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Sanctions Pose Growing Threat to Syria's Assad - New York Times Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:32:17 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Sanctions Pose Growing Threat to Syria's Assad
New York Times
With Syria's currency weakening, its recession expanding, its tourism industry wrecked and international sanctions affecting most essential sectors, the International Monetary Fund now expects Syria's economy to shrink this year, by at least 2 percent. ...
Top Syria cleric threatens attacks on U.S., EUUSA Today
SYRIA: U.N. veto not a 'blank check,' Russian official saysLos Angeles Times
Syria vows reform amid warning over oppositioneTaiwan News

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Iraqi Kurds blame Syria for official's death - CNN Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:35:13 GMT+00:00

AFP

Iraqi Kurds blame Syria for official's death
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Two prominent Iraqi Kurdish officials blamed Syria on Monday for the death of a leading Kurdish figure in Syria who was part of the opposition's Syria National Council. Mashaal Tammo was "murdered by Syrian security," ...
Tamo murder may inflame Syria uprising: analystsAFP
Syria faces new threat as deaths stir KurdsSydney Morning Herald
Assassination Galvanizes Syria's Kurdish MinorityNPR
Jerusalem Post -Scotsman -Telegraph.co.uk
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Unrest in Syria has an upside next door - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:00:08 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Unrest in Syria has an upside next door
Washington Post (blog)
Baghdad is buddying up to Syria, just as the Obama administration is seeking to isolate the government in Damascus. And Iraqi leaders have insisted that US troops not be granted immunity beyond the end of the year, forcing American military commanders ...
Iraq's Maliki urges Syria to end one-party ruleKhaleej Times
Post-Assad Syria's Best Case Scenario? Post-Invasion IraqCommentary
Iraq Giving Financial Support to SyriaBig Think (blog)
Al-Arabiya -Kurdish Globe -Middle East Forum
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Syria official tells Turkey not to 'inflame' violence - Ahram Online Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:24:00 GMT+00:00

Syrian Arab News Agency

Syria official tells Turkey not to 'inflame' violence
Ahram Online
Syria on Monday warned Turkey against "inflaming" unrest in the country, where more than 3000 people are estimated to have died in six months of protests against President Bashar Al-Assad. Buthaina Shaaban, media adviser to the Syrian president, ...
Malaysia Against Foreign Military Intervention In Syria - AnifahBernama
Malaysia Rejects Foreign Interference in Syria's internal affairsSyrian Arab News Agency
Foreign military intervention in Syria unnecessary: Malaysian FMShanghai Daily (subscription)

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Mideast church leaders worried about Christians if Syria has civil war - Catholic News Service Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:26:11 GMT+00:00

Mideast church leaders worried about Christians if Syria has civil war
Catholic News Service
"This chaos, surely -- with no means to implement security -- will lead to civil war," said the patriarch, who stressed that a civil war in Syria would not merely be a struggle among political parties to control the power. "It will be confessional ...

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Mary's convoy visits Syria in support of Syrian leadership - Press TV Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:02:20 GMT+00:00

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Mary's convoy visits Syria in support of Syrian leadership
Press TV
The delegation "Mary's Convoy two" is part of a campaign organized by supporters of the Syrian leadership that say Syria is a target of foreign conspiracies. The delegation visited the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo to pay condolences to the Syrian ...
Suicide bombers in US, UK and France ready to strike if Syria attacked: Grand ...Al-Arabiya
Syria's Mufti: Western Intervention Triggers Martyrdom-Seeking Operations in ...Fars News Agency
Who sets Lebanon against Syria?Pravda
The Weekly Standard (blog) -The Daily Star
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Syria's oil sector feels the pain - Forward Syria Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:56:25 GMT+00:00

Syria's oil sector feels the pain
Forward Syria
Syria's oil industry, a critical mainstay of the economy and a vital source of government income, is now being targeted by sanctions from both the United States and the European Union. It takes will, might, and plenty of patience, to outlive the crisis ...
Canada imposes additional economic sanctions against SyriaLexology (registration)

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Europeans press for UN resolution on Yemen - Khaleej Times Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:31:29 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Europeans press for UN resolution on Yemen
Khaleej Times
Still battered after their failure to get a resolution passed on Syria last week, European diplomats say they hope Russia will not block the new effort to get a pronouncement on an Arab Spring nation. The United Nations' Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar is to ...
UN council aims for Yemen vote by next week: envoysReuters

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Dozens killed in clashes in Syria and Egypt as protests turn violent - Metro Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:16:30 GMT+00:00

Metro

Dozens killed in clashes in Syria and Egypt as protests turn violent
Metro
At least 31 people are believed to have been killed in clashes in Syria on Sunday, the same day 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in Egypt's capital Cairo after a protest turned violent. There are unconfirmed reports 14 civilians and 17 ...
Our World: The forgotten Christians of the EastJerusalem Post
Watershed Moment: Copts Killed in ViolenceNational Catholic Register
Copts Clash With Egyptian Troops in Cairo, Leaving 24 DeadSan Francisco Chronicle
New York Times -PBS NewsHour
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Syria releases prominent tribesman activists - Xinhua Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:33:19 GMT+00:00

Day Press News

Syria releases prominent tribesman activists
Xinhua
DAMASCUS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian lawyer and human rights activist said the Syrian authorities released on Sunday Sheikh Nawaf al-Bashir, the head of the large Baqara tribe in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour and a prominent opponent of ...
Syria released Tribesman ActivistsDay Press News
EU hails Syrian opposition council, no call for recognitionYnetnews

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