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Syria regime welcomes UN envoy selection - Fox News Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:28:05 GMT

DAWN.com

Syria regime welcomes UN envoy selection Fox News DAMASCUS – The Syrian government on Saturday welcomed the naming of a former Algerian diplomat as the U.N.'s new point-man in efforts to halt the country's escalating civil war. Activists reported more shelling by regime troops, including an air attack ... Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successorThe Seattle Times all 1,905 news articles »

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Airstrike in Syria Kills 8 Near Turkish Border - Wall Street Journal Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:46:52 GMT

The Associated Press

Airstrike in Syria Kills 8 Near Turkish Border Wall Street Journal The airstrike on the town of Manbej in the Jarablous area came hours after a government announcement said Syria welcomed the appointment of former Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as the United Nation's new point-man in efforts to halt the civil war. Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defectReuters Syria Denies Defection of Vice PresidentVoice of America Syria denies vice president has defected, but whereabouts unknownLos Angeles Times The Associated Press all 4,759 news articles »

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Syria War Tipping Mideast Balance Toward Sunnis - ABC News Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:49:40 GMT

ABC News

Syria War Tipping Mideast Balance Toward Sunnis ABC News The change is emblematic of how the bloody conflict in Syria, now in its 18th month, has brought a shift in the Middle East's sectarian power balance. For much of the past few years, Shiites were surging in power across the region, based on the central ... and more »

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As UN Monitors Leave Syria, More Bodies Are Found - New York Times Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:41:52 GMT

New York Times

As UN Monitors Leave Syria, More Bodies Are Found New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United Nations sent its final group of observers out of Syria on Saturday as the war lumbered on, with activists reporting raids, airstrikes and shelling across the country, in Aleppo, Dara'a, Azaz and around Damascus, where ... Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successorBlueRidgeNow.com Syria – Ahead of mandate's end, UN observer chief renews call for end to violenceUN News Centre Last UN observers start leaving SyriaThe Seattle Times The Independent -Philippine Star all 184 news articles »

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In Syria, role of Kurds divides opposition - Washington Post Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:42:14 GMT

In Syria, role of Kurds divides opposition Washington Post BEIRUT — Opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are showing signs of splintering along a deep regional fault line, with Arabs and Turks uneasy about a military offensive last month by Syrian Kurds, who overran four towns in the country's north. and more »

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Russia against no-fly zone over Syria-Sky News Arabia - Chicago Tribune Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:11:35 GMT

RT

Russia against no-fly zone over Syria-Sky News Arabia Chicago Tribune DUBAI (Reuters) - Russia rejects the idea of a no-fly zone over Syria, Sky News Arabia quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying in comments broadcast on Saturday. No member of the United Nations Security Council has formally proposed a no-fly ... Russia opposes no-fly zone over Syria, welcomes new UN envoyXinhua Russia proposes Syria ceasefireThe Hindu Military intervention in Syria will lead to catastrophe – LavrovRT all 178 news articles »

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Air France asks passengers for gas money after emergency landing in Syria - Newsday Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:12:12 GMT

Newsday

Air France asks passengers for gas money after emergency landing in Syria Newsday PARIS - An emergency layover in Syria's capital was bad enough. Then passengers on Air France Flight 562 were asked to open their wallets to check if they had enough cash to pay for more fuel. The plane, heading from Paris to Lebanon's capital ... and more »

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Rerouted to Syria, passengers asked to pass the hat - San Jose Mercury News Sat, 18 Aug 2012 05:42:10 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Rerouted to Syria, passengers asked to pass the hat San Jose Mercury News PARIS -- The anxieties of an unexpected landing in war-ravaged Syria were compounded for passengers on an Air France flight when they were asked by the crew if they couldn't possibly, you know, come up with some cash to help out with the refueling. Charity suspends Syria aid plansThe Press Association Lebanese politician seeks state of emergency in Syria spilloverLos Angeles Times Out of gas and stuck in Syria, Air France asks passengers to check their ...Washington Post Strategy Page all 2,218 news articles »

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Many rebel-held Syria towns attempt to fill power vacuum - Los Angeles Times Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:52:24 GMT

Many rebel-held Syria towns attempt to fill power vacuum Los Angeles Times TAL RIFAAT, Syria — Unshackled and in flip-flops, the first defendant of the day was led into the principal's office, where he sat in a brown plastic chair before seven imams. The man, Nidal, was accused of being one of President Bashar Assad's ...

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Thousands flee Syria, Damascus diarrhea outbreak: UN - Reuters Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:13:31 GMT

Arab News

Thousands flee Syria, Damascus diarrhea outbreak: UN Reuters "Fighting continues in and around other cities in addition to Aleppo, including Homs, Damascus, Deir al-Zor, Idlib and Deraa," said Marianne Gasser, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s delegation in Syria. "Wherever possible ... Thousands flee Syria violenceArab News all 202 news articles »