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Syria's Leader Rebuffs UN Envoy - Wall Street Journal Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:51:32 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Syria's Leader Rebuffs UN Envoy
Wall Street Journal
AP BEIRUT—Syria's leader rebuffed a high-profile diplomatic effort to stem the country's year-long crisis on Saturday, as Syrian troops pushed ahead with a new assault on the northern region of Idlib. A handout picture released by the official Syrian ...
Fresh Fighting in Syria, Assad Backs 'Honest' PeaceVoice of America
No Talks With Syria Opposition, Leader Tells UN EnvoyNew York Times
Syrian troops attack opposition as diplomacy wanesSan Francisco Chronicle

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Syrian pound hits new record low-Damascus dealers - Reuters Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:02:36 GMT

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Syrian pound hits new record low-Damascus dealers
Reuters
Pound has lost almost half its value since start of unrest * Fears of military intervention push Syrians to hoard dollars-dealers * Absence of central bank intervention adds pressure on currency (Adds details, banker quotes, latest rates) By Suleiman ...
Syrian official defects, calls regime sinking shipSeattle Post Intelligencer
Syrian official defects to protest Assad regime, announces move in YouTube videoNew York Daily News
Syrian opposition leader rejects call for dialogueAtlanta Journal Constitution
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US deeply skeptical about Syria military options - Reuters Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:56:20 GMT

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US deeply skeptical about Syria military options
Reuters
By Caren Bohan | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration is exploring options to halt the bloodshed in Syria but is deeply skeptical of military intervention out of fear it could worsen the humanitarian crisis, according to a ...
Why US shouldn't rush to war in SyriaCNN
Peter Goodspeed: Military intervention could improve situation in Syria, or ...National Post
Would intervention end civilian deaths in Syria?Herald Scotland
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Syria's Assad meets Annan, but gives little ground - Bernama Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:11:29 GMT

Syria's Assad meets Annan, but gives little ground
Bernama
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan held blunt talks with Bashar al-Assad this weekend but appeared to be making little headway, as the Syrian president blamed political bloodshed on "terrorists". BEIRUT (Reuters) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan ...

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UN group under fire for keeping Syria on human rights panel - Fox News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:27:46 GMT

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UN group under fire for keeping Syria on human rights panel
Fox News
US officials slammed the United Nations cultural agency Thursday after it declined to boot Syria from its human rights committee, despite adopting a resolution condemning the Bashar Assad regime for its bloody crackdown on protesters.
Syrian Expatriates Organizations Regrets the Failure of UNESCO to Expel Syria ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Syria remains on UN human rights committeeExaminer.com
US assails UNESCO over Syria's rights roleNational Post
Jewish Chronicle
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Stopping Syria's Descent Into Hell - Huffington Post Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:46:49 GMT

Stopping Syria's Descent Into Hell
Huffington Post
Syria continues its long, slow descent into hell, with violence and tragedy showing no let up. By now, one year into this horror, it has become clear that neither side can win an easy victory, reaffirming the adage that there can be "no victor and no ...

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Gingrich raps Panetta over Syria remarks - CBS News Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:30:17 GMT

Gingrich raps Panetta over Syria remarks
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Newt Gingrich on Friday called for the resignation of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after the Pentagon's top official indicated that the US military would try to seek "international permission" before intervening in Syria. Pentagon officials, however ...

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Syria begins pulling envoys out of EU: diplomats - Reuters Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:01:25 GMT

Syria begins pulling envoys out of EU: diplomats
Reuters
(Reuters) - Syria has begun pre-emptively withdrawing ambassadors from Europe because it fears EU members will expel them in response to President Bashar al-Assad's ruthless crackdown on an uprising, Arab diplomats said. They said Syrian envoys in a ...
Syria begins pulling envoys out of EU -diplomatsReuters AlertNet
EU: Syria on cusp of full-blown civil warBikya Masr

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UN: Palestinians' neutrality in Syria conflict must be respected - Haaretz Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:56:46 GMT

Haaretz
UN: Palestinians' neutrality in Syria conflict must be respected
Haaretz
Filippo Grandi, commissioner general for the UN Relief and Works Agency, said Syria violence had so far spared the 500000 Palestinian refugees in the country because of their neutrality. By DPA Tags: UN Syria Palestinians Palestinian refugees living in ...

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The Global Note: Syrian Defector…Beyond Viral…Greek Debt Swap…Moscow's ... - ABC News (blog) Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:59:34 GMT

The Global Note: Syrian Defector…Beyond Viral…Greek Debt Swap…Moscow's ...
ABC News (blog)
It's one of the signs we've been watching for: Any suggestion of cracks in the Syrian leadership. Deputy Oil Minister Abdo Hussameddin may not be a household name (even in his own country), but his resignation – announced in a video and posted by ...

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