Syrian
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Thursday - November 3 - 2011 - 13:16:32
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed with the Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation Khalid Bin Muhammad Al Attiyah, the agreement reached with Syria on the Arab League peace plan to end the current the Syrian crisis.
According to the news agency "Anatolia" Turkish Davutoglu, met Balattiyh Thursday in the city of Istanbul and discussed the agreement between Syria and the Arab League.
He outlined the Turkish Minister for the visitor to the country and meetings with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti and Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi.
The agency said that Al-Attiyah is visiting Turkey for talks on developments in Syria, has been outlined for Davutoglu current regional developments, especially the talks between the Arab League and Syria.
Zebari: Iraq is the the first country to have asked Syria to benefit from the Arab initiative
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Thursday - November 3 - 2011 - 9:19:35
He said Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, the "Middle East" to "Iraq is one of the first countries that called for the Syrian government and leadership to take advantage of this opportunity and the Arab initiative, and has already responded with wisdom and agreed to the initiative."
Zebari said that the initiative was "possible in the implementation and application, and the Syrian people is judged on implementation, we have asked the President of the Syrian delegation during the meeting the need to translate this initiative into action."
And whether Iraq was satisfied with the results of the Committee and the decision was issued, Zebari said, "This opportunity is not indispensable for anyone who wants a practical and realistic solution to the crisis the Syrian."
Saud al-Faisal: Syria welcomed the Arab initiative a wise decision and good
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Thursday - November 3 - 2011 - 9:22:04
Description and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said in an interview for "Asharq al-Awsad" Welcome to Syria, the Arab initiative, "a wise and good." He pointed out that "we will work together to resolve the crisis and prevent foreign intervention."
And whether there are guarantees for the implementation of Syria's decision and commitment, said al-Faisal said "We will work together, and the dialogue continues through the work of the Committee of Ministers has decided to leave the meeting open for trading on what has been achieved, and all in the interest of Syria and the Syrian people and preserve the unity and stability and stop the bloodshed and prevent the any problems that lead to an escalation of the situation. "
Arab League chief meets Syria opposition group
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
CAIRO - Agence France-Presse
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi met Syrian opposition figures Thursday, a day after Damascus agreed to open talks with dissidents, a member of the Syrian National Council said.
Arabi "briefed us on the details of the Arab League initiative and its goals ... aimed at finding an Arab solution to the Syrian crisis based on the need to stop the bloodshed in Syria," said Samir al-Nashar, a member of the executive bureau of the SNC.
Damascus pledged on Wednesday to withdraw its forces from protest centres and engage in a dialogue with the opposition under an Arab League plan to end the bloodshed.
The SNC, the largest and most representative Syrian opposition grouping, on Wednesday urged the Arab League to freeze Syria's membership in the Arab League and recognise it as the sole representative of the Syrian opposition.
Asked if the SNC agrees to engage in talks with the Syrian regime, Nashar said: "No.
"We are not talking about a dialogue. We offered to engage in negotiations to move from a authoritarian regime to a democratic regime. And we ask that Bashar al-Assad resign.
"We told the secretary general of our fears that the regime will not keep its promises," Nashar added.
Asked if Syria gave guarantees concerning the implementation of the peace plan, Nashar said Arabi informed the delegation that an Arab ministerial task force will follow up on the implementation of the roadmap.
Meanwhile, an Arab diplomat said the ministerial task force is expected to visit Syria soon to follow up on the implementation of the agreement.
Arrest Warrants Issued against Syrians for Arms Smuggling from Lebanon
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Nov 03, 2011
BEIRUT, (SANA) – The Lebanese judiciary on Thursday issued arrest warrants against a number of Syrians for arms smuggling from Lebanon into Syria.
The Military Investigative Judge in Lebanon said that most of the accused are Syrians working in Saudi Arabia and forbidden from entering Syria. They ask for assistance from other Syrian workers there to purchase weapons from a farm owner in Ersal town in Lebanon and send them to Syria.
The Judge charged them with illegal trafficking in weapons including RPGs, bullets and machine guns.
Lebanese official: Syria to talk about mines on the border is not accurate
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Thursday - November 3 - 2011 - 11:31:04
Nasri Khoury said the Secretary-General of the Syrian Lebanese Higher Council, in an interview with "Russia Today" that is not the accuracy of the information posted on the Syrian army planting mines on the part of the border areas with Lebanon.
And confirmed the existence of full coordination between the Syrian and Lebanese on the issue of border control. Khoury said that the Lebanese Army denied the occurrence of any violations during the crossings between the two countries note that there are overlapping border areas of population and the presence of a royal addition to areas not yet agreed upon between the parties the Syrian and Lebanese.
He noted that there are many illegal crossings of the two countries agreed on previously closed and keep a set of crossings that facilitate the movement of farmers and citizens in general across the border from the two governments in order to facilitate people's lives.
Syria's army curtails border smuggling
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November 03, 2011 01:13 AM
By Rakan al-Fakih
The Daily Star
HERMEL, Lebanon: Recent security measures imposed by the Syrian army along the border are making it difficult for Lebanese and Syrians to participate in the sometimes illicit mainstays of the local economy.
The smuggling of goods between Lebanon and Syria has long been an important economic activity for residents on both sides of the border, from the northern Bekaa towns of Al-Qaa and Al-Hawsh to the Wadi Khaled region of Akkar, where several hundred Syrian dissidents have fled to seek refuge.
But since the start of popular pro-democracy demonstrations in Syria, officials in Damascus have accused Lebanese parties and gangs of smuggling arms to aid Syrian dissidents who, according to Syrian officials, are targeting the police and the army.
Visitors to the Bekaa town of Arsal are often curious about the large number of pick-up trucks in the area and ask whether they are being used to smuggle arms across the border to Syria.
According to residents, the answer the visitors receive is that the smuggling of many different types of goods, like gasoline and food, is characteristic of the border towns.
The fact that a demarcation of the Lebanon-Syria border remains incomplete means that arguments and disputes regularly erupt over the simple question of where one country ends and the other begins.
In the absence of clear, well-defined borders, the smuggling of goods along the border has turned into a main source of income for Lebanese residents, as well as border officials who look the other way.
For the first time in decades, border villages and towns appear to be increasingly surrounded by the Syrian army and security forces, which have used sand berms, checkpoints and mines to stop Syrians from fleeing into Lebanon.
The Syrian army has also destroyed many small bridges and crossing points between the two countries, including in the border town of Al-Joura, which stands several kilometers from the Syrian town of Jussiyeh.
Lebanese towns located only meters away from Syrian border patrols in the east and north of the country have seen increased instability from a combination of military incursions into Lebanon and other military activity.
A leading smuggler-businessman based in Arsal said that business along the border has ground to a complete halt after repeated incursions by the Syrian army.
"Smuggling across the border has been stopped here for a month, after the Syrian army started to fire toward the Lebanese side at all moving vehicles in the area," the smuggler, who declined to be identified, told The Daily Star.
The situation is similar in the border town of Al-Hawsh, almost 10 kilometers north of Hermel. Business has come to a halt and most vendors have been spending their time in front of their shops, which have seen few visitors.
One of the shop owners, Muhammad Rashiini, said that it is no longer possible to cross over the border into Syria and bring goods back to Al-Hawsh, which has traditionally depended on the lower prices across the border.
"There were several incidents, and some people who attempted to cross the border to bring back goods were shot at," Rashiini told The Daily Star.
For other residents, who work in Syria during the day and return to Lebanon at night, it has become more difficult pass over the border and through security checkpoints.
Farmer Hasan Qattaya expressed his frustration about the stricter security measures adopted by the Syrian army.
"Sometimes I have to beg the Syrian soldiers to go and work in my agricultural land," Qattaya told The Daily Star.
According to Qattaya, many Lebanese who live on the Syrian side of the border have fled into the Lebanese side and most of them have settled in Hermel.
Al-Qasr, another border town, is also facing similar circumstances as a result of the stepped-up Syrian measures.
"After the [Syrian] army placed more sandbags and checkpoints … They have stopped all movement and travel of individuals to and from Syria except some residents of the town of Matraba, the majority of whom are Lebanese," said Mukhtar Muhammad Zeaiter. Matraba is located several kilometers inside Syria, but the majority of its population is Lebanese.
Turkish MP raps 'Western game' in Syria
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Thu Nov 3, 2011 8:23AM
A senior member of Turkey's main opposition party that has recently visited Syria says that a "Western game" is underway in the major Arab country, Press TV reports.
Birgul Ayman Guler, deputy chairperson of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was speaking in the southern Turkish city of Hatay on Wednesday, said she recently visited Syria as part of a delegation, Press TV in Ankara reported.
Guler noted that six of the 38-member Turkish delegation to Syria were CHP lawmakers.
She added that the Syrian Women's Union had invited the delegation to visit their country.
The Turkish delegation visited Syrian cities of Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia.
The lawmaker said most news stories broadcast on (Turkish) television are from Western sources and they are annoying, since they reflect an entirely different picture from what the delegation witnessed during their four-day visit to Syria.
She insisted that the Turkish team had witnessed no "horror and civil war" in Syria.
"There are some clashes in certain parts of Syria, but they could be considered the result of activity of terror groups," Guler added.
The lawmaker said the Syrian nation is concerned about a Western scenario that aims to interfere in the country's internal affairs and to eventually occupy it, as they did with other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. She then vowed that her party will oppose any such scenarios by the West.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian government blames outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups for the killing of hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, saying that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
Syria Sends Humanitarian Aid to Friendly Turkish People
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Nov 03, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) sent a plane with humanitarian aid to help people affected by the recent earthquake in the Turkish province of Van.
In a statement to the journalists, Minister of State for Red Crescent Affairs, Joseph Sweid, said that the plane carried 40 tons of relief materials, medical supplies and humanitarian aid, in addition to 500 tents, to the friendly Turkish people through cooperation and coordination between the SARC and its Turkish counterpart.
Over 600 people were killed and more than 4100 were injured in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey.
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