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Russians Speak Out on UN’s Syria Resolution Veto

By Rahul Joglekar ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says Syria's president heads a "doomed regime as well as a murdering regime" (Photo: BBC)

The BBC Russian service invited comments from listeners about Russia’s stand on Syria. These are some of the comments the service received. We’ve voiced the comments.

Syria Crisis: Arab States Expelling Ambassadors

By Rahul Joglekar ⋅ February 7, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

The BBC is reporting that Arab states are expelling Syrian ambassadors in their countries and recalling their envoys from Syria.

Syria Crisis: Army Steps up Homs Shelling

By The World ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

An injured boy receiving treatment in Homs. (Photo: BBC)

The fiercest attack yet – involving heavy artillery – rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.

Slideshow: Syrian Refugees In Turkey

By Marine Olivesi ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Boynuyogun refugee camp (Photo: Marine Olivesi)

In wake of the recent UN vote on Syria, many young Syrians who fled to Turkey now say they want to go back and fight.

Regional Implications Of The Crackdown In Syria

By The World ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Arab Affairs commentator Rami Khouri of the American University in Beirut about the unrest in Syria and its implications for the region.

Violence In Syria Escalates

By The World ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Syrian army has launched renewed assaults on several cities including Homs and Hama, killing dozens of people, according to activists. The Arab League says there has been a “high escalation” of violence in recent days.

Tensions on the Outskirts of Damascus

By The World ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Syrian troops are deployed in a Damascus suburb as tension mounts.

Syria Rejects Arab League Plan

By The World ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

At a news conference in Cairo, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani read out a statement laying out an ambitious plan of political reform to restore "stability and security." (Photo: BBC)

The league, meeting in Cairo, urged Syria to form a national unity government with the opposition within two months. A government official called the plan “flagrant interference” in Syria’s internal affairs, state TV said.

Should the West Intervene in Syria?

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ 9 comments ⋅ Transcript

Anti-Syria protest in Washington (Photo: mar is sea Y/Flickr)

The failure by the Arab League mission to stop the violence in Syria puts more pressure on the larger international community to intervene there but the US has no plans to do that.

Saving New York’s ‘Little Syria’

By Bruce Wallace ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

(L-R) Todd Fine and Joe Svehlak look at an old map of Washington Street. (Photo: Bruce Wallace)

Bruce Wallace reports from Lower Manhattan, home to a neighborhood known as Little Syria. Arab Americans are working to preserve what’s left of this once-thriving immigrant neighborhood, and its links to the history of Arabs in New York.

Rare Visit by Foreign Journalist to Syria: Seeing the Protests Up Close

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Arab League observer in Syria (BBC video)

Reporter Margaret Evans just returned from a visit to Syria. She’s one of the few foreign journalists who’s been granted access by the Assad regime since protests began there last March.

Syria Activists Protest Under Cover of Night

By The World ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Marco Werman gets an update from Syria from the CBC’s Margaret Evans in Damascus. Evans has been reporting on nighttime protests in some Damascus neighborhoods.

Syria’s Assad: ‘External Conspiracy is Clear to Everybody’

By The World ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says elections could be held later this year but “terrorism”, he added, would be met with an “iron fist”.

The Arab League’s Mission in Syria

By The World ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Arab League has condemned the assault on its peace monitors in Syria. Anchor Marco Werman discusses their role with regional expert Michael Wahid Hanna.