Muslim Brotherhood rejects Iran-mediated dealJanuary 18, 2012 - 21:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Muslim Brotherhood has rejected an Iranian proposal to play a leading role in Syria's government in exchange for President Bashar al-Assad staying in power, one of its leaders told Al-Hayat newspaper. Iranian intermediaries proposed that the Brotherhood "lead a government (in Syria) on condition we give up our demand to replace Bashar al-Assad," the group's deputy secretary, Mohammed Faruk Tayfur said. "It is the responsibility of the international community to protect civilians and establish security corridors," as French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe stated, said Tayfur. "We must ask the Arab League to publish a report and transfer it to the (UN) Security Council," added the Islamist leader, who was speaking from his office in Istanbul. Tayfur, who is also a member of the Syrian National Council, an opposition umbrella group, dismissed reports the uprising against Assad's regime is turning more radical. He accused the regime of "pushing (the revolt) towards militarization and sectarianism." "The regime has primary responsibility for what is going on in Syria. The Syrian revolution is peaceful; demonstrators insist on the non-sectarian aspect" of their action, he added. "The people... will continue to demonstrate no matter the intensity of the repression, and act at the regional and international level to obtain an intervention aiming to protect civilians one way or the other," The Daily Star quoted Mohammed Faruk Tayfur as saying. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |