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Failing the Syria test - Reuters Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:32:45 GMT+00:00

AFP

Failing the Syria test
Reuters
On October 2nd in Istanbul, Syria's disparate opposition movements gave the go-ahead for the formation of a “Syrian National Council.” This is the most important step yet taken by the fragmented forces that have been trying since May to lead a peaceful ...
Syria clashes kill dozens, activists sayLos Angeles Times
Hague warns Syria about harassing citizens living in UKBBC News
EU Widens Syria Sanctions as UK Warns the Country's AmbassadorBusinessWeek
AFP -Monthly Review -Globe and Mail
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Is Iraq really a model for Syria? - Washington Post Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:58:07 GMT+00:00

Is Iraq really a model for Syria?
Washington Post
Jackson Diehl's Oct. 10 op-ed column, “Iraq, Mideast model,” sought to present the outcome of the Iraq war in a new and more favorable light by comparing it to the current situation in Syria, even stating that Iraq “looks a lot like what Syria, ...

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GCC calls for Arab League meeting on Syria - The Daily Star Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:57:21 GMT+00:00

Arab News

GCC calls for Arab League meeting on Syria
The Daily Star
DAMASCUS/RASTAN/DUBAI: The Syrian army met armed resistance in two towns Thursday, with activists reporting 19 killed in clashes, as Gulf Arab states called for an immediate meeting of Arab League states to discuss the “dire” situation in Syria. ...
Gulf states call for Arab League meeting on SyriaReuters
GCC Calls Urgent Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting On SyriaEurasia Review
Ambassador Ahmad: Prisoners case at Israeli Jails Uncovers Racism of Zionist ...Syrian Arab News Agency
Monsters and Critics.com -NPR (blog)
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Britain summons Syria envoy over dissident harassment - Reuters Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:01:19 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Britain summons Syria envoy over dissident harassment
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry called in Syria's ambassador to London on Thursday to protest about alleged intimidation of Syrian dissidents in Britain, Foreign Secretary William Hague said. Ambassador Sami Khiyami was ...
Hague warns Syrian ambassador over alleged harassment of dissidents in BritainTelegraph.co.uk
UK lashes out at Syria for intimidating British citizensPolitics.co.uk
Hague warns Syria about harassing citizens living in UKYa Libnan
The Guardian -AFP -Amnesty International UK
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Syria revolt brings hope for families of missing Lebanese - AFP Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:09:06 GMT+00:00

AFP

Syria revolt brings hope for families of missing Lebanese
AFP
BEIRUT — The seven-month-old revolt in neighbouring Syria has given hope to Lebanese families trying to find what happened to thousands of loved ones who disappeared during their country's civil war and are believed dead or held in Syrian jails. ...
Authorities deny Syria Army incursion into AnjarThe Daily Star
Embassies tighten travel warnings for LebanonVancouver Sun
Lebanon police point to Syria over missing opposition figureiloubnan.info
Bikya Masr
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Save Syria's post office - Madison County Eagle Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:32:17 GMT+00:00

Save Syria's post office
Madison County Eagle
The Syria Mercantile Store – known simply as “the Syria store” by many of its customers — is home to the Syria Post Office, which US Postal Service officials are considering closing. In recent years, all the other post offices in northern Madison ...

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EU To Sanction Syria Commercial Bank - Wall Street Journal (blog) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:55:40 GMT+00:00

Day Press News

EU To Sanction Syria Commercial Bank
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The EU statement did not name the target, but several diplomats told Newswires it would be the Commercial Bank of Syria, which is one of the country's top private lenders. We welcome thoughtful comments from readers. Please comply with our guidelines. ...
Fourteen killed in Syria as EU tightens sanctionsMonsters and Critics.com
EU puts sanctions on Syrian bankFinancial Times
EU adds Commercial Bank of Syria to sanctions listReuters Africa
RTT News -Day Press News -Eurasia Review
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Syria Incidents: Officials` News & Activists` Reports - Day Press News Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:29:28 GMT+00:00

Day Press News

Syria Incidents: Officials` News & Activists` Reports
Day Press News
SYRIA- On its official Facebook page, US embassy in Damascus has hit back at apparent glee in the Syrian state media over the Occupy Wall Street movement sweeping the United States, posting a Facebook lesson on democracy. ...
Security forces storm Syrian city, activists sayCNN (blog)
Syrian forces raid kills 7, including boyUPI.com

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Syria upheaval halts race to reveal secrets of ancient fort - The Independent Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:30:00 GMT+00:00

Syria upheaval halts race to reveal secrets of ancient fort
The Independent
Anti-government protests gripping Syria have forced archaeologists to abandon excavation work on ancient ruins on the banks of the Euphrates, with the little-explored sites now at risk of being lost forever when a planned ...

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U.S. contrasts NY protests to Syrian crackdown - CNN Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:15:17 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

U.S. contrasts NY protests to Syrian crackdown
CNN
In a posting on social media site Facebook, the US Embassy in Syria said people in America are free to protest and organize without being arrested or shot by government forces. The embassy has repeatedly condemned Syria for its deadly crackdown on ...
US embassy in Damascus hits back on FacebookAFP
U.S. Embassy in Damascus on offensiveUPI.com
Wall Street Protests Make News Around The WorldNPR

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