BREAKING NEWS UPDATE (PART 2): WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 2012
Edlib: armed rebels threaten the residents of al-Tarma of Harem to break into their neighborhood
October 31, 2012 7:46 PM
Edlib: a sniper for Free Army gangs has been killed in the tower of Harem mosque
October 31, 2012 7:46 PM
Lavrov: those mercenaries arrive to Syria through its borders with the neighbor countries
October 31, 2012 7:03 PM
Lavrov: mercenaries are fighting with the opposition in Syria
October 31, 2012 7:02 PM
Lavrov: the bloodshed will continue in Syria as long as the west sticks to its attitude
October 31, 2012 5:25 PM
October 31, 2012 5:21 PM
Lebanon – the interior minister: the journalist Fidaa Eitani arrives to Turkey
October 31, 2012 5:10 PM
October 31, 2012 5:07 PM
October 31, 2012 4:59 PM
October 31, 2012 4:54 PM
Our correspondent to Damascus countryside: Al-Maadamia blast claims several injuries
October 31, 2012 4:49 PM
Edlib – Syria: a car bomb blasts near a Syrian army checkpoint, situated in the northern Cornish
October 31, 2012 4:40 PM
Damascus Countryside – Syria: a car bomb attack strikes in Al-Maadamia, near Darayya junction
October 31, 2012 4:37 PM
October 31, 2012 4:21 PM
Mohammad Al-Shaar to Breaking News Network: our visit to Homs person is private not a deliberate
October 31, 2012 4:21 PM
October 31, 2012 4:20 PM
Minister of Justice: We will create complaints Fund in each dormitory in Homs Prison
October 31, 2012 4:19 PM
October 31, 2012 4:12 PM
October 31, 2012 3:44 PM
The kidnapers of journalist Fidaa Aitani, in Ezzaz, say that he will be released within hours
October 31, 2012 3:22 PM
October 31, 2012 1:50 PM
October 31, 2012 1:48 PM
http://www.breakingnews.sy/en/breakingnews/index.html
October 31, 2012 1:37 PM
Al-Mayadeen TV Channel: an explosive charge went off near Sayyedeh Zainab Shrine
October 31, 2012 1:31 PM
Our Correspondent: the Minister of Interior, Mohammad Al-Shaar, visits Homs Central Prison
October 31, 2012 1:16 PM
Moscow – Russia: Brahimi has brought no new ideas as we're ready to discuss the crisis of Syria
October 31, 2012 12:23 PM
Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow is ready for any form, whatsoever, to discuss the Syrian crisis
October 31, 2012 12:08 PM
October 31, 2012 12:03 PM
Al-Mayadeen TV: The Free army militia abducts five farmers from the suburbs of Rableh town in Homs
October 31, 2012 11:08 AM
October 31, 2012 10:34 AM
Our reporter in Homs: Gunmen kidnap 5 people from the old neighborhood of Waaer
October 31, 2012 10:09 AM
Our Correspondent: the Syrian Arab Army arrived in Harem, clashed with the insurgents
October 31, 2012 1:17 AM
http://www.breakingnews.sy/en/breakingnews/index.html
| Russian Newspaper: Russia and Turkey Holding Talks to Regain the Syrian Plane's Cargo Seized at Ankara Airport Oct 30, 2012
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MOSCOW, (SANA)- The Russian newspaper Kommersant revealed that Russia and Turkey are holding talks to regain the cargo of the Syrian passenger plane which the Turkish authorities forced to land in Ankara Airport on October 10, subjected to search and confiscated its cargo. In its issue on Tuesday, the newspaper said it is not unlikely that the cargo will not be regained because the Turkish authorities had refused to give the cargo receipt note to the Syrian plane's pilot when he asked for it. Kommersant quoted a Russian military source as saying that the main issue is to restore the cargo "because what happened can only be described as a piracy." The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry condemned the Turkish act of piracy against the Syrian passenger plane coming to Damascus from Moscow which took place on October 10 as it was forced to land in Ankara Airport and searched before it was allowed to leave the airport after long hours despite the fact that it was not carrying any type of prohibited goods. http://sana.sy/eng/22/2012/10/30/449830.htm |
| Galloway: Global War on Syria Similar to War on Egypt in 1956… Syrian Leadership Will Not Be Defeated Oct 30, 2012
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BEIRUT, (SANA) – British MP George Galloway affirmed that the global war currently being waged on Syria is similar to the one waged against Egypt in 1956, voicing confidence that Syria will be victorious over this war under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad similar to the victory of the late Jamal Abdelnasser. During a meeting with former Lebanese President Emil Lahhoud in Beirut on Tuesday, Galloway stressed that the Syrian leadership will not be defeated, underlining the need for the plan launched by former UN Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan to bear fruit and for countries to stop providing military support to the Syrian opposition. H. Sabbagh |
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The Chinese Global Times newspaper stressed that gunmen from East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which operates in Xinjiang region to the west of China, are fighting along with the armed terrorist groups in Syria. According to a source from China's anti-terrorism authority, the newspaper said in an article published on Monday that members of the ETIM and East Turkestan Education and Solidarity Association (ETESA) have been going to Syria since May and "linking up with organizations like Al Qaeda to fight against the Syrian government." "ETIM is being helped by Al Qaeda and they are collecting funds through drug and gun trafficking, kidnapping and robbery," the source told the Global Times. He continued as saying that ETIM selects and recruits "separatists, criminals and terrorists" to receive "secret terrorism training". "After receiving orders from Al Qaeda, terrorists from China came to Syria to meet with jihadists already on the ground before forming groups on the frontlines," the source was quoted as saying. The Security Council included in 2009 the ETIM in the list of terrorist organizations fighting against the Chinese government to separate Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from China. Seeking to achieve this objective, the Movement has carried out several terrorist operations which claimed the lives of many civilians and military members. http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&pageid=4066&catid=24 |
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 2012
October 30, 2012 1:19 PM
Edlib – Syria: Gunmen launch an attack on al-Tarma district; abduct tens of women and children
October 30, 2012 1:18 PM
Al-Akhbar Newspaper: Abu Ibrahim, the Lebanese kidnaper, has been abducted by Kurds
October 30, 2012 9:18 AM
http://www.breakingnews.sy/en/breakingnews/index.html
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According to Syria's al-Baath newspaper, Qatar's measure has created tumult in Lebanon, specially after Doha voiced support for Hassan Qaterchi, an Islamist sheikh, who soon turned from the head of an unknown religious group into the chairman of Muslim scholars of Lebanon, thanks to the Qatari government's financial and media supports. Qatar's support for extremist groups and religious figures opposing the Syrian government and the resistance in Lebanon is not limited to a specific task to group as Doha also provides financial support for extremist Salafi groups in Lebanon to stir more tension and insecurity in Syria. Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country. Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes. The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey along with the US, have been supporting terrorists and rebel groups in Syria and have practically brought a UN peace initiative into failure to bring President Assad's government into collapse. Earlier this month, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani admitted that his country is interfering in Syria's internal affairs by supporting terrorists and sending weapons to them. "Declaring a no-fly-zone and providing safe passages for assistance (to terrorists in Syria) is amongst the most important priorities of Qatar," al-Thani told the CNN. He also called on the international community to help armed rebels in Syria, adding that such a move doesn't need the permission of the UN Security Council. Qatari and Saudi rulers want an overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a staunch ally of Iran, and they have taken every measure to this end. In his latest remarks against Syria, the Emir of Qatar called on the Arab nations to form a political and military coalition to intervene in Syria, posing a direct challenge to UN efforts to resolve the conflict through negotiations. | |||
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"Terrorists want to weaken the Syrian Army so as to make it an easy target for Israel. Their goal is weakening the (anti-Israel) resistance but we are standing against them. We stand firmly and do not allow them to attain their goals," Meqdad said in a meeting with Fars News Agency Managing-Director Seyed Nezamoddin Moussavi. "We give our words to the people that we will defend our homeland to the last drop of our blood, but it is not clear when the crisis ends," Meqdad said. Also, during the meeting, Moussavi said western and Arab states have waged a media war on Syria and are lying about the country, adding that FNA feels duty-bound to inform the world of the realities on the ground in the Muslim country. The FNA managing director said Fars News Agency is trying to reflect the realities on the ground in Syria and disclose the untruthful reports released by the media of the West and reactionary Arab states about Syria. "The main offensive launched against Syria is a media war. The reports released by the Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, CNN and BBC against Syria are based on lies and the way to fight it back is certainly (the use of) the media," Moussavi said, adding that FNA is prepared to help Damascus to confront the current media war on Syria. Moussavi visited Damascus this week to inaugurate FNA bureau in Damascus. He also met with high-ranking Syrian officials, including the country's parliament speaker and information minister, during his stay in the Syrian capital. On Friday, the FNA managing-director signed a memorandum of understanding with head of the Syrian news agency (SANA) on mutual cooperation. On Wednesday, Moussavi discussed the current developments in Syria in a meeting with Iran's Envoy to Syria Mohammad Reza Sheibani in Damascus. | |||
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The body of the greek orthodox priest Fr. Fadi Jamil Haddad, pastor of the church of St. Elias in Qatana, was found today in the Jaramana neighborhood (north of Damascus) not far from the place where he was kidnapped, on October 19, by unidentified armed group (see Fides 24/10/2012). This was confirmed to Fides by Fr. Haddad's greek-orthodox confrere, who asked for anonymity. "His body was horribly tortured and his eyes gouged out," he told Fides. "It is a purely terrorist act. Fr. Haddad is a martyr of our church. "
With regards to the responsibilities of the terrible act there is an ongoing rebound of responsibilities between the opposition forces and government authorities, that accuse the armed gangs of armed rebellion in the army. According to Fides sources, the kidnappers had asked the priest's family and his church a ransom of 50 million Syrian pounds (over 550 thousand euro). It was, however, impossible to find the money and meet this exorbitant demand. A source of Fides condemns "the terrible practice, present for months in this dirty war, of kidnapping and then killing innocent civilians."
Among the various Christian communities in Syria, the greek orthodox is the largest (with about 500 thousand faithful) and is concentrated mainly in the western part of the country and in Damascus.
