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Syrian Rights Groups Raise Toll From Unrest - New York Times Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:22:48 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Syrian Rights Groups Raise Toll From Unrest New York Times CAIRO — Human rights groups on Tuesday raised their estimates of the death toll from unrest in Syria, as protest organizers there continued their call for more demonstrations against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. ... More Bloodshed in SyriaVoice of America Reports of funeral, police shootings raise tensions in SyriaCNN Syria's emergency law could soon be liftedIrish Times Ha'aretz -The Hill (blog) -World Tribune all 2,400 news articles »

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2 Americans survive being scooped into Syrian jail during protests - CNN International Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:48:59 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

2 Americans survive being scooped into Syrian jail during protests CNN International The anchorwoman called it a "confession" by a foreigner who had been "paid to destabilize Syria." In the report, Radwan sat frightened on a couch, telling an interrogator standing off-camera that he had traveled to Jerusalem and that he had ... US college student who was detained during Syria demonstration recounts 2-week ...The Canadian Press Vermont college student says he saw evidence of torture in SyriaNECN After prison in Syria, Vt. college student returns homeWCAX Newsday (subscription) -Journal Pioneer -mysask.com (press release) all 198 news articles »

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Geagea: Syria most likely behind abduction of Estonians - Daily Star - Lebanon Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:37:56 GMT+00:00

Daily Star - Lebanon

Geagea: Syria most likely behind abduction of Estonians Daily Star - Lebanon BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said Monday that Syria was most likely behind last month's kidnapping of seven Estonians in Lebanon, adding that an explosion outside a church in Zahle 10 days ago was linked to the ... Kidnapped Bikers: Is Lebanon Being Sucked Into Regional Unrest?TIME Lebanon authorities releases a suspect in kidnappoing of EstoniansYa Libnan "Lebanon is at risk of an Israeli war and a domestic street war"iloubnan.info ERR News -AFP -Monsters and Critics.com all 111 news articles »

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Threats to Al-Jazeera in Jordan; journalists released in Syria - CPJ Press Freedom Online Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:14:43 GMT+00:00

CPJ Press Freedom Online

Threats to Al-Jazeera in Jordan; journalists released in Syria CPJ Press Freedom Online ... a photographer and journalist working for Orient TV, remains in custody, two local journalists told CPJ. Hassan was detained on March 26. The signal of Orient TV, a private, Dubai-based satellite channel, has been jammed in Syria since March 25. and more »

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Reuters photographer freed in Syria - BusinessWeek Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:38:39 GMT+00:00

Reuters photographer freed in Syria BusinessWeek Al-Hariri was one of four Reuters journalists held over the last week in Syria. The other three have already been released and ordered to leave the country. A fifth Reuters journalist was expelled by Syrian authorities on March 25 after five years as ... and more »

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State Department Issues Travel Advisory for Syria - CompareCarrentals.com Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:51:45 GMT+00:00

OFW News On Web

State Department Issues Travel Advisory for Syria CompareCarrentals.com This time the United States Department of State has issued a travel advisory for Syria. The department has cited civil unrest as being the main reason why people should avoid this area at all costs. Currently the State Department is telling all United ... State Dept. issues travel warning on SyriaThe Associated Press US authorizes families to leave SyriaAFP US Issues Travel Warning to Syria; Authorizes Families to LeaveKBOI Easy Destination Blog (blog) -Gadling all 141 news articles »

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Tik Root, Middlebury Student Missing In Syria, Returns Home - Huffington Post Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:31:36 GMT+00:00

AFP

Tik Root, Middlebury Student Missing In Syria, Returns Home Huffington Post A Middlebury College student who went missing in Syria last month has returned to the United States. Pathik "Tik" Root, 21, disappeared March 18 in Damascus. For weeks, his parents struggled to engineer his return. He was able to leave Damascus this ... Tik Root back from Syria and home in VermontCNN (blog) Missing student returns from SyriaBoston Globe College student with ties to Macomb County released from custody in SyriaWXYZ Bowdoin Orient -San Antonio Express -The Epoch Times all 94 news articles »

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SYRIA: Viral protest songs take on government over crackdown - Los Angeles Times Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:24:20 GMT+00:00

SYRIA: Viral protest songs take on government over crackdown Los Angeles Times In the absence of a physical center for the protest movement in Syria, lists of dead and missing, animated clips and songs are passed discreetly online, helping bolster spirits ahead of Friday prayers, which have become a weekly rallying point for ...

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Syria: Stop Shooting Protesters - Human Rights Watch (press release) Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:40:15 GMT+00:00

Human Rights Watch (press release)

Syria: Stop Shooting Protesters Human Rights Watch (press release) For three weeks, Syria's security forces have been firing on largely peaceful protesters in various parts of Syria. Instead of investigating those responsible for shootings, Syria's officials try to deflect responsibility by accusing unknown 'armed ... and more »

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Qtel bids for Syria mobile licence - TMC Net Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:42:20 GMT+00:00

Day Press News

Qtel bids for Syria mobile licence TMC Net (Qatar Tribune Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI QATAR Telecom (Qtel) the Arab Gulf state's largest mobile operator, is in the running for the third mobile licence in Syria, despite a number of competing telecom firms abandoning bids ... Qatar, Saudi telcos vie for Syria licenceReuters STC, Qtel vie for Syria licenseArab News Qatar, Saudi in running for Syria telco licenceGulf Times Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg -Pakistan Daily Mail all 37 news articles »