Syrian rebels deny reports on $25mln bounty for Assad September 19, 2012 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A spokesman for the rebel Free Syrian Army denied reports that a $25 million bounty was issued for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, "dead or alive," according to CNN. "The FSA has no affiliation with a Syrian opposition group in Egypt calling itself 'the Free Syrian Army to protect the Revolution' and their $25 million bounty on Bashar Assad's head," Louai Miqdad, spokesman of the Higher Revolutionary Council of the Free Syrian Army, said from Turkey. Earlier, Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported that a bounty would be paid by Syrian businessmen who support the rebels trying to oust al-Assad. The report cited FSA commander Ahmad Hijazi. The businessmen were not identified for security reasons. Partner news  Top stories Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hassan Rowhani as president on August 3 following presidential elections last week. Petr Necas' decision will end his three-party coalition government, which was created after the 2010 parliamentary election. "Are these the people you want to support? Are they the ones you want to supply with weapons?” the Russian President said. A turnout of 72.2% was registered of the 50 million Iranians who were eligible to vote for the successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   Partner news |  Latest news Adobe releases major updates to flagship products  There will also be integration with NY-based Behance, which Adobe acquired late last year for an undisclosed amount.Oil prices steady ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting To help support the economic recovery, the Fed buys $85bn in bonds every month, which pumps money into the financial system.Explosion rocks area near Afghan parliament in Kabul An explosion rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police said.Gaddafi son to be tried in August Saif al-Islam is currently being held in the western Libyan town of Zintan, following his capture by militiamen at the end of 2011. |
