The Arab League says the Sudanese general who led the group’s observer mission to Syria has resigned, as the regional bloc meets in Cairo to consider a new, expanded monitoring team that would include United Nations peacekeepers. League officials said they accepted General Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi’s resignation Sunday, and nominated former Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdel […]
Arab League Meets on Syria; Head of Mission Resigns
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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Head of Arab Mission to Syria Quits; New Envoy Proposed
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
The Arab League says it has accepted the resignation of the Sudanese general who led the group’s observer mission to Syria, and will nominate a former Jordanian foreign minister as the new special envoy for the Syrian crisis. Officials said General Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi stepped down Sunday, as foreign ministers from the 22-member Arab League […]
Singer Whitney Houston Memorialized at Pre-Grammy Awards Gala
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The music industry has celebrated the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston at the Los Angeles hotel where she was found dead hours earlier. Houston’s mentor, producer and longtime friend, Clive Davis, memorialized her Saturday night at his pre-Grammy Gala, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. A somber Davis said, “Simply put, Whitney […]
Arab Foreign Ministers Discuss Plan to End Syria Crisis
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Arab foreign ministers gathered in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the idea of a joint Arab-United Nations monitoring mission for Syria. The ministers are expected to consider proposals for a new Arab observer mission, to replace one suspended last month after a surge in violence in Syria. Gulf states also withdrew their observers to protest […]
Singer Whitney Houston’s Death Sparks Many Tributes
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston died Saturday at the age of 48 in a Los Angeles hotel room, setting off an avalanche of tributes. The Associated Press quotes Houston’s ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown, as saying before a performance in Mississippi Saturday, “I would like to say, I love you Whitney. The hardest thing […]
Greek Leaders Push for Cuts; Anguish on the Streets
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Greek leaders are issuing new pleas – and warnings – ahead of a crucial vote that will determine whether Europe comes to the rescue with another bailout loan. In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos defended the thousands of job cuts, drop in the minimum wage and other austerity measures that would […]
Syrian Unrest Intensifies
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces moved into several districts of the flashpoint city of Homs Saturday, in their drive to crush a nearly year-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. At least 10 people were killed. In Damascus and in the southern city of Douma, overnight clashes between the Free Syrian Army and government troops killed at least three […]
Gunmen Assassinate Syrian Army General
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s state-run news agency says gunmen have shot and killed a high ranking Syrian military officer in the capital, Damascus. The SANA news agency says three gunmen opened fire on Brigadier-General Issa al-Khouli Saturday morning as he left his home. Al-Khouli was a doctor and head of a Damascus military hospital. No one has claimed […]
Low Turnout for 1st Anniversary of Mubarak’s Ouster
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Activists across Egypt held strikes and demonstrations Saturday to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, but the turnout was modest. The day of civil disobedience was called to demand that the ruling military council hand over power to civilian authority. But the strikes seemed to cause little disruption and only a few […]
Low Turnout for 1st Anniversary of Mubarak’s Ouster
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists across Egypt held strikes and demonstrations Saturday to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, but the turnout was modest. The day of civil disobedience was called to demand that the ruling military council hand over power to civilian authority. But the strikes seemed to cause little disruption and only a few […]
