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UN chief accuses Syria of breaking promises - The Associated Press Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:50:00 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

UN chief accuses Syria of breaking promises The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for international action against Syria on Thursday, saying President Bashar Assad has repeatedly broken promises to reform. Using unusually strong language, Ban accused Assad of "escalating ... Effort to create Syria opposition council announcedWashington Post Syria Toll Mounts as Uprising Against Assad Enters 7th MonthSan Francisco Chronicle Syria - Sep 15, 2011 - 20:10Aljazeera.net (blog) Reuters -Wall Street Journal all 1,984 news articles »

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Turkey blamed after defector is returned to Syria - The Guardian Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:07:42 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

Turkey blamed after defector is returned to Syria The Guardian A shop in Syria's capital Damascus displays a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad with Arabic words reading: 'We love you'. Photograph: Muzaffar Salman/AP The first senior military officer to defect during the Syrian uprising has been arrested by ... Angry activists say Turkey handed deserted officer to SyriaCNN International Syria security forces storm Daraa farm, killing 10Ha'aretz Turkey accused after defector returned to SyriaChannel 4 News TIME -Adnkronos International English all 54 news articles »

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Syria: US Envoy Mourns Activist - New York Times Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:01:44 GMT+00:00

CNN International

Syria: US Envoy Mourns Activist New York Times The visit on Tuesday could increase the already high tensions between the United States and Syria, which has accused Washington of helping incite violence in Syria. The authorities have criticized two earlier visits by Mr. Ford to the country's central ... Syrian activist Ghiyath Matar's death spurs grief, debateWashington Post Ambassadors to Syria unite in public solidarity at vigil for murdered activistThe Guardian Envoys to Syria attend activist's vigilAljazeera.net UPI.com -CNN International all 43 news articles »

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Syria to air confession of 'Israeli spy' in Mughniyeh hit - Jerusalem Post Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:24:28 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

Syria to air confession of 'Israeli spy' in Mughniyeh hit Jerusalem Post Syria will broadcast a taped confession of a Syrian officer it says aided Israel in assassinating the top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh in 2008, Damascus' official SANA news agency said Thursday. Mughniyeh was killed in 2008 in Damascus in a ... Syria - Sep 15, 2011 - 04:56Aljazeera.net (blog) Syria to air "confessions" by defector, Israeli spyAl-Bawaba Syria says it has uncovered Israeli spyTimes LIVE Arutz Sheva -Trend News Agency -Yeshiva World News all 17 news articles »

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Syria's ports suffer as unrest hits economy - Reuters Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:01:36 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Syria's ports suffer as unrest hits economy Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - From his window on the corniche of Syria's Mediterranean port city of Tartous, an international shipper bemoans the change since a popular uprising six months ago engulfed the country and dealt a heavy blow to ... Sanctions weighing heavily on Syria's portsCTV.ca Syrian uprising deals ocean shipping a major blowSupply Chain Digital all 15 news articles »

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US wants American citizens out of Syria ASAP - AHN | All Headline News Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:47:06 GMT+00:00

US wants American citizens out of Syria ASAP AHN | All Headline News The United States on Thursday issued an urgent warning to American citizens to “depart immediately while commercial transportation is available,” as the situation in Syria further became tense as sanguinary and brutal crackdown by the government ... US wants American citizens out of Syria ASAPGant Daily all 4 news articles »

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Syria 'wisely' dealing with sanction: central bank official - AFP Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:45:00 GMT+00:00

AFP

Syria 'wisely' dealing with sanction: central bank official AFP DOHA — Syria is dealing "wisely" with international sanctions imposed on it over the regime's deadly crackdown on dissent, its central bank's deputy governor said on Thursday. "Syria is dealing with the international sanctions wisely and with good ... and more »

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Mideast riddle: Strange stone structures caught on camera - CBS News Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:45:46 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Mideast riddle: Strange stone structures caught on camera CBS News They stretch from Syria to Saudi Arabia, can be seen from the air but not the ground, and are virtually unknown to the public. They are the Middle East's own version of the Nazca Lines -- ancient "geolyphs," or drawings, that span deserts in southern ... Who created these huge, mysterious wheel patterns in the Mideast thousands of ...io9 Thousands of strange 'Nazca Lines' discovered in the Middle EastDaily Mail all 8 news articles »

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Revolutionary fever may overwhelm Syria next - Oak Ridger Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:00:09 GMT+00:00

Revolutionary fever may overwhelm Syria next Oak Ridger Beloved, I am fairly confident Syria's aggressively violent and dictatorial rule against its own under-privileged and those who are at the top of the intellectual population is probably next to fall. Unfortunately, because of the horrible nature of ... and more »

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US to Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:56:24 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

US to Syria Foreign Policy (blog) As the 20-hour assault by Taliban insurgents on Kabul's diplomatic and military enclave drew to a close on Wednesday, insurgents and coalition forces decided to prolong the battle the modern way: on Twitter. If the continued insurgency in Afghanistan ... Quote of the dayPeninsula On-line all 4,613 news articles »