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Attorney general of Syria's Hama defects - Reuters Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:01:28 GMT+00:00

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Attorney general of Syria's Hama defects
Reuters
I will give live statements once I leave Syria soon," he said. Syrian authorities expelled foreign media after pro-democracy street protests broke out in March, making it difficult to events in the country. If confirmed, Bakkour's resignation would be ...
Syria Hunts for Leaders of Protests in HamaNew York Times
Syria's attorney-general 'resigns over mass execution in Hama'Telegraph.co.uk
SYRIA: Some Syrians despair, consider armed confrontationLos Angeles Times
The Atlantic -NPR -Jerusalem Post
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EU Reaches Deal To Expand Syria Sanctions - Wall Street Journal Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:39:44 GMT+00:00

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EU Reaches Deal To Expand Syria Sanctions
Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS–The European Union reached a fresh deal Wednesday to broaden sanctions on Syria that include an oil embargo, paving the way for what could prove the most significant step taken against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad ...
Syrian businessmen fear slow economic deathFinancial Times
Syria at this MomentPalestine Chronicle
Italy backs off Syria EmbargoDay Press News
The New Age Online -Zawya (subscription)
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Syrian violence 'intensified despite Ramadan' - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:58:37 GMT+00:00

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Syrian violence 'intensified despite Ramadan'
Telegraph.co.uk
The latest figures were disclosed as troops, backed by tanks, raided houses and made arrests while looking for anti-government protesters in central Syria. Homes were raided in Homs and Hama, two activists' houses were torched and at least 16 people ...
Syria crackdown horror catalogued in Amnesty deaths in detention reportThe Guardian
Activists say hundreds killed in SyriaAFP
Horrific tales of torture begin to leak from SyriaCatholic Online
Sydney Morning Herald -CNN International
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EU Syria Sanctions Extension Held Up By Late Objections-Diplomats - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:06:35 GMT+00:00

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EU Syria Sanctions Extension Held Up By Late Objections-Diplomats
Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--A fresh round of European Union sanctions on Syria have been held up following at least one objection to the proposed measures, diplomats told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. ...
Syrian Security Forces Fire on Worshipers as Ramadan EndsNew York Times
Italy seeks to delay EU oil embargo on SyriaFinancial Times
EU to impose oil embargo on SyriaThe Guardian
Los Angeles Times -Washington Post (blog) -Politico
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Syria's Sons of No One - New York Times Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:01:27 GMT+00:00

New York Times
Syria's Sons of No One
New York Times
The night before had gone late, he and his friends challenging and daring and fleeing from the feared mukhabarat, Syria's secret police, who for the past five months have been bent on crushing dissent here in Homs. With a few hours of sleep behind him, ...

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Inside Syria's nightmare - Toronto Star Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:47:27 GMT+00:00

Inside Syria's nightmare
Toronto Star
A Syrian man sits outside closed shops, their shutters painted with the colours of Syria's national flag, in the shopping district of Homs. Journalist Wolfgang Bauer went undercover in Syria, where foreign media has been banned. ...

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Actions of Syria's Assad 'irreparable': Sarkozy - Khaleej Times Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:11:13 GMT+00:00

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Actions of Syria's Assad 'irreparable': Sarkozy
Khaleej Times
In his annual address to France's top diplomats, Sarkozy said France will do whatever is “legally” within its power in order to ensure a victory of Syria's pro-democracy movement over Assad's regime. “The regime in Damascus wrongly believes it is safe ...
France: Syria's Assad has done the 'irreparable'eTaiwan News
31/08/2011Sarkozy: Actions of Syria's Assad 'irreparable'Expatica France
Sarkozy: Al-Assad actions irreparableCNN International
Center for Research on Globalization -New York Times -Kuwait News Agency
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No Eid joy in Syria - The National Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:12:10 GMT+00:00

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No Eid joy in Syria
The National
"Mr Al Assad's regime, as it is watching Col Qaddafi's regime fall apart, still insists on suppression, cruelty and abuse as proper methods to curtail the popular uprising in Syria." Meanwhile, the Syrian people who have, for months now, ...
Editorial: At a tipping pointArab News

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Geagea: Government fate linked to Syria unrest - The Daily Star Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:37:41 GMT+00:00

The Daily Star
Geagea: Government fate linked to Syria unrest
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Wednesday Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government of being controlled by Hezbollah and Syria, saying that its fate was linked to the unrest in Syria. “The events in Syria will affect the life of this ...
'Current cabinet is Syrian made', Geagea saysiloubnan.info
In Lebanon, the plot thickensAljazeera.net

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How Saudi Arabia can contain Iran – and other benefits from Syria's turmoil - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:36:48 GMT+00:00

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How Saudi Arabia can contain Iran – and other benefits from Syria's turmoil
Christian Science Monitor
... Riyadh helps Washington achieve its overall foreign policy goals in the region, most urgent of which is checking Iran's power and preventing it from becoming a nuclear power state. So what is this new Saudi opportunity all about? It starts in Syria.
How Saudi Arabia Can Contain Iran -- and Other Benefits From Syria's TurmoilAINA (press release)

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