World news about “Arab League” published by euronews.
Arab League foreign ministers focus on SyriaArab League foreign ministers in Cairo have been discussing possible solutions to the war in Syria. The Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby was at the… 05/06/2013
Russia criticises Arab League’s move to give Syria chair to rebels Russia has criticised the Arab League for giving a seat to a representative of Syria’s National Coalition, the political arm of the rebels currently battling… 27/03/2013
Opposition take up Syria’s vacant seat at Arab League All eyes were on opposition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib as he took up Syria’s vacant seat at the Arab League for the first time. Bashar al-Assad’s… 26/03/2013
Arab League plan for Syria ‘unwanted medicine’ The Arab League proposed its latest plan for Syria on 22 January. A plan it had proposed in November was accepted by the Syrians but no part of that plan was… 08/02/2012
Syrians welcome Arab League observers – nocomment Protesters in the rural Syrian town of Kisweh held two Arab League observers aloft whilst calling on the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. 18/01/2012
Syrians tell Arab monitors of violence – nocomment A woman in Deraa jostles for the attention of Arab League monitors, claiming that one of her brothers had been killed and another tortured by security forces… 09/01/2012
The Arab League: We want to avoid any outside interference The Arab League has seen that Syria is closing its doors on finding a solution to the ongoing crisis in the country. In Cairo, euronews met with the… 02/12/2011
Arab League’s limited Syria gesture Syria’s instability defies estimates of how many still stand behind President Assad, but this was a weekend demonstration by his supporters. The powerful… 14/11/2011
EU foreign ministers increase pressure on Syria With international pressure mounting on Syria following its suspension from the Arab League, EU foreign ministers have gathered in Brussels to thrash out even… 14/11/2011
Arab League chief urges political solution for Libya Outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Tuesday that the Libyan crisis will never be resolved with air strikes. The 22-member body backed … 21/06/2011
Talk of dialogue amid missile strikes in SyriaThere has been a missile strike on the headquarters of the main rebel force in Syria. The leader of the Liwa-al-Islam brigade was wounded in the attack. It… 21/02/2013
UN envoy says there is no place for Assad in Syria futureBashar al-Assad can have no part in a transitional government to end the civil war in Syria.” That was the clear message from UN and Arab League peace envoy… 10/01/2013
UN/Arab League envoy warns of “hell” if Syria violence continuesUN and Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned of the dire consequences of failure to find a political solution to end the violence. Brahimi… 29/12/2012
Arab leaders agree on funds to help AbbasArab leaders meeting in Doha have agreed to provide the Palestinian Authority with a multi- million dollar safety net. The money will help President… 10/12/2012
Arab League ministers push for action on GazaThere have been calls for practical help for Gaza after a meeting of the Arab League in Cairo. Condemning Israel for the airstrikes on the Palestinian… 17/11/2012
Arab League cautious about Syrian oppositionThe new Syrian opposition coalition has received a qualified and cautious welcome from the Arab League. Some leaders are reluctant to definitively abandon… 13/11/2012
United opposition in Syria a realistic propositionThe prospect of a unified Syrian opposition based inside the country is moving closer. Talks overseen by the Arab League have been taking place in Qatar. The… 09/11/2012
Syrian civil war could engulf Middle East, UN envoy saysSyria’s civil war could engulf the whole of the Middle East, the UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday. The former UN diplomat made his… 17/10/2012
Brahimi gives ‘downbeat’ assessment of SyriaThe new UN-Arab League envoy to strife-torn Syria has given a downbeat assessment of the situation on the ground. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi… 25/09/2012
Syria: UN Human Rights chief concerned over “war crimes” by both sidesSyrian state television is reporting the deaths of at least 17 people in two bomb attacks in the country’s biggest city, Aleppo. The victims are said to be… 10/09/2012
Syrian rebels claim shooting down of warplaneSyrian rebels claim to have shot down a government fighter jet in the north of the country. Opposition fighters in northern Idlib province said they brought… 05/09/2012
Arab League meeting on Syria postponedThe Arab League has postponed a meeting of foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria due to take place on Sunday. King Abdullah of Jordan and the… 12/08/2012
Arab League calls on Syria president to quitArab League foreign ministers have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down quickly. The group made the call at an emergency meeting in Qatar… 23/07/2012
Arab League urges Syrian opposition to uniteThe head of the Arab League has urged Syrian opposition groups to show more unity in their fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Nabil… 02/07/2012
Demands grow for Russia to stop supplying SyriaCriticism of those supplying arms to Syria manifested itself at a military show in Paris. Activists called on governments including the US to stop buying… 13/06/2012
Arab League in new Syria pleaA Norwegian TV crew and a UN convoy were caught in the crossfire in Syria as government troops came under attack in a Damascus suburb. The convoy fled the… 03/06/2012
Syria: Bomb narrowly misses UN observer convoyAn explosion has hit an army truck accompanying UN ceasefire monitors in Syria’s southern province of Deraa. The head of the monitoring mission was in the… 09/05/2012
Syria says 250 monitors will be enoughSyria’s Foreign Minister Walid al Moualem thinks no more than 250 monitors will be needed for the United Nations observer mission, challenging claims by … 18/04/2012
Assad’s actions fail to match rhetoric as violence continuesWhilst the Arab League was discussing peace in Syria, with President Bashar al-Assad agreeing to the UN plan, actions in Syria did not match the rhetoric… 30/03/2012
Arab League backs UN peace plan on SyriaArab leaders are calling for a UN peace plan on Syria to be implemented in its entirety and straight away, after the Arab League met in Baghdad. The… 29/03/2012
Arab League meets in historic Baghdad summitArab League leaders are in Baghdad for an historic summit expected to be dominated by what to do about Syria and the peace plan of special envoy Kofi… 29/03/2012
Deaf ears from Syria as Arab League backs peace planThe Arab League meeting in Baghdad has called for a UN-backed peace plan on Syria to be put into action. The UN says Damascus has accepted the proposals… 28/03/2012
Arab League looks for common voice on SyriaArab foreign ministers are meeting as the Arab League looks to add its backing to the six-point UN peace plan for Syria. Despite the League’s divisions the… 28/03/2012
Syria’s peace plan acceptance “a first step”Western nations cautiously welcomed Syria’s acceptance of a United Nations-Arab League peace plan on Tuesday. Germany’s ambassador to the UN Peter Wittig… 27/03/2012
Gulf Arabs blame Russia for allowing killing in SyriaArabs from Gulf states have told Russia that its failure to take a tough line on Syria has directly led to ongoing killing in the country. Qatar along with… 10/03/2012
Lavrov says boths sides to blame for Syria violenceRussian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, says the Assad regime should not be solely blamed for violence in Syria. During a heated meeting in Cairo, Arab… 10/03/2012
Annan calls on Assad to stop the bloodshedUN and Arab League envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan has made a plea for President Bashar al-Assad to engage with efforts to end the country’s bloodiest turmoil in… 01/03/2012
Opposition raids Syrian mission in CairoSyrian opposition members raided a Damascus diplomatic mission in Cairo on Monday in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s referendum back in their home… 28/02/2012
Tunisia and Euro-med states reach out to SyriaTunisia is hosting a “Friends of Syria” conference in a bid to bring an end to the bloodshed in Syria. This comes on the heels of a call in Rome from 10 core… 24/02/2012
Russia to boycott Syria opposition meetingIn an 18th day of bombardments on the Syrian city of Homs, it is being claimed another 21 people have lost their lives. More amateur footage purports to… 21/02/2012
West and Arab countries step up pressure on SyriaThe Arab League is stepping up pressure on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to delegate power as it prepares for a meeting of Friends of Syria in Tunisia on… 21/02/2012
Arab League set to appeal for international peacekeepersArab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo are set to call on the U.N. Security Council to send an international peace keeping force to Syria. Reports say the… 12/02/2012
Syrian bloodshed spreads to AleppoThe upsurge in violence in Syria has spread to the northern city of Aleppo, where soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate explosions, according to… 10/02/2012
Arab League and UN refuse to give up on SyriaThe Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in Syria as the bloodshed there reaches new heights. The mission had earlier collapsed… 09/02/2012
More Syrian blood spilt as violence escalatesAs the UN debates Syria, the violence, confusion and chaos there continue. The latest amateur footage to emerge purports to show Syrian government troops… 01/02/2012
Russia and China oppose Arab League plan for Syria at UNA day of diplomatic discussion on Syria at the UN Security Council ended without agreement as Russia and China remained opposed to move for a regime change in… 01/02/2012
UN remains split over SyriaThe UN is divided over how to end the violence in Syria. A special session of the 15-nation Security Council had been asked to consider a resolution backing… 01/02/2012
Arab League halts Syrian missionThe Arab League has suspended its mission to Syria due to escalating violence there. It sent observers to the country in December to assess whether… 28/01/2012
Arab League suspends Syria missionThe Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria with immediate effect on Saturday due to the latest upsurge in violence. Its observers will remain… 28/01/2012
Russia rejects UN Syria move but says ready to talkAs Arab League observers begin a new mission in Syria, the UN Security Council has been considering a draft resolution against Damascus. It follows calls by… 28/01/2012
Syrian revolt edges closer to DamascusDespite the troop presence in some areas around Damascus, Syria’s anti-government uprising looks to be creeping nearer the capital. In some towns no more… 26/01/2012
Red Crescent chief is shot dead in SyriaThe head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent has been shot dead on the road to Damascus. The International Committee of the Red Cross says his vehicle was… 26/01/2012
Britain urges Arab League to push for UN resolutionBritain has called on the Arab League to urge the UN to pass a resolution on Syria. It comes as the League’s monitoring mission appears close to… 24/01/2012
Syria rejects Arab League unity planDiscord within the Arab League is threatening to undermine its decision to extend its mission in Syria. Despite calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step… 23/01/2012
Syria rejects Arab League plan for Assad to quitSyria has rejected an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. A government official described the plan as “flagrant interference” in… 23/01/2012
Syria rejects Arab League roadmapArab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have agreed on a new political roadmap for Syria and called on support from the United Nations. A series of reforms… 23/01/2012
Arab League considers future of Syria missionArab League leaders will decide on Sunday if they are to extend their monitoring mission in Syria. The mission’s chief has arrived in Cairo to present his… 20/01/2012
Syria: Arab League mission comes to an endOfficially it is the last day of the Arab League observers’ mission to Syria. But this weekend its leader presents his report in Cairo, and it is expected the… 19/01/2012
Fresh violence heightens civil war fears in SyriaViolence erupted across Syria, underlying a warning from the head of the Arab League that the country was entering a civil war that could create unrest… 13/01/2012
Syrian monitor mission on brink of splitThe Arab League is finding conflict observation a tough task. The organisation’s first attempts in Syria are fraying at the edges. One observer has quit the… 13/01/2012
Algeria rejects criticism of Arab League in SyriaThe Algerian government on Thursday downplayed suggestions from one of its former Arab League monitors in Syria that the mission was a “farce”. The… 12/01/2012
UN slams Syria for rise in protester deathsThe United Nations has strongly criticised Syria for accelerating its killing of pro-democracy demonstrators after the deployment of Arab League monitors. It… 11/01/2012
Syria’s Assad defiantPresident Bashar al-Assad has dismissed all suggestions he give up power, as bloody upheaval in Syria continues. In a speech at Damascus University – his… 10/01/2012
Syria: Assad speech denounced by oppositionSyrian President Bashar al-Assad’s speech was watched closely beyond the country’s borders. In Turkey, prominent Syrian dissident and former judge Haitham… 10/01/2012
Syria’s Assad attacks Western powers and Arab LeagueSyrian president Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that his government is the victim of a foreign plot, backed by the West to destabilise the country and force… 10/01/2012
Assad blames ‘outside forces’ for Syrian unrestSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed foreign interference for stirring up the ten month uprising against his rule. He claimed the country’s fractured… 10/01/2012
Split in Syria’s opposition over road map for futureSyrian opposition groups continue to try and agree on a common strategy for change in their country. The Syrian National Council met in Turkey after the… 09/01/2012
Arab League calls on Syria to halt violenceThe Arab League has urged Syria to halt its violence against protesters, saying Damascus has only partly implemented pledges agreed in a peace… 08/01/2012
Arab League wants Syria observer mission to go onForeign Ministers from the Arab League say its monitors should pursue their controversial peace mission to Syria. Discussing the observers’ first report… 08/01/2012
Arab League ministers to discuss Syria missionArab League foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to step in over the Syrian government’s repression… 08/01/2012
Hamas leader joins Syrian peace talksArab league chief, Nabil Elarby, has called on the head of Palestinian group, Hamas, to help with efforts to end violence in Syria. At a meeting with the… 06/01/2012
Arab League monitors to stay in Syria despite criticismQatar’s prime minister has admitted they made mistakes, but it seems the mission of Arab League monitors in Syria will continue. News agencies quote Arab… 05/01/2012
Syrian rebels call on Arab League to leaveThe Arab League says it will continue with its monitoring mission in Syria despite calls from the main rebel force for it to leave. The observers arrived… 05/01/2012
Arab mission in Syria criticised by oppositionArab monitors have filmed the Syrian army in the centre of Homs, contradicting earlier statements that the troops had withdrawn. Opposition groups in… 05/01/2012
Sniper fire in Syria must stop, says Arab LeagueFootage had been released which includes the sound of what is thought to be sniper fire as Arab League monitors are mobbed by locals in Hama. The… 03/01/2012
Syrian military in retreat, says Arab League ChiefThe Secretary General of the Arab League said on Monday that the Syrian military has withdrawn from residential areas and is on the outskirts of the country’s… 02/01/2012
Monitoring mission should pull out of SyriaMore amateur video said to show funerals of the latest victims killed by Syrian security forces has been published on the internet. An Arab League advisory… 02/01/2012
Syrian opposition fear failure of Arab missionSyria’s opposition has expressed concerns over the success of the Arab League mission as violence continues to rage across the country. Some of the latest… 31/12/2011
Renewed clashes during mass rallies in SyriaPro-democracy activists say bloody clashes erupted in several Syrian cities on Friday as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets. Syrian… 31/12/2011
Syria: protesters out in force for Arab League monitorsDetermined to show the Arab League observers what they feel is the true situation in Syria, protesters were out on the streets of many cities where there has… 30/12/2011
Syrian troops ‘shoot live rounds at civilians’New pictures have emerged that appear to show Syrian troops shooting live rounds at civilians. Anti-government activists uploaded the video to social… 30/12/2011
Syria: Arab League mission head stirs opposition fearsHe says he saw “nothing frightening” in the flashpoint city of Homs. However, it is Mustafa al-Dabi’s appointment as chief of the Arab League’s monitoring… 29/12/2011
Arab League monitors shown dead child in SyriaAs Arab League observers continue their tour of Syrian cities, it seems frightened residents are trying to approach them. Amateur footage appears to show… 29/12/2011
Syria: prisoners released as violence continuesOpposition fighters known as the Free Syrian Army claim to have ambushed a security forces convoy in the province of Deraa. On Wednesday, President Bashar… 29/12/2011
Syria opposition army claims deadly security forces ambushOpposition fighters known as the Free Syrian Army claim to have ambushed a security forces convoy in the province of Deraa. Amateur video shows what the… 28/12/2011
Syria observers ‘reassured’ after visit to HomsArab League monitors in Syria say they saw “nothing frightening” during their visit to the city of Homs on Tuesday – a flashpoint for much of the clashes… 28/12/2011
Arab peace monitors start work in SyriaDespite the arrival of Arab peace monitors, 15 people are said to have been killed in Syria – the latest victims in a weekend of more bloodshed. In the… 28/12/2011
Syria: Protest rally in Homs as Arab observers arriveUp to 70,000 people have rallied in Homs, activists say, as Arab League observers arrived in the Syrian flashpoint city. The opposition claims tear gas was… 27/12/2011
Syria: Protest sit-in as Arab monitors tour HomsSyrian protesters are keeping up the pressure, with Arab League monitors now touring the city of Homs. Up to 30,000 people are reported to have staged a… 27/12/2011
Syrian tanks seen leaving Homs as Arab monitors arriveSyrian army tanks have been seen pulling out of Homs, as Arab League peace monitors arrive to inspect the flashpoint protest city. Their mission is to… 27/12/2011
Arab League observers in Syria for key visitNew amateur video from Homs in Syria purportedly shows the shelling of buildings in the Baba Amr district. Activists say government troops and tanks have… 27/12/2011
Arab League moves forward with Syria monitors planArab League observers from roughly 10 nations in the region are due to arrive in Syria on Monday evening, to oversee a peace plan aimed at stopping nine… 26/12/2011
Bloodshed in Syria ahead of peace team arrivalSyrian Forces have been accused of killing more than 200 people in the run up to today’s arrival of an advance group of Arab League peace plan… 22/12/2011
‘Massacre’ in Syria ahead of Arab League missionBoth sides in the Syrian conflict are flexing their muscles ahead of the arrival of Arab League monitors. New amateur video claims to show opposition… 21/12/2011
More than 100 die as Syria signs Arab dealWhile Syria was signing an Arab League peace plan aimed at ending months of bloodshed, more than 100 people died in various incidents across the… 20/12/2011
Syrian opposition wants Arab military interventionSyria’s president is lying and only foreign military action can protect civilians. That is the message from Syria’s opposition and activists who have been… 19/12/2011
Syria signs Arab League plan to allow monitorsSyria has signed an Arab League peace plan aimed at ending months of bloodshed. The deal agreed in Cairo paves the way for Arab League observers to monitor… 19/12/2011
Syria ‘ready to sign Arab peace plan’As the bloodshed continues in Syria its leadership appears to be edging towards a deal with the Arab League to end eight months of unrest. Dozens of people… 06/12/2011
Syria faces new Arab League ultimatumAt least 23 people were killed in Syria’s uprising on Saturday, activists say, as the Arab League gave Damascus a new ultimatum to end its crackdown. Arab… 04/12/2011
UN warns that Syria is on the cusp of civil warScenes of the Syrian government’s crackdown on the restive city of Homs have been filmed by a foreign TV crew on a secret mission. The French news footage… 02/12/2011
