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Syrian opposition forms council to counter Assad - Reuters Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:07:24 GMT+00:00

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Syrian opposition forms council to counter Assad Reuters A protester stands behind a banner during a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the eastern Syrian town of Deir al-Zour, near the border with Iraq, July 16, 2011. By Suleiman al-Khalidi and Simon Cameron-Moore ISTANBUL (Reuters) ... Syrian killings stall bid to unite oppositionWashington Post SYRIA: Videos said to show violent clashes in Damascus suburbsLos Angeles Times Syria's Political Opposition Scales Back ConferencesWall Street Journal Al-Arabiya -gulfnews.com -CNN International all 2,371 news articles »

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Impromptu words, actions drive US stance on Syria - Washington Post Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:17:56 GMT+00:00

Reuters Africa

Impromptu words, actions drive US stance on Syria Washington Post When Hillary Rodham Clinton stood before television cameras last week to talk about Syria's autocratic leader, not even her aides expected her to go that far. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians mounted the largest protests Friday since the uprising began ... US, Turkey urge Syria to reform, end violenceXinhua Clinton says Syria must decide own fateAFP Clinton fends off Arab League criticism, slams Syria againJerusalem Post Technorati -CRIENGLISH.com all 867 news articles »

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Protesters plan shadow governments in Yemen, Syria - MarketWatch Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:39:00 GMT+00:00

Protesters plan shadow governments in Yemen, Syria MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- In the latest chapter of the “Arab Spring” protests, opposition forces in Yemen and Syria made progress on Saturday in their attempts to organize shadow governments that can move in to ... [1000 character limit, no HTML, URLs auto-linked]Link TV Arab Spring hardening into summer of stalematesSeattle Post Intelligencer all 22 news articles »

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Arab Revolutions and the Exit Strategy for the Regimes - Huffington Post (blog) Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:05:28 GMT+00:00

Arab Revolutions and the Exit Strategy for the Regimes Huffington Post (blog) Events in Libya, Yemen and Syria portray the leaders' willingness to accept the collapse of both state and country, but indications on the ground point to the imminent collapse of the regime -- a certainty ignored only by the masters of these regimes. ... Latest developments in Arab world's unrestThe Associated Press The 'Arab Spring' becomes the 'Arab Mobilization'American Thinker (blog) Arab Spring splinters into season of stalematesToronto Star all 18 news articles »

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MP Rahhal urges authorities to disclose identities of Estonian's captors - The Daily Star Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:41:12 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

MP Rahhal urges authorities to disclose identities of Estonian's captors The Daily Star The Estonians, in their 30s and 40s, were released Thursday morning, nearly four months after they were kidnapped at gunpoint by masked men on March 23 near the eastern Bekaa city of Zahle shortly after re-entering into Lebanon on bicycles from Syria. ... Kidnapped Estonians held in Lebanon, Syria reportYa Libnan Estonians back home after Lebanon kidnap ordealAFP Houri says foreign countries are using LebanonNOW LEBANON Voice of America -Worldcrunch all 338 news articles »

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Syria: Funerals and Rallies in Damascus - Day Press News Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:37:05 GMT+00:00

Trend News Agency

Syria: Funerals and Rallies in Damascus Day Press News SYRIA- 28 intellectuals and artists were released from detention on Saturday, three days after they were arrested for taking part in an anti-government protest in Damascus. But regime supporters taunted them and threw stones at them as they left court, ... 12 Civilians, Policemen Killed By 'Armed' Terrorist Groups In Syrian ProtestsBernama Armed groups sabotage gov't establishments in northeast SyriaShanghai Daily (subscription) Syria: Armed Groups Attack Public EstablishmentsAl-Manar TV all 8 news articles »

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Syria frees artists, intellectuals arrested in protests - Khaleej Times Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:27:28 GMT+00:00

Syria frees artists, intellectuals arrested in protests Khaleej Times NICOSIA - Artists and intellectuals arrested during anti-regime protests in Syria were freed on Saturday, a rights activist said, amid official media reports that two security agents were killed in the east. “The Syrian authorities on Saturday freed ... Syria releases 28 anti-government intellectualsXinhua all 6 news articles »

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'Syria increasing arms shipments to Hezbollah' - Jerusalem Post Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:55:32 GMT+00:00

'Syria increasing arms shipments to Hezbollah' Jerusalem Post COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ Intel officials tell 'The Times' Syria gave Shi'ite group Scud D missiles putting "Israel, Jordan, large parts of Turkey within Hezbollah's range." Damascus is increasing shipments of advanced missiles and other weapons to ... Syria steps up Hezbollah armamentYnetnews Syria stepping up weapon shipments to Hezbollah, paper reportsNOW LEBANON ISRAELI PRESS, DAMASCUS SENDS MORE WEAPONS HEZBOLLAH'S WAYAgenzia Giornalistica Italia Journal of Turkish Weekly all 6 news articles »

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U.N. nuclear agency brings Syria to Security Council - Reuters Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:06:12 GMT+00:00

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U.N. nuclear agency brings Syria to Security Council Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The UN nuclear watchdog brought allegations of covert atomic work by Syria before the Security Council on Thursday, but the 15-nation body took no immediate action amid divisions among key ... SYRIA: More killings reported; artists and intellectuals arrestedLos Angeles Times Syria's alleged nuclear activities raising concernsHurriyet Daily News Syria 'did have a nuclear plant'The Province DAWN.com -msnbc.com -The National all 82 news articles »

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In Syria, Opposition Stages Massive Protests - NPR Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:01:31 GMT+00:00

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In Syria, Opposition Stages Massive Protests NPR There were massive opposition protests in towns and cities across Syria Friday, despite an ongoing government crackdown that left at least 19 protesters dead. Hundreds of thousands marched in cities like Deraa, Hama and Homs — all three ... 'A million marchers' in Syria as uprising enters its fifth monthThe National 32 dead in repression in SyriaEnjoyFrance.com Syria: one million people hit the streets, between 28 and 40 civilians killed ...iloubnan.info GlobalPost (blog) -Syria Report (subscription) all 7 news articles »