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Activists: Car Bomb Kills 18 in Syria - Voice of America Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:28:35 GMT

Voice of America

Activists: Car Bomb Kills 18 in Syria Voice of America The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, heads to Damascus Thursday for a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Brahimi says his task in Syria will be difficult that he will try his best to give as much help as ... Saudis, Iran Tentatively Engage in Trying to Resolve Syrian CrisisAl-Monitor Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian 'jihad'Vision Insights and New Horizons Syria Crisis: Egypt Trying To Persuade Iran To Drop AssadHuffington Post The Daily Star -Reuters all 844 news articles »

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Blast in northern Syria targets troops; activists say up to 18 killed - Washington Post Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:05:21 GMT

Blast in northern Syria targets troops; activists say up to 18 killed Washington Post BEIRUT — An explosion targeting Syrian regime forces killed at least three people in northern Syria on Wednesday — and possibly up to 18 — amid rising violence ahead of a visit by the new U.N.-Arab League envoy who is trying to end the country's ... and more »

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More Reason to Stop the Conflict in Syria - New York Times Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:34:34 GMT

New York Times

More Reason to Stop the Conflict in Syria New York Times It is heart-rending and instructive to watch Ambassador Christopher Steven's video introducing himself to the Libyan people. He describes his upbringing in California and his years teaching English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. He explains ... Embassy Deaths Complicate US Syria Policy, ElectionAl-Monitor WIll The Libyan Attacks Make The U.S. Leery Of Intervening In Syria?International Business Times Ark. lawmaker responds to deadly Syria attackToday's THV all 9,242 news articles »

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On the ground in Syria - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:19:31 GMT

New York Times

On the ground in Syria The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. My Syrian guide said a few words in Turkish, then we got back into his car to drive the short stretch into Syria. As we approached the Syrian side, two large Syrian flags flapped in the wind, and I suddenly realized my adventure into the world's most ... Relief Crisis Grows as Refugees Stream Out of SyriaNew York Times Lebanese hosting Syria refugees 'moves': JolieBusiness Recorder (blog) Syria war refugees tell tearful Angelina Jolie of burnt bodiesReuters ABC News (blog) all 1,181 news articles »

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Pope Benedict XVI Prepares To Go To Lebanon Amidst Conflict In Syria - Huffington Post Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:09:40 GMT

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Pope Benedict XVI Prepares To Go To Lebanon Amidst Conflict In Syria Huffington Post But the conflict in Syria -- between Sunni-led rebels and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, a member of the minority Alawite faith with links to Shiite Islam -- will loom large over the trip. In recent weeks sectarian clashes between Alawites ... Pope Benedict to visit Mideast in the shadow of Syria's civil warReuters Blogs (blog) Pope to visit Lebanon as civil rages next door in SyriaNational Post Syria conflict casts shadow over pope Lebanon trip-envoyReuters all 353 news articles »

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Syria's Looted Past: How Ancient Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns - TIME Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:02:09 GMT

TIME

Syria's Looted Past: How Ancient Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns TIME Syria's grim human toll—at least 20,000 dead, some 250,000 registered refugees and an estimated 1.2 million internally displaced, according to the UN— has been echoed by devastating attacks on the country's archaeological heritage. All six of Syria's ... and more »

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Escape From Syria - Manila Bulletin Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:46:04 GMT

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Escape From Syria Manila Bulletin She was among nearly 300 Filipino workers — young women who escaped unemployment at home for jobs abroad as maids and babysitters — who fled the worsening civil war in the biggest single repatriation negotiated between the Philippines and Syria. Filipinos flee war in Syria with tales of horrorBusinessweek Pinoy workers recount ordeal in SyriaPhilippine Star all 206 news articles »

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How Syria Might Unleash War between Israel and Iran - Daily Beast Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:48:10 GMT

Daily Beast

How Syria Might Unleash War between Israel and Iran Daily Beast Israel shares a 45-mile long border with Syria that has been quiet for decades. But Halevy said the presence of Iranian troops just across that border heightens tensions between the two countries—tensions that are already elevated over Iran's nuclear ... and more »

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Syria: The killing of a jihadist leader - Chicago Tribune Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:00:13 GMT

Syria: The killing of a jihadist leader Chicago Tribune Both Syrian revolutionary and black Islamic flags now flutter in Idleb, the largely rebel-held province in north-western Syria, close to the Turkish border. But the red flags flying atop the town hall in Tel al-Karama, in the north of the province, and ...

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Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising - Reuters Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:16:41 GMT

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Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising Reuters Sept 12 (Reuters) - In a walled churchyard in the old city of Damascus, a small group of Syrians debate whether the time has come to flee one of Christianity's ancient heartlands. Members of a Christian community which stretches back 2,000 years, they ... Syria's Christians fear violent backlash from anti-Assad uprisingReuters Blogs (blog) all 25 news articles »