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SYRIA: Al Jazeera journalist missing since Friday - Los Angeles Times Tue, 03 May 2011 01:45:02 GMT+00:00

Aljazeera.net

SYRIA: Al Jazeera journalist missing since Friday Los Angeles Times As many as a couple dozen journalists have been detained in Syria, where security forces have unleashed a violent crackdown against anti-government protests that began in March. "It seems as if the government now considers the journalists as much of a ... Iran wants Syria to probe missing journalistAljazeera.net Dorothy Parvaz, al-Jazeera reporter, missing in SyriaWashington Post (blog) Former Seattle PI reporter is missing in SyriaThe Seattle Times OregonLive.com -Northwest Cable News -Herald Sun all 153 news articles »

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Israeli Druze Keep An Eye Across Fence as Syria Upheaval Unfolds - Voice of America Tue, 03 May 2011 02:02:16 GMT+00:00

Sky News (blog)

Israeli Druze Keep An Eye Across Fence as Syria Upheaval Unfolds Voice of America The upheaval in Syria is raising concern among some of the estimated 100000 Druze who live in Israel. Many consider themselves Syrian, and call for the return of the Golan Heights - a piece of land that Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 ... Syria Not A Partner For Peace? So What's New? By BarRight Side News Asma Assad: What Can She Be Thinking?Sky News (blog) all 5 news articles »

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SYRIA: Siege continues on Dara as tensions rise ahead of protests [Video] - Los Angeles Times Mon, 02 May 2011 19:04:26 GMT+00:00

ABC News

SYRIA: Siege continues on Dara as tensions rise ahead of protests [Video] Los Angeles Times The weeklong siege on the flashpoint southern Syrian city of Dara continues, with military reinforcements continuing to deploy along its outskirts. Telephone lines, electricity and water supply are cut off to the city, a center of the earliest and most ... Leading activist seized in Syrian roundupReuters Syria tells protesters to hand themselves in or face the consequencesTelegraph.co.uk Mass arrests in Syria protest hubBBC News UPI.com -Aljazeera.net -Jerusalem Post all 752 news articles »

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Tensions Rise as Hamas Refuses to Take Sides in Syria - New York Times Mon, 02 May 2011 17:52:10 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Tensions Rise as Hamas Refuses to Take Sides in Syria New York Times Al Hayat, the London-based pan-Arab newspaper, reported Saturday that Hamas's political wing was decamping to Doha, the capital of Qatar, but Hamas officials in Syria and beyond it denied it. Similar reports circulated on Monday and denials were again ... Syria, Hamas at odds over protestsUPI.com Hamas' option in Syria is the “best of two evils”Islam Online Syria: why intervention will not workFRANCE 24 Ya Libnan -People's Daily Online -Asia Times Online all 3,633 news articles »

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UN Postponing $38 Million "Bucks for Bashar" Syrian Aid Plan - Fox News Mon, 02 May 2011 17:29:15 GMT+00:00

Fox News

UN Postponing $38 Million "Bucks for Bashar" Syrian Aid Plan Fox News April 15: Syrian pro-government protesters carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad as they shout slogans after Friday prayers outside the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. (AP) As Syria's dictatorship continued to kill ... UNDP Now Defers Programs in Yemen & Bahrain, Won't Provide CopiesInner City Press UN development agency delays Syria aid planmsnbc.com The UNDP suspends five years aid program to Syriailoubnan.info all 26 news articles »

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Tens of thousands defy violent crackdown across Syria - Link TV Mon, 02 May 2011 18:39:47 GMT+00:00

Tens of thousands defy violent crackdown across Syria Link TV Syrian rights sources said that protestors took to the streets in various parts of Syria in response to a call for demonstrations on what is being referred to as the "Friday of Rage." This takes place despite the authority's request that citizens not ... SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement? Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO ...Center for Research on Globalization Yemeni Deal Falls Through; Syria Promises Political ChangeBusinessWeek all 7 news articles »

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Libya ... Syria: What is the difference? - Aljazeera.net Mon, 02 May 2011 14:53:21 GMT+00:00

Libya ... Syria: What is the difference? Aljazeera.net And yet the international community has intervened militarily in Libya, but not in Syria. While NATO pounds targets in Libya, Syria is hit only with sanctions. In the Syrian case, the UN, US, the western countries and even Turkey have been far more ... and more »

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In Syria, Reports of Arrests Proliferate - New York Times Tue, 03 May 2011 00:49:58 GMT+00:00

In Syria, Reports of Arrests Proliferate New York Times Ms. Jawabra, 39, had been trying to arrange a relief convoy, departing Tuesday, to the town, whose plight has prompted solidarity protests in other regions of Syria and in neighboring Jordan. Residents of Dara'a had long seethed under the government's ...

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Arab leaders pressed to break silence on Syria - Financial Times Sun, 01 May 2011 19:20:52 GMT+00:00

Eurasia Review

Arab leaders pressed to break silence on Syria Financial Times Pressure is mounting on Arab governments to take a stance against Syria's brutal crackdown of the popular uprising at a time when western states are adopting initial sanctions to isolate the regime of Bashar al-Assad. ... How's that Syria engagement policy working out, Mr. President?Washington Post (blog) US, Israel behind Syria unrest: Iranian diplomatTehran Times Demystifying SyriaMonthly Review Peoria Journal Star -Boston Globe -NPR all 73 news articles »

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Turkish Premier Says Turkey does not Want Separation of Syria - Journal of Turkish Weekly Mon, 02 May 2011 11:21:28 GMT+00:00

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Turkish Premier Says Turkey does not Want Separation of Syria Journal of Turkish Weekly Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, "Turkey definitely does not want separation of Syria. And Syria should not allow any attempts that could pave the way for separation." Erdogan told a TV program on Sunday, "we have friendly and ... Erdoğan warns Assad against division of SyriaToday's Zaman 'We do not want to see another Hama massacre,' says Turkish PMHurriyet Daily News all 23 news articles »