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Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry - Reuters Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:27:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry
Reuters
By Oliver Holmes | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus on Wednesday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said, as international pressure mounted on President Bashar al-Assad to honor UN-backed ceasefire pledges to ...
Syria government foes criticize UN monitoring missionLos Angeles Times
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 27 Civilians, France Wants Faster UN ActionVoice of America (blog)
Where UN monitors go in Syria, killings followWashington Post
Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -New York Times
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Rubio says US should do more to protect Syrians - Chicago Tribune Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:12:57 GMT

Daily Political

Rubio says US should do more to protect Syrians
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States should create a "safe haven" for the Syrian opposition but stopped short of urging Washington to arm the rebels, suggesting they were not yet organized enough.
Mark Rubio Speaks About Issues Regarding SyriaDaily Political
Lieberman: US To Supply Weapons To Syria Opposition At Some PointTalk Radio News Service

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Vogue's flattering article on Syria's first lady is scrubbed from Web - Washington Post Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:37:58 GMT

Vogue's flattering article on Syria's first lady is scrubbed from Web
Washington Post
“Asma al-Assad is glamorous, young, and very chic — the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies,” writer Joan Juliet Buck began her profile of Syria's first lady in Vogue last year. Amid descriptions of Assad's “energetic grace” and Christian ...

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No weapons found on Syria-bound German ship - source - Reuters Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:01:39 GMT

Deutsche Welle

No weapons found on Syria-bound German ship - source
Reuters
BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - Inspectors have found no weapons aboard a German-owned ship suspected earlier of carrying arms and ammunition to Syria in breach of an arms embargo, a German government source said on Wednesday. The Atlantic Cruiser was ...
No weapons found on Syria-bound German cargo shipFox News

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Syrian refugees remain in limbo in Turkey - USA TODAY Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:00:28 GMT

Syrian refugees remain in limbo in Turkey
USA TODAY
Syrian refugee men smoke a traditional Nargile pipe as they pass the day in the Oncupinar refugee camp in Kilis, Turkey. Nearly 10000 people call the Kilis camp home, most unsure of how long they will live there, and when the revolution and the ...


Obama administration's handling of Syria and Iran - Fox News Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:22:33 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Obama administration's handling of Syria and Iran
Fox News
Despite all the tanks and all the snipers, all the torture and brutality unleashed against them, the Syrian people still brave the streets. They still demand to be heard. They still seek their dignity. The Syrian people have not given up, ...
Obama levies new tech sanctions on Syria, IranBusinessWeek
executive order sanctions telecom technology to Syria and IranJewish Telegraphic Agency
Obama seeks to stop Syria, Iran tech assault on activistsBaltimore Sun
MiamiHerald.com -Washington Post (blog)
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Assassination Attempts Revive Suspicions in Lebanon About Syrian Intervention - New York Times Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:14:20 GMT

Assassination Attempts Revive Suspicions in Lebanon About Syrian Intervention
New York Times
Lebanon, which is only decades past a brutal civil war, remains sharply divided over Syria as increasingly heated rhetoric about the regime in Damascus dominates political discourse. The assassination attempt against Mr. Geagea, a critic of Hezbollah ...

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More UN Observers Arrive as Syrian Cease-fire Continues Unraveling - Voice of America Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:19:42 GMT

More UN Observers Arrive as Syrian Cease-fire Continues Unraveling
Voice of America
April 25, 2012 More UN Observers Arrive as Syrian Cease-fire Continues Unraveling Edward Yeranian | Cairo Syrian government tanks and artillery pounded the Damascus suburb of Douma Wednesday, as an almost two-week old cease-fire continues to unravel.


Fatah al-Islam leader dies in Syria-Lebanese sources - Chicago Tribune Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:13:25 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Fatah al-Islam leader dies in Syria-Lebanese sources
Chicago Tribune
BEIRUT, April 25 (Reuters) - A leader of the Lebanese militant group Fatah al-Islam, Abdel Ghani Jawhar, has died in Syria while trying to plant a bomb for rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese security sources said on Wednesday.
Money running out as sanctions on Syria take tollSydney Morning Herald
Al-Qaeda linked terrorist leader of Fatah-al-Islam killed in SyriaExaminer.com
Lebanese jihadist 'killed in Syrian blast'UPI.com
TIME (blog) -The Guardian (blog)
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Unplug Companies That Help Iran and Syria Spy on Citizens - Bloomberg Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:19:22 GMT

Bloomberg

Unplug Companies That Help Iran and Syria Spy on Citizens
Bloomberg
US, European and other companies are selling technologies that enable the repressive Iranian and Syrian regimes to disrupt and monitor the Internet and track down government critics, as documented in media reports, notably by Bloomberg News.

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