Syrian Ambassador to the U.S. surrounding the center of Damascus

Syrian opposition said Hassan Abdel-Azim that after entering the U.S. ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, to his office downtown, dozens of young people and the crowds chanting against the United States and foreign interference in Syrian affairs, and then the crowd began beating on the door of the office.

Abdel-Azim, told the German news Thursday that the meeting was to debate on the need to maintain a peaceful revolution. He said he is also rejects foreign interference and no one can bid on his patriotism.

For his part, said a source at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, "news ambassador surrounded by Syrians."

The correspondent of the German news agency in Damascus earlier in the Syrian citizens who were besieging the American ambassador who refuse to intervene in the affairs of their country's internal affairs.

Ford was said last Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is losing support in important constituencies within the Syrian society and risking the introduction of the country's sectarian conflict Petktifa bloody crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrators, he said.

It is noteworthy that Ford visited the Syrian province of a shield in the month of August / last August in the second visit since July last to shake the popular pro-democracy protests.

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Turkey is preparing to announce sanctions against the military, banks and energy in Syria during the days

Turkey plans announced a range of sanctions against the Syrian regime during the days. The news agency "Reuters" news agency on Wednesday Turks officials as saying that the sanctions will affect the military and banking relations and the energy sector and others.


These actions complement the arms embargo, which shows the depth of disagreement between Ankara and the lion.It is scheduled to announce the sanctions after the Ankara visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to border camps house more than seven thousand Syrian.
Opinion and foreign policy expert Semih Idiz that Turkey become European and U.S. line towards Syria, referring to the collapse of the relationship with Syria and turned into a stalemate.
The Turkish government said that the sanctions targeting the Assad government, not the Syrian people.
The Turkish Aadezon sanctions are going to approach the European and the Western itself, targeting officials in the system and a ban on banks and travel.
The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Syria gradually, but until recently, Turkey had hoped to persuade Assad to change.

He predicted that the overthrow Erdogan, Assad of the Syrian people, sooner or later, as a "false," pointing to the pursuit of Ankara and Washington to agree on sanctions against Syria.

 The Turkish press in Ankara to consider closing its airspace to Syria, despite the sanctions, targeting the banking system and the suspension of plans to establish a Turkish bank - Syrian.
The likely cancellation of plans to complete the project, such as natural gas pipeline linking the Arab Turkish pipeline, and would give the Turkish National Oil Company "TPAO" plans for the joint exploration for oil and gas in Syria.

Officials said Turkey's bid to reduce the level of diplomatic representation in Damascus to isolate Assad more. Circumference

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U.S. warns of possible plot to kidnap Westerners in Saudi Arabia

She said the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday it had received information that he was likely to be a terrorist group planning to kidnap Westerners in the capital Riyadh and urged American citizens to exercise caution.
The embassy said in a letter published on its Web site "takes the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia that we have received information indicating that it is likely that a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia is planning to kidnap Westerners in Riyadh."


The message said "the U.S. embassy in Riyadh reminds all U.S. citizens to exercise caution and to increase security awareness at all times."


Letter did not provide further details on the information received by the embassy advised Americans to take normal security measures including changing the ways in which the agitating movement and the reduction from appearing.


The source said a U.S. diplomat told Reuters in Dubai that the warning was based on "strong knowledge" but the embassy has no plans to reduce work hours or travel any of their employees or their families.


An official from the Saudi Interior Ministry called him, told Reuters he was unaware of the threat that prompted the U.S. embassy to issue the warning.


In Washington, explained a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State Heidi Fulton embassy issued a statement that "specifically about the threat of a new kidnapping of Westerners in Riyadh," but declined to give further details.


She Fulton says in an emailed statement, "We do not comment on specific intelligence information because it threatens to undermine the operations of the intelligence is vital to protect the United States and our allies."


Al Qaeda launched a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia in 2003 subsided in 2006, but the government fears that al Qaeda may use their base in Yemen to resume attacks.


The government fears that Iran's progress on raising discontent among the Shiite minority to undermine the stability of the kingdom.


The former head of Saudi intelligence said on Monday that Saudi Arabia is confident that its security forces, numbering 35 thousand man can protect its oil installations, which he called the growing threat of a terrorist attack in the region.


And Prince Turki al-Faisal told an audience in Madrid said the wave of unrest that is sweeping the Arab world and provided a fertile ground for terrorist groups, but the kingdom itself is still "a stable and secure

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U.S. detention on charges of planning an attack on the Pentagon and Congress buildings

U.S. authorities announced the arrest of a young man from Massachusetts on charges of planning an attack on the Ministry of Defense (Pentagon) and the headquarters of the Congress by a small aircraft operated by remote control.
It quoted a network (CNN) U.S. authorities that Radwan paradise, a U.S. citizen from the area of ​​Ashland, Mass., plans to use the model of a small plane filled with plastic explosive C-4.


According to U.S. authorities as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the paradise of winning a university degree physics from the University, "North East University here," Boston, is accused of attempting to provide material support and resources to al-Qaeda to launch attacks on U.S. troops outside the country.


The network quoted a security official that paradise was not a direct threat to the people because the undercover agents who ruled the monitor.


The source said "no information to indicate that he associated with foreign terrorist organization. Appears to be radically transformed through the use of videos broadcast via the Internet. Has been given the opportunity to retreat, but he did not back down from its intention to launch attacks."


The authorities said that the accused began plotting a "jihad" against the violent beginnings of America in the year 2010, and began to provide mobile phones to customers, "FBI" in order to use electronic keys developed an improvised explosive device designed to target U.S. troops out.


The customer gave the paradise of a quantity of explosives of the type of pseudo-C-4, few of them real, and gave him six Kalashnikov rifles and 3 explosive devices but unsuitable for use.


The authorities noted that the paradise that took place between May / May and September / September on a small plane operated after a value of $ 6,500, and plans to use to launch an attack on the Pentagon and the Capitol, he also plans to use other types of military aircraft that operate

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