Sunday
Aug072011
Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: "Come On, Bashar, Leave!"
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 12:12 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2115 GMT: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has just given a televised speech in which he declared that the "bloodshed of innocents, which has nothing to do with morals nor religion, is not acceptable" in Syria and Saudi Arabia cannot accept what is happening in Syria: "There is no justification."
Abdullah continued, "We demand a stop to the killings and bloodshed. Stop killing and start reforms".
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its Ambassador from Damascus "for consultations".
2050 GMT: Douma outside Damascus tonight after Taraweeh prayers for Ramadan: