InfoAnda - Syria envoy presses Damascus for ceasefire |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Oracle suit vs. Google over Android hits trial | | 16 April 2012
Samsung display unit sees robust smartphone growth | Technology | | 19 April 2009
Pakistan minister upbeat on US aid pledges | 15 October 2009

Egyptian women fret as ‘modesty’ becomes election issue | 14 November 2011

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Syria envoy presses Damascus for ceasefire |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Investing Simplified Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus Nicholas Wapshott Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Reihan Salam Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Full Focus Photos of the week Download our Wider Image iPad app Images of September Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read As other polls show tight race, Gallup stands apart 19 Oct 2012 Lebanese PM suspects assassination linked to bomb plot | 10:54am EDT Britney's dad feared singer would die during 2007 meltdown 19 Oct 2012 Canada blocks $5.2 billion Petronas bid for Progress Energy 9:07am EDT Beirut bomb kills anti-Syrian intelligence official | 19 Oct 2012 Discussed 172 Obama gets second chance in debate rematch with Romney 115 Obama talks Libya and Biden’s swimsuit on ”Daily Show” 90 ”I take responsibility” for Benghazi, Clinton tells CNN Sponsored Links Syria envoy presses Damascus for ceasefire Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Yemen-style power transfer deal not suitable for Syria: Turkey 11:15am EDT Analysis & Opinion Calendar Syria as dress rehearsal: Securing WMD in midst of civil war Related Topics World » Syria » Middle East Turmoil » Related Video Syria, Turkey border rocked with explosions Fri, Oct 19 2012 Peace envoy Brahimi in Damascus promoting ceasefire 1 of 11. UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrives for a joint news conference in Amman October 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Ali Jarekji By Marwan Makdesi DAMASCUS | Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:15am EDT DAMASCUS (Reuters) - International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi met Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Damascus on Saturday, pressing for a brief ceasefire between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels seeking his overthrow. Brahimi has called for a ceasefire during next week's Islamic Eid al-Adha to stem the bloodshed in a 19-month-old conflict which activists say has killed at least 30,000 people and claimed the lives of 220 more on Friday. There were no immediate details on the talks but Syria has so far given a guarded response to Brahimi's proposal, suggesting it wants guarantees that rebels would reciprocate any move by Assad's forces. Brahimi, the joint U.N.-Arab League special envoy for the Syria crisis, has been criss-crossing the region with the aim of convincing Assad's main backers and his foes to support the idea of a truce during the holiday, which starts at dusk on Thursday. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has called for all sides to observe the three- or four-day ceasefire. Iran, one of Assad's major backers, has also supported the call but added that the main problem in Syria was foreign interference. The United States, which has been a vocal critic of Assad but has little apparent influence on the ground, threw its weight behind the ceasefire call on Friday. "We urge the Syrian government to stop all military operations and call on opposition forces to follow suit," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. A previous ceasefire in April collapsed after just a few days, with each side blaming the other. Mediator Kofi Annan resigned his post in frustration a few months later. The violence has spread across Syria's frontiers. Assad's forces exchanged cross-border artillery fire with Turkey several times this month and on Friday a huge car bomb in Beirut killed a top intelligence official whose investigations had implicated Syria in trying to stoke violence on Lebanese soil. Syria's Information Minister Omran Zoabi condemned the bombing. "We condemn this terrorist explosion and all these explosions wherever they happen. Nothing justifies them," he told reporters on Friday. Next week's truce would be self-imposed, with no international observers, and there has been no sign of a reduction in violence ahead of the Eid. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported heavy clashes on the main north-south highway connecting Damascus with Aleppo on Saturday. The highway town of Maarat al-Numan and villages around it in Idlib were shelled, as a part of a several-day campaign after rebels took it a week ago. The United States has repeatedly said it believes Assad must step down to allow for a political transition in Syria, and blamed Russia and China for blocking moves at the U.N. Security Council aimed at increasing pressure on his government. Russia and China, joined by Iran, say they are opposed to foreign intervention in Syria and accuse Western powers of working with Arab allies in the Gulf to support Syria's armed opposition in a conflict that appears to be heading toward a sectarian proxy war. (Writing by Dominic Evans; Editing by Angus MacSwan) World Syria Middle East Turmoil Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Saturday, 20 October 2012
U.N. Security Council plans sanctions on Congo rebels, others |
Katatni elected as Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood party chief |
Colombia's Santos: Land restitution law undermines rebels |
Newsmaker: Kabarebe, Rwanda and Congo's killing fields |
Hearing shows captain to blame for Italy ship disaster: prosecutor |
Freed Russian punk band member takes case to European court |
Palestinian push for U.N. upgrade likely to succeed: Jeremic |
Yahoo to exit South Korea in first Asian pullout |
AT&T will boost pension fund with $9.5 billion equity stake |
Apple drops Java after experts warn Mac users on its security |
Russia's Yandex targets Google with expansion abroad |
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel marry in Italy |
Tom Hanks slips from nice guy rep with a Big-worthy swear |
Star Trek fans tie the knot at Klingon wedding |
UK opens criminal inquiry into BBC star's child abuse |
It's life as he knows it: Shatner salutes Trekkies |
Broadway producers file $100 million suit in Rebecca scam case |
Beirut bomb kills anti-Syrian intelligence official |
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban doing well |
Leaders meet on Mali crisis but little progress made |
South Sudan's vice president dismisses talk of military coup |
Boy dies in violent protests over new Panama land law |
Kuwait ruler orders electoral system changes |
Thiel could invest $150 million in AirBnb |
Google mulls FTC settlement over patents : WSJ |
Defense chief calls cyberspace battlefront of the future |
HP to end storage resale deal with Violin Memory : Bloomberg |
Activision hopes new Skylanders game is a holiday hit |
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel marry in Italy |
Britney's dad feared singer would die during 2007 meltdown |
Star Trek fans tie the knot at Klingon wedding |
After the party, Jason Aldean rides Night Train for success |
Syria envoy presses Damascus for ceasefire |
Libya government says former Gaddafi spokesman captured |
Al Qaeda warns Hollande against French hostage rescue |
Police in Azerbaijan arrest dozens of opposition activists |
West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap |
Merkel's toughest political ally turns milder on Greece |
Egypt Brotherhood party leader seeks broad alliance with rivals |
China urges restraint as tensions mount between two Koreas |
Kuwait sets parliamentary elections for December 1 |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01