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Syria death toll now exceeds 5000: UN rights chief - Reuters Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:18:08 GMT

BBC News

Syria death toll now exceeds 5000: UN rights chief
Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - More than 5000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the UN human rights chief said, as an insurgency begins to overshadow what had been mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar ...
Syria death toll 'exceeds 5000', says UN's Navi PillayBBC News
Syria Crackdown Toll Over 5000, UN Rights Chief SaysFox News
Syria death toll tops 5000ABC Online
BusinessWeek -Voice of America (blog)
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UN estimates 5000 killed in Syrian uprising - CNN International Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:03:44 GMT

Los Angeles Times

UN estimates 5000 killed in Syrian uprising
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff The Syrian government has given activists in the flashpoint city of Homs a 72-hour-deadline to halt demonstrations. (CNN) -- As explosions and gunfire continued to ripple in Syria, the United Nations high commissioner for human ...
As Syria Urges Local Voting, UN Puts Toll From Clashes Past 5000New York Times
Syria holds local elections as deadly clashes reportedly continueLos Angeles Times
Syria unrest: Local elections held despite fightingBBC News
Xinhua -Jerusalem Post
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French accusations put Syria's allies in spotlight - Reuters Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:02:00 GMT

AFP

French accusations put Syria's allies in spotlight
Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - France says it believes Syria was behind an attack on UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon. While Paris has no proof, Damascus has plenty of armed supporters who might try to destabilize Lebanon to divert attention from ...
Syria denies involvement in Lebanon bombingCNN
Sleiman, Mikati and Jumblatt join forcesThe Daily Star
Syria denies link to bombing of UN troops in LebanonAFP
Xinhua -UPI.com
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Turkish Border Businesses Miss the Syrian Neighbors - New York Times Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:44:50 GMT

The Guardian

Turkish Border Businesses Miss the Syrian Neighbors
New York Times
A Turkish tax increase on goods from Syria has led Akinal Bella, a large shoe manufacturer, to import bows from China. By DAN BILEFSKY GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the old bazaar of this ancient city, long entwined with Syria, the loud chatter of Syrians' ...
Turkey's risky brinksmanship with SyriaToday's Zaman
Contingencies of Turkish Military Intervention into SyriaMiddle East Online
Inside Syria: the rebel call for arms and ammunitionThe Guardian
WND.com -Arab News -Press TV
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Syrians go to polls amid strikes, killings - Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:51:39 GMT

The Guardian

Syrians go to polls amid strikes, killings
Sydney Morning Herald
Syrians voted in municipal elections held amid a general strike called by the opposition and as security forces killed another seven people as they pursued a crackdown on dissent. The elections committee, in a statement received by AFP, said "voting is ...
Syria's brave but divided opposition will have to take down Assad on their ownThe Guardian
Syrian Troops Clash With Army DefectorsABC News
Syrian troops clash with army defectorsCBS News
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UN Estimates 5000 Killed In Syrian Uprising - KJCT8.com Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:53:39 GMT

UN Estimates 5000 Killed In Syrian Uprising
KJCT8.com
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- As explosions and gunfire continued to ripple in Syria, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Monday raised the death toll from the Damascus government's crackdown on anti-regime activists to close to ...


US watchdogs quiz firms over Iran, Syria ties - AFP Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:10:00 GMT

AFP

US watchdogs quiz firms over Iran, Syria ties
AFP
WASHINGTON — US financial watchdogs have demanded dozens of big-name Western firms open the lid on their business with Iran, Sudan and Syria -- countries deemed by Washington to be "state sponsors of terrorism." Documents recently released show the ...
SEC asks for details of company ties to Iran, Syria; letters appear to focus ...Washington Post
SEC asks companies to detail ties to Iran, SyriaUSA Today
SEC probes major companies' Syria, Iran tiesCBS News

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Obama: Iraq's response to Syria not influenced by Iran - CBS News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:25 GMT

USA Today

Obama: Iraq's response to Syria not influenced by Iran
CBS News
The Iraqi government has been far less forceful than the United States in its criticism of the Syrian government's violent crackdown against anti-government protesters. However, President Obama said today that the difference between the US response and ...
US, Iraqi leaders differ over approach to SyriaXinhua
Obama says al-Maliki decisions on Syria are based on what's best for Iraq, not ...Washington Post
A war's ending...Syria's deadly crackdown...FAMU arrests9&10 News
Kuwait News Agency
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Suncor “cautiously optimistic” about Libyan oilfield production to fill void ... - Calgary Herald Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:49:19 GMT

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Suncor “cautiously optimistic” about Libyan oilfield production to fill void ...
Calgary Herald
The Ebla natural gas plant operated by a joint venture between Suncor Energy Inc. and Syria's General Petroleum Corp., prior to Suncor announcing on Dec. 11 it was exiting Syria to comply with ...
Calgary-based Suncor Energy withdrawing from SyriaVancouver Sun
Calgary's Suncor Energy exits Syria in wake of EU sanctionsNational Post (blog)
Suncor pulls foreign workers from Syrian operationsProactive Investors USA & Canada
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Gulfsands Halts Syria Production, Invokes Force Majeure - Wall Street Journal (blog) Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:50:04 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Gulfsands Halts Syria Production, Invokes Force Majeure
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Gulfsands Petroleum PLC said Monday it was halting its operations in Syria a week after the London-traded company said it was reviewing its work there following stronger sanctions imposed by the European Union. ...
UK's Gulfsands declares Syrian operations force majeurePlatts
Gulfsands shuts down production in SyriaFinancial Times
Gulfsands hit by EU sanctions on SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
Oil & Gas Financial Journal -UPI.com -Reuters Africa
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