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Foreign Minister Blames Sanctions for Syria's Troubles - NYTimes.com - New York Times Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:10:30 GMT

TIME

Foreign Minister Blames Sanctions for Syria's Troubles - NYTimes.com New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Receiving a high-level United Nations delegation on Saturday in Damascus, Syria's foreign minister blamed international sanctions for his country's problems and called on the United Nations to help lift the measures, which were ... Syrian rebels gaining ground in Aleppo, opposition saysCNN International Russia and Its Syrian Debacle: When the Enemy of My Friend Becomes My FriendTIME U.S. Officials: Syria Has Prepared Several Dozen Chemical Bombs : The Two ...NPR (blog) Wall Street Journal -Press TV -Voice of America all 3,339 news articles »

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Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier - Reuters Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:02:38 GMT

Washington Post

Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's army chief of staff warned NATO on Saturday that stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria was setting the stage for world war. General Hassan Firouzabadi, whose country has been a staunch ... Iran warns Turkey over NATO's anti-missile system near Syria - The Washington ...Washington Post Syria troops press assault near DamascusNinemsn Patriot missiles a warning to Syria's al-AssadCNN Huffington Post -Times of Malta -Center for Research on Globalization all 1,797 news articles »

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Syria's foreign minister blames US, European sanctions for the nation's suffering - Washington Post Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:12:36 GMT

Kuwait News Agency

Syria's foreign minister blames US, European sanctions for the nation's suffering Washington Post BEIRUT — Syria's foreign minister blamed the suffering of his country's people on U.S. and European sanctions imposed on his country, telling a top U.N. official Saturday that the international body should condemn these measures and work toward ... Syria FM Blames Western SanctionsCRIENGLISH.com Amos, al-Muallem discuss humanitarian situation in SyriaKuwait News Agency Syria's foreign minister blames US, EU for suffering of his people - Region ...Ahram Online Syrian Radio & TV Online all 186 news articles »

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Syria opposition forms body to preserve state institutions - Reuters Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:04:24 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria opposition forms body to preserve state institutions Reuters The Free National Gathering was formed largely by members and supporters of Syria's opposition coalition, which was recognized this week by 114 countries as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Among them are several high-level defectors ... Syria dissident group set up 'to protect state institutions' - Region - World ...Ahram Online Kristalina Georgieva: The more the fighting in Syria aggravate, the harder it ...Focus News all 9 news articles »

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UN, EU call for fresh Syria aid - GlobalPost Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:55:57 GMT

FRANCE 24

UN, EU call for fresh Syria aid GlobalPost The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, told reporters in Beirut today the situation in Syria has "became a brutal conflict in the context of dramatic humanitarian tragedy." The comments came amid a one-day visit to Damascus by UN ... UN, EU urge more Syria aid as conflict enters 'new phase'FRANCE 24 all 14 news articles »

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Growing presence of extremists in Syria sends chills down Syrians' spines - Philippine Star Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:28:55 GMT

Growing presence of extremists in Syria sends chills down Syrians' spines Philippine Star DAMASCUS (Xinhua) - With the growing presence of radical Islamists affiliated with al-Qaeda in Syria, fear and apprehension have crept up among the moderate Syrians, sending chills down their spines about the vague and uncertain future of their country. and more »

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US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey's border with Syria - Washington Post Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:42:32 GMT

US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey's border with Syria Washington Post INCIRLIK AIR BASE, TURKEY — The United States authorized on Friday the deployment of 400 troops for two Patriot missile-defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria, a move that could put American forces near the front lines of the Arab country ...

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Iran: US Massacre Just Like Killings in Syria, Iraq - Arutz Sheva Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:39:25 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Iran: US Massacre Just Like Killings in Syria, Iraq Arutz Sheva Iran expressed condemnation Saturday of the Connecticut school massacre but added that there is "no difference" between it and the killing of children in various hotspots in the Middle East, including Syria and Iraq – where Iran itself is involved in ... and more »

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Syria Chemical Weapons: Canadian Special Forces to Assist “Opposition”? - Center for Research on Globalization Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:12:23 GMT

Syria Chemical Weapons: Canadian Special Forces to Assist “Opposition”? Center for Research on Globalization France and Britain have begun to circle Syria like vultures (my apologies to vultures, who politely wait for their prey to die). They plan to save Syria from chemical bombs – a surreal replay of Suez 1956, where France and Britain cooked up a pretext ...

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Free Syrian Army top commander killed in Syria's Aleppo - Region - World ... - Ahram Online Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:46:44 GMT

Free Syrian Army top commander killed in Syria's Aleppo - Region - World ... Ahram Online A top rebel commander in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo was killed in a major battle for a military academy on Saturday, his brigade said. "It is with pride that Liwa al-Tawhid (brigade) announces the death in combat of the hero martyr, Colonel ... and more »