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Factbox: Drought, poverty in eastern Syria - Reuters Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:06:54 GMT+00:00

Environment News Service

Factbox: Drought, poverty in eastern Syria Reuters Eastern Syria, which borders Iraq and Turkey, comprises the provinces of Hasakah, Raqqah and Deir al-Zor. -- Population growth is 3 percent a year and the ... Eastern Syria grapples with drought, povertyReuters UK Syria: too much rain, but too little waterNational all 11 news articles »

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Rights group slams treatment of Mideast minorities - Washington Post Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:17:18 GMT+00:00

AFP

Rights group slams treatment of Mideast minorities Washington Post Human Rights Watch released the chapters of its 2010 World Report that deal with Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen, accusing them of poor ... HRW raps Mideast governments over rights recordAFP Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating PalestiniansHa'aretz Around 350 Jordanians behind bars abroad - rights groupJordan Times Reuters AlertNet -eTaiwan News -Yemen News Agency all 92 news articles »

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US seeks progress on Syria-Israel deal: George Mitchell - Washington Post Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:57:46 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

US seeks progress on Syria-Israel deal: George Mitchell Washington Post DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A US official discussed reviving peace talks between Israel and Syria on Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar ... Mitchell Tells Lebanon, Syria: US Committed to Comprehensive Israeli-Arab PeaceVoice of America Mitchell meets with Assad, says Syria central to peace processYnetnews US seeks progress on Syria-Israel deal: MitchellSaudi Gazette Press TV -Politico (blog) -CRIENGLISH.com all 270 news articles »

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Boat Carrying 124 Refugees Lands on Corsica - New York Times Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:42:16 GMT+00:00

France24

Boat Carrying 124 Refugees Lands on Corsica New York Times PARIS — A boatload of 124 refugees, many of them apparently Kurds from Syria, was discovered Friday morning on a beach in southern ... France probes migrants' mass-landing in CorsicaAFP Boat carrying 124 refugees lands on CorsicaWashington Post Human traffickers dump 124 refugees in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.Moroccan American News Source (blog) Monsters and Critics.com -RFI -Reuters India all 152 news articles »

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Tourists Return to an Ancient Crossroads in Syria - New York Times Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:52:46 GMT+00:00

New York Times

Tourists Return to an Ancient Crossroads in Syria New York Times Not that Aleppo is any stranger to outsiders — TE Lawrence, Agatha Christie and Charles Lindbergh all made this city in northern Syria their stomping ground ... and more »

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Africa: SIARC 2010 - Remarkable Presence of Foreign Craftsmen - AllAfrica.com Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:33:25 GMT+00:00

Africa: SIARC 2010 - Remarkable Presence of Foreign Craftsmen AllAfrica.com According to Zamel Haifaa of Mimo International, Syria, SIARC, like other exhibitions in Cameroon, offers them the opportunity to showcase their crafts work ... and more »

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Knesset panel: No immunity for MK who visited Syria - Ha'aretz Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:34:46 GMT+00:00

France24

Knesset panel: No immunity for MK who visited Syria Ha'aretz The Knesset House Committee on Tuesday rejected a request by Druze lawmaker Said Naffaa for immunity from prosecution over a 2007 visit to Syria, ... Israel lifts immunity of Druze lawmaker after Syria visitFrance24 Said Nafa stripped of immunityJerusalem Post Israeli-Arab lawmaker stripped of immunityJewish Telegraphic Agency UPI.com -Ynetnews -Yeshiva World News all 17 news articles »

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Obama Takes on the Muslim World - Antiwar.com Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:02:22 GMT+00:00

Austin New.net

Obama Takes on the Muslim World Antiwar.com The Obama administration has also maintained the Bush administration's hostility to Syria. The Commerce Department recently vetoed the sale of ... LACK OF PALESTINIAN SOLUTION MORE DANGEROUS THAN IRANIAN THREAT – ISRAELI DMBrunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm IDF officer visits Hartford: Hamas getting stronger, she reportsConnecticut Jewish Ledger At the mouth of the volcanoHa'aretz Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center -Family Security Matters -WND.com all 348 news articles »

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Obama's envoy urges Syria, Lebanon to join Mideast talks - Ha'aretz Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:26:56 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

Obama's envoy urges Syria, Lebanon to join Mideast talks Ha'aretz However, Mitchell said that Syria and Lebanon should be involved in the peace negotiations so that all countries of the region can enjoy "normal ties. ... Rogue State: Israeli Violations of UN Security Council ResolutionsDissident Voice Israel - President Peres meets with US Mideast envoy George MitchellISRIA (registration) US envoy to return to Mideast in 'near future': officialAFP Ynetnews -Tolerance -Canada Free Press all 926 news articles »

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Syria's new rumblings are worth watching - Daily Star - Lebanon Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:29:32 GMT+00:00

Syria's new rumblings are worth watching Daily Star - Lebanon I have been travelling to Syria regularly for 40 years, and every time I visit Damascus I make time to go to the old city and the ... Syria's First Lady Calls for Civil ActivismAHN | All Headline News all 5 news articles »