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Syria beat India to enter Nehru Cup final (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:48:05 GMT

Syria entered the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup football tournament with a hard-fought 3-2 win over hosts India at the Ambedkar stadium here on Thursday.


Iraqi refugees struggle in Syria (BBC News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:02:53 GMT

Iraqis who fled to Syria to escape violence face poverty and poor educational prospects in their new country of residence.


Zyad spurs Syria to 3-2 win over India, final (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:15:32 GMT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Favourites Syria defeated a fighting India 3-2 to record their third straight win and ease into the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup on Thursday.


Nehru Cup: India go down fighting to Syria (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:18:32 GMT

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India went down fighting 2-3 to higher ranked Syria in a nerve-wracking encounter of the Nehru Cup international football tournament here Thursday.


Nehru Cup: India go down fighting to Syria (Calcutta News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:09:52 GMT

India went down fighting 2-3 to higher ranked Syria in a nerve-wracking encounter of the Nehru Cup international football tournament here Thursday.


Saudi daily blames Syria for assassinations (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:53:00 GMT

Riyadh-based Oukaz lashed out at the Syrian regime Tuesday accusing it of having plotted the assassination of Lebanese politicians starting with Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt. "For the last 30 years Syria has set up a clear-cut plan to systematically kill Lebanese leaders to incite strife among various Lebanese sects.


Syria just too good for India (The Hindu)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:41:00 GMT

NEW DELHI: Ajayan Nair promised a stirring Indian fightback with a spectacular strike ten minutes after he came in as a substitute but Syria held on to force a 3-2 win in the ONGC Nehru Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on ...


IRAQ-SYRIA: Iraqi pledge to Syria fails to assuage refugees (AlertNet)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:30:32 GMT

Source: IRIN Iraq refugees in Syria are not confident that the just concluded three-day visit to Damascus by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will make a difference to their worsening plight. During the visit al-Maliki pledged his government would increase support to Syria for the estimated two million Iraqi refugees living in the country.


ONGC Cup: India lose 3-2 to Syria (NDTV)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:39:04 GMT

India was beaten 3-2 by Syria in the ONGC Nehru Cup on Thursday. Even though it was a loss, it was a terrific effort considering Syria was the pre-tournament favourites. This now means that India's last league match against Kyrgystan is a virtual semi-final.


Syria beat India to enter Nehru Cup final (Khaleej Times)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:24:42 GMT

NEW DELHI - Syria reached the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup football tournament with a hard-fought 3-2 win over hosts India at the Ambedkar stadium here on Thursday.