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Syria Fires Official Who Tried to Broker Peace - New York Times Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:15:38 GMT

New York Times

Syria Fires Official Who Tried to Broker Peace
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government on Tuesday fired a deputy prime minister who has lately been its most outspoken voice in favor of reform and who recently held meetings with American and Russian officials about peace talks that world leaders ...
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Syria sacks deputy prime minister who met US officialsCBS News
Syria dismisses top official who reportedly met with AmericanLos Angeles Times
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Inspectors Visit All but 2 of Syria's Declared Chemical Sites - New York Times Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:36:20 GMT

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Inspectors Visit All but 2 of Syria's Declared Chemical Sites
New York Times
GENEVA — International inspectors have completed verification of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal at 21 of the 23 sites identified by the government, but they have been unable to visit the other two because they are in contested areas in Syria's civil ...
Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria miss deadlineUSA TODAY
Syria's ability to launch chemical attack said to be limited after key ...Washington Post
Two Syria chemical weapons sites not yet inspectedBBC News
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UN Confirms an Outbreak of Polio in Syria - New York Times Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:33:15 GMT

Washington Post

UN Confirms an Outbreak of Polio in Syria
New York Times
GENEVA — United Nations officials confirmed an outbreak of polio among children in Syria on Tuesday, lending urgency to plans for vaccination campaigns there and in nearby countries to try to halt the spread of the disease.
Polio outbreak in Syria threatens whole region, WHO saysReuters
World Health Organization confirms polio outbreak in SyriaWashington Post
WHO: Polio cases confirmed in SyriaCNN
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Hezbollah Prepares for Syria Showdown in al-Qalamoun - Daily Beast Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:46:48 GMT

Daily Beast

Hezbollah Prepares for Syria Showdown in al-Qalamoun
Daily Beast
The battle for mountainous Al-Qalamoun-a rugged region between the Syrian capital and Homs, the country's third largest city-will be as significant in military terms when it comes, say diplomats and analysts, as the struggle in the spring for Qusair, a ...
Nasrallah blames Syria stalemate on SaudiAljazeera.com
Future: Nasrallah's remarks on Syria part of psychological warThe Daily Star
Is the polio outbreak in Syria a danger for travel and tourism?eTurboNews

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Starved Syria civilians flee besieged Damascus suburb - BBC News Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:18:30 GMT

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Starved Syria civilians flee besieged Damascus suburb
BBC News
Thousands of Syrian civilians have finally been allowed to leave the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiya. The BBC's Lyse Doucet, who was at the scene, describes a tide of desperate people leaving the area, which has been closed off since March.
Rebels and government forces help civilians flee a beseiged town in SyriaRTE.ie
AP PHOTOS: Syrians flee besieged Damascus suburbAnchorage Daily News

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UN: Syria on target to destroy chemical arms - Aljazeera.com Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:40:48 GMT

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UN: 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, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, says in a progress report. "The functional destruction of the ...


Young Saudis urged to avoid Syria war - Aljazeera.com Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:01:34 GMT

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Young Saudis urged 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. Saudi Arabia has backed the rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent weapons ...
It's Not Just About Syria. The Saudis Are Direct Targets of Iranian OperationsHuffington Post
Saudi religious leader urges youths not to fight in SyriaReuters UK
Saudi mufti urges youths to avoid Syria warPress TV
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Rebels conduct new chemical weapons attack in Syria near Turkish border - report - RT Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:43:32 GMT

RT

Rebels conduct new chemical weapons attack in Syria near Turkish border - report
RT
The rebels used chemical weapons in north-eastern Syria near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, a Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen reported. The toxic shell exploded near a Kurdish defense forces' checkpoint close to the border with Turkey in the city ...
Syria: inspectors find 1300 tons of chemical weaponsTelegraph.co.uk
Deadlock in America's War on Syria. Moscow Confronts Washington ...Center for Research on Globalization
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Why Syria still isn't tipping Lebanon into civil war - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:50:47 GMT

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Why Syria still isn't tipping Lebanon into civil war
Christian Science Monitor
But Lebanon is not expected to descend into full-scale civil war like Syria, despite the likelihood that a rise in sectarian violence will continue its trajectory in coming months, particularly if an anxiously anticipated offensive in the Qalamoun area ...
Two die in northern Lebanon in spillover from Syria warReuters
Syria Spillover Violence in Lebanon Raises AlarmsVoice of America
UN 'not aware' of plans to destroy Syria chemical arms in LebanonThe Daily Star
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Syria polio cases confirmed by World Health Organisation - The Guardian Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:50:25 GMT

The Guardian

Syria polio cases confirmed by World Health Organisation
The Guardian
World Health Organisation has confirmed 10 polio cases in north-east Syria, the first confirmed outbreak in the country in 14 years, and warned that the disease could spread across the region. Officials are awaiting laboratory results on another 12 ...