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Arab League Keeps Syria as Member - Voice of America Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:34:15 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Arab League Keeps Syria as Member Voice of America October 16, 2011 Arab League Keeps Syria as Member Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo Arab diplomats asked the Syrian government on Sunday to open a dialogue with anti-government protesters. A Syrian "national dialogue" is set to be held at Arab League ... Arab League to discuss suspending Syria; Syrian troops fire on funeral in eastWashington Post AL urges Syria to hold national dialogue in 15 daysXinhua Arab League calls for Syria talksBBC News Times of India all 450 news articles »

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Syria's Alawites go on arms shopping spree - Jerusalem Post Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:26:53 GMT+00:00

AFP

Syria's Alawites go on arms shopping spree Jerusalem Post Small arms are increasingly in demand inside volatile Syria, particularly among the country's Alawite minority, who fear they may face retaliation over the revolt against their co-religionist, President Bashar Assad. Most of the weapons are being ... Assad, his raids on Lebanon, and Syria's slow slip into civil warThe Independent Arms smuggling into Syria flourishes: expertsAFP Vying for Syria: Will the Cold War really end this time?Today's Zaman Syrian Arab News Agency -The Daily Star -Fars News Agency all 52 news articles »

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Syrian opponent says AL not able to suspend Syria's membership - Xinhua Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:51:04 GMT+00:00

Syrian opponent says AL not able to suspend Syria's membership Xinhua DAMASCUS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- It's unlikely that the Arab League (AL) would succeed in suspending Syria's membership as there wouldn't be a consensus on this issue, Qadri Jamil, member of the opposing Popular Front for ... Only Talks can End Syria Unrest: OppositionDaijiworld.com all 5 news articles »

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Explosions Rock Yemeni Capital; Arab League Meets on Syria - BusinessWeek Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:41:56 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Explosions Rock Yemeni Capital; Arab League Meets on Syria BusinessWeek In Cairo, the Arab League held an emergency meeting to discuss violence in Syria, where security forces carried out raids and made arrests yesterday as the foreign ministers met. The Arab League formed a committee to look into what it called the ... At least 6 dead in Yemen protestsMarketWatch all 604 news articles »

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Syria forces shoot on activist funeral: rights group - AFP Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:27:04 GMT+00:00

AFP

Syria forces shoot on activist funeral: rights group AFP Obeidi, 42, was killed by security forces who were hunting for him in Deir Ezzor, a province in Syria's east. He had gone into hiding in August during military operations in the area. Security forces on Sunday also carried out raids and arrests in the ... Security in Syria opens fire during funeralCNN International UN warns of civil war in SyriaHindustan Times Syrian forces open fire on funeral processionPakistanToday.com.pk Agenzia Giornalistica Italia all 57 news articles »

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Syria moves towards new constitution - AFP Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:05:00 GMT+00:00

AFP

Syria moves towards new constitution AFP Pillay said Syria risked "a full-blown civil war" unless the international community took action. Envoys for Germany, France, Britain and Portugal raised Assad's deadly assault on protesters during closed-door consultations at the UN Security Council ... Syrian forces fire at mourners, battle defectorsReuters Assad forms committee to change Syria's constitutionReuters India UN official calls for action to prevent civil war in SyriaLos Angeles Times RT -Hindustan Times all 3,216 news articles »

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Syria's Assad regime is a threat to the US - Washington Post Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:29:57 GMT+00:00

Syria's Assad regime is a threat to the US Washington Post By Editorial, THE CARNAGE in Syria grinds on: More than two dozen protesters were reported shot and killed by security forces on Thursday and at least 11 more on Friday; a United Nations human rights official said that the total death toll has passed ... Syrian spy busted here in the U.S. by FBI agents, identified as Mohamad SoueidExaminer.com all 4 news articles »

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Syria blames “Armed Groups” & keeps Pressure on Protests - Day Press News Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:43:46 GMT+00:00

Day Press News

Syria blames “Armed Groups” & keeps Pressure on Protests Day Press News SYRIA- According to state-run news agency SANA, two law-enforcement members were martyred and two were injured on Sunday in an ambush set by an armed terrorist group in al-Jarajmeh neighborhood in Hama while they were performing their duty in ... Gov't forces ambushed in Syria's Hama, two killedShanghai Daily (subscription) all 4 news articles »

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South Africa: IBSA - Push Syria to End Bloodshed - AllAfrica.com Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:28:52 GMT+00:00

Zee News

South Africa: IBSA - Push Syria to End Bloodshed AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — India, Brazil, and South Africa are not leveraging their rising global influence to help stop the bloodshed in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Leaders of the three countries should use their two-day Heads of State and Government ... Don't sit and watch Syria implode: HRW to IBSAZee News Strange ambivalence on SyriaKhaleej Times all 46 news articles »

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Isolate Iran, Syria, U.N. critic says - UPI.com Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:07:28 GMT+00:00

Isolate Iran, Syria, U.N. critic says UPI.com Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., urged tougher unilateral sanctions against Iran and Syria, saying the United Nations is ineffective. Sanctions against Syria are stalled at the UN Security Council because of objections from veto-wielding China and Russia. ... and more »