http://www.newsvine.com/gulf-cooperation-councilNewsvine - gulf-cooperation-councilen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:50:14 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15054646-gulf-states-recognize-new-syrian-opposition-grouphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15054646-gulf-states-recognize-new-syrian-opposition-groupsyriaoppositionworld-newsbashar-assadmlgulf-cooperation-councilsyria-oppositionchristian-paris-basedFri, 9 Nov 2012 20:05:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Young Syrians demonstrate against Syrian President Bashar Assad, depicted on the poster beneath the feet of a drummer, in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Syria's conflict began largely as peaceful protests against Assad's rule, but it has since collapsed into civil war after rebels took up arms in response to the regime's bloody crackdown. (AP Photo/Monica G. Prieto)</p><p>Syrian regime opponent George Sabra attends the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal) </p><p>Syrian regime opponent Abdel Baset Seda, right, shakes hands with Mulhim Droubi after winning the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)</p><p>Syrian regime opponent George Sabra attends the Election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal) </p><p>Syrian regime opponent George Sabra, right, shakes hands with Hisham Marwa after winning the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)</p><p>Syrian regime opponent George Sabra , center, during the vote count of the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal) </p><p>George Sabra, the new head of the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, the Syrian National Council, speaks to reporters during a press conference on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Sabra struck a combative tone Saturday, saying international inaction rather than divisions among anti-regime groups are to blame for the inability to end the bloodshed in Syria. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14259839-imf-chief-predicts-sustainable-gulf-growthhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14259839-imf-chief-predicts-sustainable-gulf-growthimfsaudiworld-newsinternational-monetary-fundmlgulf-cooperation-councilSat, 6 Oct 2012 00:51:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/04/10317456-gunmen-assassinate-army-general-in-damascushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/04/10317456-gunmen-assassinate-army-general-in-damascussyriasecurity-councilunited-statesunited-nationseuropean-unionworld-newsbashar-assadfrench-foreign-ministrymlgulf-cooperation-councilwilliam-haguearab-springSat, 4 Feb 2012 14:52:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds an Arabic poster that reads, "tomorrow we shall remember a year's passing since the birth of death," as she walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Thirty years ago Thursday, Syria's regime began a withering, three-week assault on the rebellious city of Hama, leveling entire neighborhoods and killing thousands of people in one of the most notorious massacres in the modern Middle East. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds a poster in Arabic that reads, "to the Syrian freedom soldiers, our hearts are bases for you," as he walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Russia's deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria. Russian state news agencies quoted Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov on Thursday as saying Russia is not violating any international obligations. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds a poster with caricature depicting the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 2nd left, pumping up their ally Syrian President Bashar Assad, centre, as she walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Russia's deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria. Russian state news agencies quoted Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov on Thursday as saying Russia is not violating any international obligations. Arabic on the poster reads, "free people of occupied Kfarnebel." (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2012, a Syrian rebel stands next to a destroyed government forces tank as they replace on it Syrian revolution flags, in Homs, central Syria. Syrian forces have detained and tortured children as young as 13 as the government tries to crush an uprising that began nearly 11 months ago, Human Rights Watch said Friday as fresh clashes erupted between regime troops and rebels in the country's south. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, purports to show a wounded man being treated at a field hospital in Homs, Syria. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing scores of people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, purports to show a wounded man being treated at a field hospital in Homs, Syria. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing scores of people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>Portuguese representative Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral, left, and South African representative Baso Sangqu, right, glance at Russian representative Vitaly Churkin, center, as they vote in support of a draft resolution backing an Arab League call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, which was later vetoed by Russia and China, during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The unusual weekend session comes as Syrian forces pummel the city of Homs with mortars and artillery in what activists are calling one of the bloodiest episodes of the uprising. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)</p><p>Syrian representative Bashar Ja'afari listens during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. During the meeting, Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The unusual weekend session comes as Syrian forces pummel the city of Homs with mortars and artillery in what activists are calling one of the bloodiest episodes of the uprising. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, purports to show a wounded man being treated at a field hospital in Homs, Syria. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing scores of people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>From left, French representative Gerard Araud, British representative Mark Lyall Grant and U.S. representative Susan Rice confer before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The unusual weekend session comes as Syrian forces pummel the city of Homs with mortars and artillery in what activists are calling one of the bloodiest episodes of the uprising. During the meeting, Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)</p><p>Syrians stand near the body of a man local residents say was an activist who was tortured to death by the Syrian government and dumped by the side of the road in Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters chant slogans during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad takes part of a religious ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, at al-Rawda mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, prays next to the Syrian grand mufti Ahmad Hassoun, second left, during a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, at al-Rawda mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Syrian grand mufti Ahmad Hassoun, right, pray during a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, at al-Rawda mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, speaks with Syrian cleric men during a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, at al-Rawda mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad prays during a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, at al-Rawda mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY </p><p>Syrians stand near the body of a man local residents say was an activist who was tortured to death by the Syrian government and dumped by the side of the road in Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo)</p><p>Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists shout anti-Assad slogans as they stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo) </p><p>Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists shout anti-Assad slogans as they stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The banners read: " Assad bombs mosques, Arab worls just watch" and " Assad has tanks, we have Allah ( God)."(AP Photo) </p><p>Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists shout anti-Assad stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The banners read: " Assad bombs mosques, Arab worls just watch" and " Assad has tanks, we have Allah ( God)."(AP Photo) </p><p>Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists shout anti-Assad stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo) </p><p>A Syrian protester place a national flag as the others scuffle with riot police as they try to enter the Syrian consulate as hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo) </p><p>Protesters scuffle with riot police as they try to enter the Syrian consulate as hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey and human right activists stage a protest outside the Syrian consulate to condemn the latest killings by Syrian regime in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo) </p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester chants slogans in front of the Russian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester holds a poster in Arabic that reads, "veto or not, Bashar's days are over," in front of the Russian embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Lebanese anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya carry revolutionary flags during a demonstration, where a number of Assad supporters were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)</p><p>A pro-Syrian regime protester rides his scooter with his two sons, while holding a Syrian flag bearing a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as other protester in the background wave a Russian flag during a demonstration where a number of anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester and supporter of the Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya, who are opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, steps on Russian flags as he holds a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading:" children killer and devourer of Syrian flesh," top center, Chinese President Hu Jintao, top left, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, top right, during a demonstration where a number of supporters of of Assad were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime protesters chant slogans and wave national flags and portraits of President Bashar Assad during a demonstration, where anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic Group Jamaa Islamiya, who are opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, burn Russian and Chinese flags during a demonstration where a number of Assad supporters were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya, who are opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, burn a Russian flag during a demonstration where a number of Assad supporters were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a meeting with Roma business and NGO leaders for a roundtable at the American Embassy in Sofia, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives on brief visit for talks with Bulgarian officials. (AP Photo/Jodi Hilton)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton along with other Bulgarian officials enters the news-conference hall in Sofia, Sunday, Feb 5, 2012. Clinton is in Bulgaria, urging the country to break its energy dependence on Russia by diversifying its oil and gas supplies. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news-conference in Sofia, Sunday,Feb 5, 2012. Clinton is in Bulgaria, urging the country to break its energy dependence on Russia by diversifying its oil and gas supplies. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)</p><p>US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton speaks at press conference at the Council of Ministers building in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels gather in an alley as they secure a demonstration in Idlib, Syria. President Bashar Assad's government vowed Sunday to continue its crackdown on a nearly 11-month-old uprising that has become one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring. The graffiti above them on the wall above them, in Arabic, reads, "behave, stranger."(AP Photo)</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show an explosion in Damascus, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a wounded person outside a hospital in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a wounded man outside a hospital in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show people outside a hospital in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a wounded man outside a hospital in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a wounded person being assisted in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a wounded person outside a hospital in Homs, Syria. Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing more than a dozen people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 photo, Syrian protesters wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria. President Bashar Assad's government vowed Sunday to continue its crackdown on a nearly 11-month-old uprising that has become one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring.(AP Photo)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels gather in an alley as they secure a demonstration in Idlib, Syria. President Bashar Assad's government vowed Sunday to continue its crackdown on a nearly 11-month-old uprising that has become one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring.(AP Photo)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels gather in an alley as they secure a demonstration in Idlib, Syria. President Bashar Assad's government vowed Sunday to continue its crackdown on a nearly 11-month-old uprising that has become one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring.(AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this June 20, 2011 photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media, US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford, covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave, in Jisr el-Shughour, north of Syria. TThe Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, the U.S. embassy building is seen in Damascus, Syria. The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of SyriaMonday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, the U.S. embassy building is seen in Damascus, Syria. The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, a view of the US embassy in Damascus, two days after the embassy notified its community in Syria that it could close its door for public after a US military raid on a Syrian village eastern Syria which killed eight people. The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, the U.S. embassy building is seen in Damascus, Syria. The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>Men chant slogans during an anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. The veto and the show of support by Russia last Saturday raised concerns that Assad's regime could now unleash even greater violence to crush the revolt against his rule, assured that his ally would prevent international action while continuing its weapons sales to Damascus. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)</p><p>Men prepare to throw eggs at the Chinese embassy during an anti-Syrian regime protest in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. The veto and the show of support by Russia last Saturday raised concerns that Assad's regime could now unleash even greater violence to crush the revolt against his rule, assured that his ally would prevent international action while continuing its weapons sales to Damascus. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)</p><p>A member of the Free Syrian Army stands guard as anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. The poster at bottom left beneath a drawing of a tank, reads, "internal requests only." (AP Photo)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold a banner in Arabic that reads, "Thanks Russia," as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. The poster in Arabic, top left, reads, "thanks Russia and China," as the other poster with Syrian President Bashar Assad's portrait reads, "Bashar Assad, we love you and you will stay forever." (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>A pro-Syrian regime protester holds up a poster with the a photo of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, with Arabic that reads, "Hezbollah" cheering a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime protesters gather under a huge Russian flag made from balloons as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaks to reporters after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, purports to show a doctor treating a wounded man inside a hospital in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image taken from video filmed over the past several days by an independent cameraman and made available Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 a member of the group that calls itself Free Syrian Army firing a gun in Homs, Syria. The bombardment of Homs, the hot bed of the resistance to President Bashar Assad's regime, has intensified over recent days, after Syria's allies Russia and China vetoed a Western and Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations that would have condemned the Assad regime's crackdown on dissent and called on him to transfer some of his powers to his deputy. (AP Photo/APTN)</p><p>This image taken from video filmed over the past several days by an independent cameraman and made available Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 shows a dead man carried outside in a funeral procession in Homs, Syria. The bombardment of Homs, the hot bed of the resistance to President Bashar Assad's regime, has intensified over recent days, after Syria's allies Russia and China vetoed a Western and Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations that would have condemned the Assad regime's crackdown on dissent and called on him to transfer some of his powers to his deputy. (AP Photo/APTN)</p><p>Russian Foreign Minister Segey Lavrov is seen inside a car as pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer a car in a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence, as activists reported a fourth day of shelling in Homs and worsening humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)</p><p>Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Syrian forces renewed their assault on the flashpoint city of Homs on Tuesday as Russia's foreign minister held talks in Damascus with President Bashar Assad about the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo, pool)</p><p>This image taken from video filmed over the past several days by an independent cameraman and made available Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 another member of the group that calls itself Free Syrian Army, aiming his gun in a building in Homs, Syria. The bombardment of Homs, the hot bed of the resistance to President Bashar Assad's regime, has intensified over recent days, after Syria's allies Russia and China vetoed a Western and Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations that would have condemned the Assad regime's crackdown on dissent and called on him to transfer some of his powers to his deputy. (AP Photo/APTN)</p><p>A member of the Free Syrian Army aims during weapons training outside Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)</p><p>The city of Homs has been so battered that some opposition members have started calling it the capital of the Syrian revolution. Map identifies attacks by government forces in the city.</p><p>in this undated citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, mourners gather around the bodies of people allegedly killed by Syrian government forces, during a funeral procession in Maarat al-Noman, Idlib province, Syria. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>Syrian rebels walk in an alley in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel stands guard at a street in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel walks in an alley in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people. (AP Photo)</p><p>in this undated citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, a man weeps as he sits next to a man who was purportedly killed in shelling by Syrian government forces, Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>in this undated citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, mourners gather around the bodies of people allegedly killed by Syrian government forces, during a funeral procession in Maarat al-Noman, Idlib province, Syria. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>in this undated citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, mourners gather around the bodies of people allegedly killed by Syrian government forces, during a funeral procession in Maarat al-Noman, Idlib province, Syria. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>A Syrian rebel controls traffic in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, wreckage is seen inside a damaged room from the Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in military assaults targeting government opponents. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, a damaged house from the Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in military assaults targeting government opponents. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, a damaged house from the Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in military assaults targeting government opponents. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>A Syrian rebel controls traffic in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people. (AP Photo)</p><p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seen during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Syrian President Bashar Assad wants his vice president to hold talks with the opposition groups, Russia's foreign minister said, as activists reported that dozens died Wednesday in government bombings of cities and villages across Syria. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>An injured Syrian rebel fighter is carried into a local hospital following an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian rebel fighters are seen during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian rebel fighters are seen during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian rebel fighters are seen during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel fighter aims during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen. in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>An injured Syrian rebel fighter is carried into a local hospital following an exchange of fire with army troops in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel retreats for medical treatment folowing an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel evacuates an injured fellow rebel during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>The body of a slain Syrian rebel, who was killed during an exchange of fire with army troops,is carried out of a local hospital in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian rebel takes cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>Two Syrian rebels evacuate an injured fellow rebel in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show smoke filling the air near a mosque in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show smoke filling the air from a house on fire in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a demonstration in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>A Syrian flag flies in the wind in front of the Syrian embassy in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Germany says it is expelling four Syrian diplomats following the arrest earlier this week of two men accused of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in the statement, that he ordered the expulsions of the four Syrian Embassy employees, and that the ambassador had been informed. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle gestures as he delivers a statement in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Westerwelle said Germany is expelling four Syrian diplomats following the arrest earlier this week of two men accused of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle gestures as he delivers a statement in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Westerwelle said Germany is expelling four Syrian diplomats following the arrest earlier this week of two men accused of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian rescue workers remove wreckage from a destroyed building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, one of two Syrian security compounds building, is seen damaged after was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, destroyed armored vehicles are seen inside a Syrian security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a damaged bus is seen at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>ADDS DETAIL ABOUT LOCATION - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces walk on the wreckage of a damaged Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p><p>ADDS DETAIL ABOUT LOCATION - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front of a Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>Syrian rebels march in a show of strength during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)</p><p>ADDS DETAIL ABOUT LOCATION - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian rescue workers remove wreckage from the Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p><p>ADDS DETAIL ABOUT THE BUILDING - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front of a damaged Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>ADDS DETAIL ABOUT BUILDING - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military intelligence building is seen damaged after was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, covered dead bodies are seen in front of a Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p><p>CORRECTS LOCATION - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a damaged bus is seen at a Syrian police headquarters building which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA) </p><p>In this photo taken on a government-organized tour for the media, destroyed Syrian armored vehicles and police riot gear are seen inside a damaged Syrian police headquarters compound which was attacked by an explosion in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two suicide car bombers struck Syrian security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials said, bringing significant violence for the first time to a major city that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad in the 11-month-old uprising against his rule.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, purports to show a dead body in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, purports to show a wounded man comforted in a hospital in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT</p><p>Syrian rebels march in a show of strength during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian rebels march in a show of strength during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 photo, Syrian doctors treat a wounded rebel who was injured by the Syrian government forces shelling, at a makeshift hospital in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this picture taken on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, anti-Syrian regime protesters burn a Russian flag and a portrait of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The Arabic placard in the left reads: "Russia is a partner in shedding the blood of Syria." (AP Photo)</p><p>In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian rescue workers remove wreckage from the Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10205522-arab-league-halts-observer-mission-in-syriahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10205522-arab-league-halts-observer-mission-in-syrianew-yorkred-crosssyriaarab-leagueworld-newsbashar-assadinternational-committeemlgulf-arabgulf-cooperation-councilwith-arabsyrian-arab-red-crescentSat, 21 Jan 2012 14:37:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Syrian army defectors stand guard in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold up placards with the names of opposition detainees during a demonstration at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters gather at a square as they hold an Arabic banner, center, reading, "hey, the miserable, the tyrant, what else," during a demonstration at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters chant slogans as they gather beneath a large Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester flashes victory sign as he marches during a demonstration at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)</p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester colors his fingers with the revolutionary flag colors during a protest outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Arab League foreign ministers, meeting in Cairo, extended the much-criticized observers mission for another month, officials from the 22-member organization said. The League decided to add more observers and provide them with additional resources, the officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters carry revolutionary flags while performing a traditional dance during a protest outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Arab League foreign ministers, meeting in Cairo, extended the much-criticized observers mission for another month, officials from the 22-member organization said. The League decided to add more observers and provide them with additional resources, the officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)</p><p>Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, speaks during a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Al-Moallem said that "half the universe" is conspiring against his country and that the government will take any steps to defend against chaos, signaling that Damascus will continue its 10-month crackdown on dissent despite mounting pressure from Arab countries.(AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, speaks during a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Al-Moallem said that "half the universe" is conspiring against his country and that the government will take any steps to defend against chaos, signaling that Damascus will continue its 10-month crackdown on dissent despite mounting pressure from Arab countries. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)</p><p>Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout slogans and holds portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration to show their solidarity for their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2102. Government forces clashed with army defectors and stormed rebellious districts in central Syria on Wednesday, firing mortars and deploying snipers in violence that killed at least seven people, including a mother and her 5-year-old child, activists said. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)</p><p>In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, a young Syrian girl holds an Arabic placard read:"I am breathing freedom," during a demostration against the Syrian regime, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. With Arab pressure mounting to end 10 months of bloodshed, the Syrian regime vowed Tuesday to solve its own problems even if "half the universe" is conspiring against it. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>Syrian army defectors, celebrate shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian rgime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Syrian army defector, flashes victory sign as he carries on his shoulders a boy shortly after he defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian army defectors, celebrate and wave the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)</p><p>This citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released early Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show a Syrian man, right, mourning over the dead body of his son, who was shot by the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p><p>This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show the bodies of five Syrian children wrapped in plastic bags, with signs in Arabic identifying them by name. Activists say the children were killed in a shelling attack by Syrian forces, in the Karm el-Zaytoun neighborhood of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012 A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>An anti-Syrian regime protester, gestures during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at Khalidya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)</p><p>Syrian army defectors secure a street near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)</p><p>Anti-Syrian regime protesters raise their hands and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)</p><p>Map locates Homs in Syria</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10187704-http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10187704-apnewsalertarab-leaguemoammar-gadhafiworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaalgulf-cooperation-councilofficials-insurgentsThu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/22/6695008-gcc-to-drop-deal-withdraw-from-yemen-mediationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/22/6695008-gcc-to-drop-deal-withdraw-from-yemen-mediationyemensaudiworld-newsali-abdullah-salehmlgulf-cooperation-councilSun, 22 May 2011 14:27:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6629579-jordans-gcc-membership-push-offers-mutual-gainshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6629579-jordans-gcc-membership-push-offers-mutual-gainsbusinessjordangccmlgulf-cooperation-councilThu, 12 May 2011 10:43:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/06/6202387-gcc-pledges-20-billion-in-aid-for-oman-bahrainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/06/6202387-gcc-pledges-20-billion-in-aid-for-oman-bahrainbusinessmideastgulfbailoutmlgulf-arabgulf-cooperation-councilSun, 6 Mar 2011 14:33:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post