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21 Dead in New Syria Violence, Activists Say - Voice of America Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:11:16 GMT

BBC News

21 Dead in New Syria Violence, Activists Say Voice of America January 07, 2012 21 Dead in New Syria Violence, Activists Say VOA News Syrian activists say at least 21 people were killed Saturday in clashes throughout Syria. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the majority of the deaths ... Arab ministers to discuss "toothless" Syria missionReuters Syria buries 26, skeptics blame regime for bombJerusalem Post Syria unrest: 'At least 27 dead' in protestsBBC News San Francisco Chronicle -Albany Times Union all 2,121 news articles »

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Syrian defectors call for international help - Washington Post Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:21:23 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Syrian defectors call for international help Washington Post AKKAR, Lebanon — Under cover of darkness, in a shabby rented house in the northern Lebanese mountains, a dozen Syrian men huddle round a wood stove, candlelight flickering on their drawn faces. All of them claim to be defected soldiers, who were ... Syrian military official defects with soldiersDAWN.com Syrian actress treads new stage in Syrian protestsChicago Tribune A Syrian army Colonel has defected with soldiersYa Libnan Arutz Sheva -gulfnews.com all 39 news articles »

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Obama Administration Seeks to Remove Syria From Human Rights Committee - Fox News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:05:45 GMT

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Obama Administration Seeks to Remove Syria From Human Rights Committee Fox News By Ben Evansky AP January 6, 2012: Syrians wave revolutionary flags during an anti-regime protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan. Following an international outcry over Syria being voted on to a human rights committee at the United ... UK announces bid to cancel Syria's “abhorrent” membership on UNESCO rights ...UN Watch (press release) all 30 news articles »

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Syria Presses on With Crackdown as Qatar Suggests UN Help - BusinessWeek Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:16:20 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria Presses on With Crackdown as Qatar Suggests UN Help BusinessWeek 5 (Bloomberg) -- Syria pressed on with a crackdown on dissent after Qatar's premier suggested that United Nations assistance is needed to improve the Arab League's monitoring of government compliance with a plan to end the violence. ... Syria accused of torturing hundreds in crackdownCBS News Syria releases 500 political prisonersUSA TODAY America and the Solitude of the SyriansWall Street Journal Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America (blog) all 3,888 news articles »

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Feds evaluate Syria evacuation - Toronto Sun Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:00:36 GMT

Feds evaluate Syria evacuation Toronto Sun By Jessica Murphy ,Parliamentary Bureau Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird delivered a statement with respect to the situation in Syria in Ottawa, Dec. 23, 2011. (Chris Roussakis/QMI Agency) There's just a week to go in the federal government's ... and more »

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Syria unrest: Ten dead in Damascus blast, says state TV - BBC News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:42:55 GMT

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Syria unrest: Ten dead in Damascus blast, says state TV BBC News Authorities in Damascus have condemned what they describe as a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber on an eastern suburb of the Syrian capital. It seems the target may have been a bus transporting security force personnel. State media reports multiple ... Syria's Deadly Attack Draws Allies' CondemnationAl-Manar TV 'AL's demands of Syria, not feasible'Press TV Local and Arab Condemnations of al-Midan Terrorist Attack ContinueSyrian Arab News Agency Fars News Agency -Day Press News all 29 news articles »

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Thousands hold prayers for Syria bombing dead - Albany Times Union Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:33:50 GMT

Thousands hold prayers for Syria bombing dead Albany Times Union ALBERT AJI, AP, BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Syrian investigators, inspect next to damaged police cars at the scene bomb at Midan neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, on Friday Jan. 6, 2012. An explosion ripped through a busy intersection in the Syrian ...

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Syrian ex-pats rally for peace - Tasmania Mercury Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:23:25 GMT

Tasmania Mercury

Syrian ex-pats rally for peace Tasmania Mercury NEED FOR PEACE: A Syrian community rally outside Parliament House yesterday heard that the whole story of the Middle Eastern nation's troubles is yet to be told. Picture: KIM EISZELE HOBART'S Syrian community held a rally in support of peace in their ... and more »

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Syria Accuses Google of Supporting the Revolution - Arutz Sheva Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:44:54 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Syria Accuses Google of Supporting the Revolution Arutz Sheva Syrian website claims Google Earth has been changing names of streets in Syria to make them identifiable with the revolution. By Elad Benari Is Google supporting the revolution in Syria? The answer is yes, according to a report on a Syrian website on ...

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Pinoys coming home from Syria - Journal Online Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:15:55 GMT

Pinoys coming home from Syria Journal Online MORE Filipinos who were caught up in Syria's political crisis are expected to arrive after the government asked them to leave the country for their own safety. According to Overseas Workers Workers Administration chief Carmelita Dimzon, the first batch ... 56 Filipinos arrive from SyriaSun.Star 56 Pinoys arrive from SyriaABS CBN News Safety (and security) firstAsianjournal.com all 4 news articles »