Arab nations pressure Syria at UN
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Arab nations demanded Monday that Syria allow an international probe on whether crimes against humanity have been committed during the country's bloody crackdown, illustrating the growing world isolation of President Bashar al-Assad.
Kuwait said it was making the demand on behalf of some of the other Gulf nations participating in Monday's UN Human Rights Council's special session on the Syrian crackdown. Saudi Arabia's ambassador was similarly outspoken. "We call on our brothers in Syria to cooperate," said Kuwait's UN Ambassador in Geneva, Dharar Abdul-Razzak Razzooqi. "We remain confident that wisdom will prevail." (AP)
