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Syria's wealthy business owners face war-time squeeze - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:33:41 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Syria's wealthy business owners face war-time squeeze Christian Science Monitor A Free Syrian Army fighter, (l.), helps traders as they remove their stock from their shops, at the souk of the old city of Aleppo city, Syria on Sept. 24. Wealthy Syrians say the violence from the 19-month civil war has pommeled their businesses, but ... UN Syria envoy calls on Assad to implement cease-fire during major Muslim ...Fox News A war chest for Syria's rebelsWashington Post Syria Envoy Brahimi Warns Conflict Could SpreadVoice of America Reuters -NPR (blog) all 1,534 news articles »

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Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in Lebanon - San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:42:03 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle But in siding with the rebels, many of them fellow Sunnis, Arsal is also deepening rifts with its Shiite Muslim neighbors in the Bekaa Valley that runs along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria. Large areas of the scenic valley are controlled by ... Syria war ripples into lawless Lebanon valleyReuters Hizbollah 'launching rocket attacks into Syria'Telegraph.co.uk all 177 news articles »

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Vatican to Send Delegation to Syria - New York Times Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:42:06 GMT

Catholic News Service

Vatican to Send Delegation to Syria New York Times The Vatican said Wednesday that it would send a high-profile delegation to Syria, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, to encourage a political solution to the war there. “We cannot be mere spectators of a tragedy such as the one that is ... Pope sends cardinals to Syria to promote peace, show solidarityCatholic News Service Pope commits Church to highly delicate mission in SyriaThe News International Pope sending Cardinal Dolan on peace mission to SyriaCatholic News Agency all 323 news articles »

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UK man accused of kidnapping in Syria in court - San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:12:27 GMT

Daily Mail

UK man accused of kidnapping in Syria in court San Francisco Chronicle Islam is accused of working with others to abduct two photographers, Briton John Cantlie and his Dutch colleague Jeroen Oerlemans, between July 17 and July 26 in Syria. Oerlemans was shot twice during a failed attempt to escape from his captors ... UK man charged over photographers' kidnapping in SyriaCNN NHS doctor accused of Syria terror kidnapping appears in court as it's ...Daily Mail Man charged over UK photographer kidnap in custodyBBC News Huffington Post -Telegraph.co.uk -Boston.com all 630 news articles »

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'Devastation' after mosque bombing in Aleppo, activists say - CNN Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:54:55 GMT

AFP

'Devastation' after mosque bombing in Aleppo, activists say CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- The peace of prayer time at a mosque in Aleppo was shattered Wednesday when Syrian army planes bombed the site, killing and injuring several worshippers, activists said. Tama Hazem, head of the Aleppo Media Center, said Nour ... Syria mediator seeks to revive UN ceasefire plan: envoysReuters Syria: Rebels losing support among civilians in AleppoMinnPost.com Rebels in Syria's largest city of Aleppo mostly poor, pious and from rural ...Fox News Los Angeles Times -Aljazeera.com (blog) all 272 news articles »

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In Syria's war, long-repressed minority finds new freedom - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:49:40 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

In Syria's war, long-repressed minority finds new freedom Christian Science Monitor In what was once the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath Party in the town of Afrin, a Kurdish-populated town of about 60,000 in northwest Syria (see map), the faces of hundreds of dead Kurdish men and women now line the walls. Many of the people ... and more »

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France says Syria dropping barrels of TNT on neighborhoods - Fox News Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:30:58 GMT

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France says Syria dropping barrels of TNT on neighborhoods Fox News PARIS – France's foreign minister says Syria's air force is using so-called barrel bombs — makeshift weapons consisting of containers stuffed with TNT — to heavily damage neighborhoods. Laurent Fabius said Wednesday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad's ... Paris sees Syrian cluster bomb evidenceUPI.com Europeans hoping to fight in Syria raise new fearsMarietta Times Syria accused of indiscriminate aerial bombingThe Province all 216 news articles »

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Syria: state brutality and human agony - Redress Information & Analysis Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:30:03 GMT

Redress Information & Analysis

Syria: state brutality and human agony Redress Information & Analysis By Graham Peebles. Graham Peebles argues that a negotiated exit of the Assad regime, backed by civil disobedience, offers the best hope for ending the conflict in Syria and putting Syria's destiny in the hands of Syrians. From peaceful demonstrations ... Syria denies using cluster bombsReuters all 764 news articles »

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UN envoy to Syria visits region to resurrect cease-fire efforts - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:50:17 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

UN envoy to Syria visits region to resurrect cease-fire efforts Christian Science Monitor United Nations special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Beirut today as part of a tour the region, advocating a fresh ceasefire in Syria pegged to the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha later this month. However, like plans put forward by his ...

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UN Syria envoy calls on government to start truce - Businessweek Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:04:25 GMT

UN Syria envoy calls on government to start truce Businessweek "The Syrian people are burying hundreds of people each day, so if they bury fewer people during the days of the holiday, this could be the start of Syria's return from the dangerous situation that it ... is continuing to slip toward," he told reporters ...