Sunday, May 6, 2012

#Syria Prepares for a parliamentary election on Monday authorities praising it as a major reform

May 06, 2012 Syria Prepares for Election VOA News Syria is making final preparations for a parliamentary election on Monday, with authorities praising it as a major reform, while opposition activists dismiss it as a farce for coinciding with a violent government crackdown on an opposition ...
Opposition leaders urge Syria election boycott »
Exiled Syrian opposition figures today urged voters to boycott an upcoming parliamentary election, dismissing it as a cynical attempt by President Bashar Assad to hold on to power.
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POLITICS - Turkish borders to remain open to fleeing Syrians: PM »
Turkey s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday to keep his country s borders open to refugees fleeing a bloody crackdown on dissent in neighbouring Syria.