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Syria accused of plot to kill Lebanon PM (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:36:06 GMT

The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority claimed Tuesday that Syria was behind a plot to assassinate him and the Lebanese prime minister ahead of crucial presidential elections next month.


Syria Signs $2.6B Oil Refinery Contract (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:47:03 GMT

Syria on Tuesday signed a $2.6 billion contract with Iran, Venezuela and Malaysia for the construction of an oil refinery in central Syria that will have a daily capacity of 140,000 barrels, the oil ministry said.


Syria signs contract with Iran, Venezuela and Malaysia for construction of oil refinery (Pravda)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:16:38 GMT

Syria made a US$2.6 billion (1.8 billion EUR) deal with Iran, Venezuela and Malaysia for the construction of an oil refinery in central Syria that will have a daily capacity of 140,000 barrels.


Syria Accused of Plot to Kill Lebanon PM (The Daily Comet)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:00:46 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority claimed Tuesday that Syria was behind a plot to assassinate him and the Lebanese prime minister ahead of crucial presidential elections next month.


SYRIA: Economic reforms threaten social unrest (AlertNet)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:56:22 GMT

Source: IRIN Syria is struggling to reform unsustainable and inequitable subsidies, despite warnings from leading economists that delays increase the likelihood of drastic economic shocks and possible social unrest.


Syria: $1.5 bln agreement with Iran and Venezuela to build oil refinery (Adnkronos)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:21:29 GMT

Syria: $1.5 bln agreement with Iran and Venezuela to build oil refinery (AKI) - Syria's ministry of petroleum and mineral resources on Tuesday signed an agreement for the establishment of an oil refinery with Iran, Venezuela and the Malaysian al-Bukhri Group in the area of Eastern Homs in Central Syria, reported Syrian state news agency SANA.The refinery will be able to produce up to ...


UPDATE:Lebanon's Hariri Says Syria Plots To Kill Him, PM -AFP (Nasdaq)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:09:18 GMT

(Adds quote from Hariri, accusation against Syria.) CAIRO (AFP)--Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri said Tuesday that had evidence of Syrian assassination plots against himself and Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.


US officials in Syria for talks over Iraqi refugees - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:51:48 GMT

Damascus - Senior US officials met with the Syrian deputy foreign minister on Tuesday over the condition of about 1.2 million Iraqi refugees living in Syria. The US State Department's Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, James B Foley, and of...


A Fierce Sport From Britain Finds a Foothold in Syria (New York Times)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:47:37 GMT

Renowned for its exhausting nonstop play and rough, often bloody, full contact, rugby has tapped into a deep well of Syrian Arab pride over the past three years.


Venezuela, Iran, and Syria in refining agreement (El Universal)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:32:04 GMT

Syria, Iran, and Venezuela Tuesday are initialing an agreement to build an oil refinery in Syrian soil. The 140,000 bpd plant will be located near the town of Homs, central Syria, the Syrian official news agency SANA disclosed.