Western powers would cause an “earthquake” in the Middle East if they intervened in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Sunday, after protesters demanded outside protection from a crackdown that has killed 3,000 people.

Antigua & Barbuda and its Eastern Caribbean countries are concerned that the unrest in Libya could have implications for the sub-region, and may also jeopardise planned investments, by that country’s government, in the sub-region.