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Political Cartoonist Whose Work Skewered Assad Is Brutally Beaten in Syria - New York Times Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:20:18 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Political Cartoonist Whose Work Skewered Assad Is Brutally Beaten in Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Masked gunmen severely beat Syria's best-known political cartoonist on Thursday, breaking his hand and leaving him to bleed on the side of a road in Damascus, activists said. Ali Farzat, a political cartoonist, ... Syria Forces Kill 25 Protesters in Past Two DaysBloomberg Thugs break hands of Syria's top cartoonist for Assad lampoonThe Independent EU Embargo on Syrian Crude Likely to Hurt Italy MostWall Street Journal Los Angeles Times (blog) -Voice of America -AFP all 5,304 news articles »

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Libya's Lesson to Syria - Stay the Course - Voice of America Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:07:08 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Libya's Lesson to Syria - Stay the Course Voice of America August 25, 2011 Libya's Lesson to Syria - Stay the Course Cecily Hilleary | Washington “They would carry arms if they get foreign support or if a few generals defected with dozens of armored units.” - anonymous Syrian activist. ... Qaddafi Turns to Syria to Keep Propaganda Machine GoingBloomberg Arab World: Is Bashar next?Jerusalem Post Gadhafi's Syrian memoriesCNN (blog) Minneapolis Star Tribune -Al-Arabiya -AllAfrica.com all 510 news articles »

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Cheney tried to persuade President Bush to bomb Syria - The Independent Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:14 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Cheney tried to persuade President Bush to bomb Syria The Independent In a combative and score-settling new book, former vice-president Dick Cheney reveals how he unsuccessfully tried to persuade his boss George W Bush to bomb a suspected Syrian nuclear site, and takes sharp aim at his ... Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in '07New York Times Cheney says he urged Bush to bomb Syria in '07Salt Lake Tribune Report Claims Cheney Advised Bush to Bomb SyriaVoice of America BBC News -ThirdAge -Channel 6 News Online all 882 news articles »

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How Iran Keeps Assad in Power in Syria - Foreign Affairs Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:02:39 GMT+00:00

msnbc.com

How Iran Keeps Assad in Power in Syria Foreign Affairs Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has made it clear that Tehran sees the uprising in Syria as a US ploy: "In Syria, the hand of America and Israel is evident," he said on June 30. Meanwhile, he affirmed Iran's support for Assad, noting, ... Iran urges Syria to implement political reformsHa'aretz Iran calls for end to violence in SyriaGlobalPost (blog) Iran: Some urge caution in aiding AssadUPI.com Washington Times -Jewish Chronicle -MEMRI (blog) all 44 news articles »

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Iran, Iraq, Syria and the PKK - Hurriyet Daily News Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:58:30 GMT+00:00

Reuters UK

Iran, Iraq, Syria and the PKK Hurriyet Daily News For example, could it be that Turkey is changing its Syria policies although not yet fully becoming more in tune with the American policies? Indeed, all through the Syrian crisis, Turkey has been on the side of those opposing sanctions or a military ... Turkey's double-standard policy on SyriaTehran Times all 908 news articles »

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Asian football struggles to shed off-field malaise - Fox News Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:09:12 GMT+00:00

Asian football struggles to shed off-field malaise Fox News Asian football may be making great strides in some areas - luring top quality players - but the problems off the pitch remain as a brake on development, with Syria's expulsion from the 2014 World Cup qualifiers being yet another example. ... and more »

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The US' war of words against Syria - Aljazeera.net Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:34:53 GMT+00:00

Foreign Policy (blog)

The US' war of words against Syria Aljazeera.net The US war of words against Syria is marred by hypocrisy and a lack of realism. You'd need a team of linguists to tease out the internal contradictions, brazen hypocrisies and verbal contortions in President Barack Obama's call for Syrian President ... A model from the neighboursAhram Online US believes its ties to Iraq are stronger than Iran'sStars and Stripes Iraqi Ambassador: We will request US troop extension “in our own sweet time”Foreign Policy (blog) all 29 news articles »

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DFA urged to bring home OFWs in Syria - ABS CBN News Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:38:00 GMT+00:00

Vox Bikol

DFA urged to bring home OFWs in Syria ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - Relatives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria are begging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to bring home their loved ones as soon as possible. The relatives trooped to the DFA ... Strict monitoring of OFWs pushedManila Bulletin DFA: 12 Pinoys due to arrive in PHL from strife-torn SyriaGMANews.TV OFWs in Syria: the face of illegal recruitmentInteraksyon.com Inquirer.net -Philippine Star -The Philippine Online Chronicles all 114 news articles »

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Gulfsands Petroleum clarify commercial associations in Syria - Proactive Investors UK Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:22:39 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Gulfsands Petroleum clarify commercial associations in Syria Proactive Investors UK Gulfsands Petroleum (LON:GPX) has clarified several issues relating to its operations in Syria and its business relationships with Rami Makhlouf - who owns a 5.75 per cent stake in the company and is the first cousin of Syria's president Bashar ... UK oil company forced to defend links in Syria to Assad's cousinThe Independent Gulfsands Stops Paying Assad's Cousin After Syria SanctionsBloomberg Syria: Gulfsands Petroleum suspends shares belonging to president Bashar al ...Telegraph.co.uk CITY A.M. -UPI.com -OilVoice (press release) all 29 news articles »

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Ahmadinejad to Syria: Killings 'serves Zionist interests' - Ynetnews Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:17:29 GMT+00:00

The Nation, Pakistan

Ahmadinejad to Syria: Killings 'serves Zionist interests' Ynetnews "The people and government of Syria must come together to reach an understanding," he told the station, which is run by the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah movement. The online website "Now Lebanon" quoted Ahmadinejad's interview in Al-Manar, ... Turkey, Iran Bump Heads Over SyriaThe Media Line The crisis in Syria is leading the Middle East into uncharted territoryNew Statesman Turkey, Iran at odds over SyriaHurriyet Daily News NOW LEBANON -Tehran Times all 229 news articles »