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Syria envoy in Damascus, but prospects for peace talks dim - Reuters Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:05:26 GMT

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Syria envoy in Damascus, but prospects for peace talks dim Reuters Brahimi visited capitals across the Middle East to discuss plans for the "Geneva 2" meeting, tentatively set for November 23, to try to halt more than 2-1/2 years of bloodshed in Syria. But opposition forces have not yet decided whether they will ... US peace talks on Syria over before start?USA TODAY Syria's brutality continues at willWashington Post UN-Arab League envoy arrives in SyriaAl Jazeera America UPI.com -Al-Arabiya -The Daily Star all 149 news articles »

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Syria on target to destroy chemical arms - Aljazeera.com Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:25:16 GMT

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Syria on target to destroy chemical arms Aljazeera.com Syria is on target to meet a looming deadline to destroy its chemical weapons production equipment, even though inspectors have yet to visit all sites, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said in a progress report. "The functional destruction of the declared ... Syria Meets Deadline for Submitting Destruction Plan for Chemical WeaponsNew York Times Two Syria chemical weapons sites not yet inspectedBBC News Chemical Watchdog: Syria Declared 41 FacilitiesABC News Washington Post -The Guardian -Al Jazeera America all 667 news articles »

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Top cleric tells Saudis to avoid Syria war - Aljazeera.com Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:10:20 GMT

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Top cleric tells Saudis to avoid Syria war Aljazeera.com Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority, the grand mufti Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, has told young Saudis they should not go to Syria to fight in the civil war. "This is all wrong, it's not obligatory," the grand mufti said in a lecture, according to a ... Saudi religious leader urges youths not to fight in SyriaReuters UK Saudi mufti urges youth to avoid Syria warPress TV all 53 news articles »

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Two die in northern Lebanon in spillover from Syria war - Reuters Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:22:54 GMT

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Two die in northern Lebanon in spillover from Syria war Reuters TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Two people died in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Monday, in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese army, as violence continues to spill over from the civil war next door. Violent spillover from Syria kills two in northern LebanonReuters UK Violent Spillover From Syria Kills Several In Northern LebanonBangkok Post all 20 news articles »

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Nasrallah blames Syria stalemate on Saudi - Aljazeera.com Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:28:09 GMT

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Nasrallah blames Syria stalemate on Saudi Aljazeera.com The head of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah and key Damascus ally Hassan Nasrallah has accused Saudi Arabia of blocking a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Speaking on Monday on a large screen set up in the southern suburbs of Beirut, ... Gemayel to Nasrallah: 662 Lebanese detained in SyriaThe Daily Star Riyadh seeking to derail Syria peace talks: NasrallahTehran Times Saudi Arabia seeks to obstruct political solution in Syria – NasrallahThe Voice of Russia Ya Libnan all 42 news articles »

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Rebel clashes highlight complexities of Syria's civil war - Stars and Stripes Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:16:35 GMT

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Rebel clashes highlight complexities of Syria's civil war Stars and Stripes 29 attack in the regional capital of Irbil, claimed by the the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, an Iraqi terrorist group that has taken up the cause of toppling the Assad regime. According to refugees from the area and a ... Kurds tighten grip on Syria's northeastAl Jazeera America Kurdish militants tighten grip on Syria's northeastReuters Syria Kurdish fighters seize border post from IslamistsBBC News all 47 news articles »

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Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources - Reuters Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:53:39 GMT

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Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said. The shell ... Turkish home hit by Syrian mortar fire; 1 dead, 1 injuredUPI.com Turkish jets bomb Syria's Ras al-Ain: reportwww.worldbulletin.net all 18 news articles »

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Scott Morrison flags block on Australians returning home after fighting in Syria - ABC Online Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:02:15 GMT

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Scott Morrison flags block on Australians returning home after fighting in Syria ABC Online Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says he expects there would be bipartisan support for any move to block Australians who have been fighting in Syria from returning to this country. Spy agency ASIO says about 200 Australians have taken up arms in the ... Ban Australians fighting in Syria from returning, ex-minister saysThe Daily Star Carr considered banning Syria fighters from returning to AustraliaThe Australian Get tough on youths fighting in Syria:CarrYahoo!7 News Straits Times all 23 news articles »

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In Syrian civil war, emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria boosts rival ... - Washington Post Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:59:21 GMT

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In Syrian civil war, emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria boosts rival ... Washington Post REYHANLI, Turkey — Many Syrian rebels have grown concerned about the increasing role being played in the civil war by an al-Qaeda-linked group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. But one group's fighters say ISIS's presence has given them a ...

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Give Syria peace, not a process - The Guardian Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:28:13 GMT

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Give Syria peace, not a process The Guardian A group of foreign ministers declared last week that Bashar al-Assad "would not have a role in Syria" when a transitional governing body was established to move the country forward. For all the media excitement over the announcement, this Friends of ... Iran will participate in upcoming Syria talks -- if invitedCNN International Rowhani: 'terrorists' must be expelled from SyriaAl-Arabiya Iran president urges political solution to SyriaPress TV The National -Raw Story -Al-Manar TV all 168 news articles »