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Arab League Confirms Sanctions on Syria as Unrest Intensifies - Voice of America Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:08:23 GMT

The Associated Press

Arab League Confirms Sanctions on Syria as Unrest Intensifies
Voice of America
December 03, 2011 Arab League Confirms Sanctions on Syria as Unrest Intensifies VOA News The Arab League on Saturday froze assets of 19 top Syrian officials and banned them from traveling to Arab states. After a meeting in Doha, Qatari Foreign Minister ...
25 die in Syria, as defectors battle troopsCBS News
25 killed in violence sweeping SyriaSan Francisco Chronicle
25 die in Syria, as defectors battle regime forcesThe Associated Press

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Violence in Syria swells as Biden urges Assad to go - BBC News Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:58:08 GMT

BBC News

Violence in Syria swells as Biden urges Assad to go
BBC News
At least 23 people have been killed in Syria as violence between army defectors and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad swells, activists said. The UN estimates 4000 people have been killed during a crackdown on anti-government protests. ...
Syria's Assad 'poses threat of sectarian conflict'AFP
Biden Makes Case for Sanctions on IranWall Street Journal
Biden urges Arab leaders to allow free speechReuters
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U.N. official calls for intervention in Syria - Bend Bulletin Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:29:28 GMT

Xinhua

U.N. official calls for intervention in Syria
Bend Bulletin
BEIRUT — The United Nations high commissioner for human rights Friday called for international intervention to protect Syrian civilians from the government's crackdown amid warnings that the country is headed ...
UNHRC condemns rights violation in Syria as Damascus determined to hunt down ...Xinhua
Syria shrugs off UN resolution as 'unfair, politicized'RIA Novosti
Syria rejects UN rights resolution as 'unjust'AFP
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Syria 'bans iPhones' over protest footage - BBC News Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:53:47 GMT

BBC News

Syria 'bans iPhones' over protest footage
BBC News
Many of the images showing anti-government protests in Syria have come from amateur footage posted on the internet. Syria has banned the iPhone, reports say, as the government tries to control information getting out of the country. ...
The iPhone gets banned in Syria to curb protest coverageDigitaltrends.com
Syrian government reportedly bans use of Apple iPhoneLos Angeles Times
Syria Bans iPhones to Hide Protest CrackdownFellow GEEK
Zee News -Engadget
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Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon - Intifada Palestine Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:50:42 GMT

New York Times

Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon
Intifada Palestine
The encirclement of Syria and Lebanon has long been in the works. Since 2001, Washington and NATO have started the process of cordoning off Lebanon and Syria.The permanent NATO presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and the ...
In Turkey, Biden Talks About Iran and SyriaNew York Times
News Analysis: Turkey aims at regional leadership amid turmoil in the Islamic ...Xinhua
After Fleeing, Syrian Activists Regroup In TurkeyNPR
Tehran Times -BusinessWeek -Kuwait Times
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Lastnight World: Syrian army clashes with rebels, 18 killed - Indian Express Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:43:09 GMT

Lastnight World: Syrian army clashes with rebels, 18 killed
Indian Express
BEIRUT: Fresh violence in Syria left 18 people dead on Saturday, most of them killed in clashes between security forces and anti-regime military defectors in the city of Idlib, activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the pre-dawn ...

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Syria: first coordinating meeting opposition-deserters - ANSAmed Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:38:51 GMT

Syria: first coordinating meeting opposition-deserters
ANSAmed
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, DECEMBER 1 - For the first time, members of the Syrian National Council (SNC, the country's largest opposition group) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA, formed by deserters of the regime's armed forces) have held a meeting, ...

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Syria Reportedly Bans iPhones; Apple Employee Fired for Badmouthing Co. on ... - Patch.com Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:45:36 GMT

Syria Reportedly Bans iPhones; Apple Employee Fired for Badmouthing Co. on ...
Patch.com
Syrian authorities have banned the use of iPhones (but not other smartphones, apparently). The move comes as the country tries to stymie protesters attempting to oust president Bashar Assad. Activists are being given notices that read: "The authorities ...

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Syrian communists, leftists form new party - Xinhua Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:04:33 GMT

Syrian Arab News Agency

Syrian communists, leftists form new party
Xinhua
3 (Xinhua) -- Leader of the Syrian Communist party Qadri Jamil announced Saturday the formation of Pioneering Revolutionist Party that would combine communists and leftists in the country. Jamil, who is also an opposition figure and leader of the ...
National Committee for Unity of Syrian Communists Holds Extraordinary ConferenceSyrian Arab News Agency

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Arab League agrees on details for Syria sanctions - Atlanta Journal Constitution Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:47:59 GMT

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Arab League agrees on details for Syria sanctions
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP CAIRO — The Arab League has approved details of sanctions against Syria aimed at pressuring the regime to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent. A pro-Syrian regime protester hangs by a crane with a big Syrian flag, ...