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Syrian opposition boycotts parliamentary elections - Los Angeles Times Tue, 08 May 2012 01:47:32 GMT

The Associated Press

Syrian opposition boycotts parliamentary elections
Los Angeles Times
Activists say the voting is illegitimate, but the government hails the multiparty elections, which are Syria's first, as a major stop toward reform. Syrian women have their identification checked before casting their votes in Damascus in parliamentary ...
Syrians vote in parliamentary elections despite UN criticismFox News
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Syrians vote in election dismissed as a shamThe Associated Press
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UN Secretary-General: Syrian Bloodshed Unacceptable and Intolerable - Voice of America Mon, 07 May 2012 21:07:56 GMT

Al-Arabiya

UN Secretary-General: Syrian Bloodshed Unacceptable and Intolerable
Voice of America
May 07, 2012 UN Secretary-General: Syrian Bloodshed Unacceptable and Intolerable Meredith Buel UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the 14-months of violence in Syria that has claimed more than 9000 lives is an unacceptable and intolerable ...
UN chief: killings in Syria "intolerable"Reuters
UN chief calls deployment of observers priority for SyriaXinhua
Syria holds election, amid deadly violence and opposition boycottAl-Arabiya
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Hollande likely to stick with Sarkozy policies on Iran, Syria, but Afghan ... - Kansas City Star Mon, 07 May 2012 23:40:51 GMT

Hollande likely to stick with Sarkozy policies on Iran, Syria, but Afghan ...
Kansas City Star
Bassma Kodmani, a leading figure in the opposition Syrian National Council, the internationally recognized umbrella group for opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, said in an interview in Paris that he expected no change in French policy toward ...

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JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat - San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 07 May 2012 21:56:11 GMT

JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat
San Francisco Chronicle
Caroline Kennedy on Monday also recognized the US ambassador to Syria who risked his life to support opponents of President Basher Assad's regime. Kennedy heads the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, which promotes the late president's memory and ...

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Obama Hits Syria With Brutal Blast of Adverbs - Bloomberg Mon, 07 May 2012 23:14:12 GMT

Obama Hits Syria With Brutal Blast of Adverbs
Bloomberg
The crackdown by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad against his own citizens counts as one of the most blood-soaked acts of political repression in the Middle East since his father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad, waged his own onslaught against ...


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

msnbc.com

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 Syriamsnbc.com

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Getting Aid Into Syria - Voice of America Tue, 08 May 2012 00:23:32 GMT

Getting Aid Into Syria
Voice of America
05-07-2012 Getting Aid Into Syria It is estimated that one million civilians are still in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Protesters in Syria are still being intimidated and murdered by government forces. The status of thousands of detainees ...


Troops kill seven civilians in Syria - The Nation, Pakistan Tue, 08 May 2012 02:14:30 GMT

Troops kill seven civilians in Syria
The Nation, Pakistan
BEIRUT - Seven civilians were killed by regime forces across Syria on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Two died from regime gunfire in northwest Idlib province, and another two were killed by sniper fire in the central ...

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Syrian regime can't last 'very long': Turkish leader - AFP Mon, 07 May 2012 19:35:00 GMT

AFP

Syrian regime can't last 'very long': Turkish leader
AFP
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that Syria's regime cannot not continue in power for long and urged the international community to stop a humanitarian crisis. "I don't believe that any regime can ...
Turkey says rebels will win in SyriaSydney Morning Herald
Turkish leader: Syrian regime weaker every dayArizona Daily Star
Erdoğan calls for int'l move to end 'Syria drama'Hurriyet Daily News (press release)

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Two detained Turkish journalists appear in video - CNN International Mon, 07 May 2012 16:14:19 GMT

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Two detained Turkish journalists appear in video
CNN International
By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Two Turkish journalists who were feared dead after being missing for nearly two months in Syria appeared in a video released by a Turkish charity organization negotiating for their release.
Turkish journalists missing in Syria finally phone homeCNN
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Turkish NGO Releases Video of Journalists Missing in SyriaNTDTV
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