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Syria Prepares for Election - Voice of America Sun, 06 May 2012 16:37:30 GMT

The Associated Press

Syria Prepares for Election
Voice of America
May 06, 2012 Syria Prepares for Election Elizabeth Arrott | Damascus Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Monday [May 7, 2012], even as violence between government and opposition forces continues across the country. A new crop of politicians ...
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Syria cease-fire gives nonviolent activists a new beginning - Los Angeles Times Sun, 06 May 2012 04:07:24 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Syria cease-fire gives nonviolent activists a new beginning
Los Angeles Times
A Syrian activist holds a banner that reads, "Stop the killing; we want to build a country for all Syrians," as he walks in front of a court building in downtown Damascus last month. (Associated Press / May 4, 2012) By Alexandra Sandels, ...
Syria goes to polls as deadly unrest ragesBangkok Post
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Syrian deposits, loans plungegulfnews.com

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Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll - Reuters Sun, 06 May 2012 13:25:36 GMT

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Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll
Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Fighting between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces erupted in an oil producing province in eastern Syria, residents and activists said on Sunday, the eve of a parliamentary election the authorities ...
Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria: residentsChicago Tribune
Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syriamsnbc.com

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Parliamentary vote in Syria can't cover up country's violent divisions - Kansas City Star Sun, 06 May 2012 20:23:29 GMT

Parliamentary vote in Syria can't cover up country's violent divisions
Kansas City Star
By DAVID ENDERS ZABADANI, Syria -- Nationwide parliamentary elections are scheduled for Monday in Syria, but in this city not far from the border with Lebanon, the only posters on the walls bear the faces of the dead. "Vote for the martyr," read the ...

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Turkish journalists missing in Syria finally phone home - CNN Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:31 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkish journalists missing in Syria finally phone home
CNN
By By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- One of two Turkish journalists missing in Syria called home Saturday, ending nearly two months of speculation about their well-being but failing to clear up questions about who is ...
Turkish journalists in Syria to be freedJamaica Observer
Release of two Turkish journalists in Syria to “take time”NOW LEBANON
Turkish Journalists Arrested in Syria to be ReleasedArutz Sheva

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Is Putin the saviour of Syria? - ABC Online Sun, 06 May 2012 22:09:32 GMT

ABC Online

Is Putin the saviour of Syria?
ABC Online
The inauguration of Vladimir Putin could just prove the circuit breaker needed for peace in Syria. When Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office to become the Russian President once again, many expect his defence of Syria's leadership to only become as ...

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Analysis: West doubtful of UN Syria peace push, no "Plan B" - Chicago Tribune Sat, 05 May 2012 20:13:28 GMT

CBC.ca

Analysis: West doubtful of UN Syria peace push, no "Plan B"
Chicago Tribune
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As corpses pile up in Syrian morgues, US and European diplomats are growing increasingly skeptical that a UN-backed peace plan has a chance of ending more than a year of violence that has brought Syria to the brink of civil ...
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Syrian opposition urges election boycott - Seattle Post Intelligencer Sun, 06 May 2012 12:48:30 GMT

Syrian opposition urges election boycott
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BEN HUBBARD, AP, KARIN LAUB, Associated Press This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Friday, May 4, 2012, purports to show Syrians chanting slogans and caring Kurdish flags during a demonstration in Qamishli, ...


Khoury thanks Lebanese Army for seizing Syria-bound arms shipments - Chicago Tribune Sun, 06 May 2012 07:38:06 GMT

The Daily Star

Khoury thanks Lebanese Army for seizing Syria-bound arms shipments
Chicago Tribune
BEIRUT — The Syrian-Lebanese Council's secretary-general Saturday thanked the Lebanese Army over the recent seizure of arms shipments headed to Lebanon's neighbor and praised the military's efforts in halting infiltration attempts into Syria.
The pretension of political concernsAl-Arabiya
Lebanon charges 21 suspects in Syria-bound arms caseThe Daily Star

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Feature: Game over—how sanctions and violence doomed Syria's gaming industry - Ars Technica Mon, 07 May 2012 02:13:31 GMT

Feature: Game over—how sanctions and violence doomed Syria's gaming industry
Ars Technica
"Life for Syrian game developers has never been better," joked Falafel Games founder Radwan Kasmiya in an e-mail to Ars Technica. "You can test the action on the streets and get back to your desktop to script it on your keyboard.

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