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Japan Urges Syrian Government to Immediately ``Halt Violence and Bloodshed``

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Washington Suspended Embassy Operations in Damascus

Tokyo- (PanOrient News) Japan urged the Syrian government to halt the continued oppression against its people without delay so further bloodshed is prevented, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said in a statement.

Gemba noted that "more than 5,400 people have been killed in relation to the ongoing oppression in Syria since March last year. Nevertheless, the UN Security Council, despite its international membership, was unable to issue a ...

Stray Bullets in Homs Injure Former Syria Soccer Olympic Coach; Kill Aged Father

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Dubai- (PanOrient News) Former coach of Syrian Olympic soccer team, Imad Khankan, was injured after being hit by bullets near his residence in the city of Homs, center of anti-government uprising in Syria, local media reported online.

The attack was from a sniper stationed on a high building in the al Midan district, center of Homs, the reports said, noting that many passersby in that area were hit by the same snipers.

"As Imad and his father, Abdul Wakeel Khankan, who is over ninety year...