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Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says - CNN Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:52:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says CNN (CNN) -- The Syrian government is working constructively with the international team overseeing the destruction of the nation's chemical weapons, the chief of the world's chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday. Inspectors visited a first site earlier ... Chemical watchdog: Syria goal can be reachedAljazeera.com Weapons Inspectors in Syria Seek TruceWall Street Journal 100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria DisarmamentNew York Times Los Angeles Times -Reuters -ABC News all 1,007 news articles »

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Watchdog Says Syria Has Been 'Cooperative' on Weapons - New York Times Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:51:57 GMT

RT

Watchdog Says Syria Has Been 'Cooperative' on Weapons New York Times GENEVA — The head of the international watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal said Wednesday that a team of 15 inspectors had begun to visit sites and that the Syrian authorities had been “quite constructive” and ... Chemical weapons inspectors say they can meet tough deadline in SyriaWashington Post Syria ExplainedHuffington Post Chemical weapons watchdog urges cooperation in Syria to carry out UN-joint ...UN News Centre RT -MiamiHerald.com all 72 news articles »

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Two more French journalists held in Syria - Reuters Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:31:08 GMT

Daily Mail

Two more French journalists held in Syria Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday two more French journalists were being held hostage in Syria, taking the number of its captive citizens in the country to four. The two men, Nicolas Henin, who was working for Le Point ... France Identifies 2 More Reporters Held in SyriaABC News Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres: French journalists taken hostage in SyriaDaily Mail Two French journalists held hostage in SyriaFRANCE 24 euronews -RFI -McClatchy Washington Bureau all 30 news articles »

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Small amount of aid getting into Syria, charities say - Irish Times Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:36:51 GMT

Small amount of aid getting into Syria, charities say Irish Times Only a very limited amount of aid is getting into Syria despite the millions of people in need of help, charities working in the conflict-torn country have told an Oireachtas committee. Less than 20 UN and Red Cross convoys have crossed frontlines this ... and more »

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Syria: Chemical weapons team faces many dangers, says UN chief Ban - CNN International Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:47:55 GMT

Syria: Chemical weapons team faces many dangers, says UN chief Ban CNN International Syrians began destroying their country's chemical weapons program Sunday under the oversight of an advance team of inspectors from OPCW, the world's chemical weapons watchdog, and U.N. security personnel, Ban said. Syrian personnel used "cutting ...

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Iran rejects US precondition for participating in Syria peace conference - Jerusalem Post Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:39:23 GMT

Iran rejects US precondition for participating in Syria peace conference Jerusalem Post DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Iran rejects any conditions for taking part in a long-delayed peace conference on Syria, Iranian media reported, in effect dismissing a US suggestion that Tehran back a call for a transitional government in Damascus. The United ... US fears radical Islamists could take root in SyriaLos Angeles Times Berlin rejects Assad's call to mediate Syria conflict 08.10.2013Deutsche Welle Syria May Officially Split in TwoArutz Sheva euronews -12NewsNow.Com -Xinhua all 66 news articles »

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Lebanon rebukes Syria for cross-border raid - Aljazeera.com Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:34:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Lebanon rebukes Syria for cross-border raid Aljazeera.com The Arsal area is broadly supportive of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The mountainous area has long been a smuggling haven, with multiple routes into Syria that have been used since the conflict began in March 2011 to transport ... and more »

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Fire from Syria wounds Israeli soldier on Golan Heights - Reuters Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:48:54 GMT

The Times of Israel

Fire from Syria wounds Israeli soldier on Golan Heights Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two mortar bombs fired from Syria hit an Israeli military post on the occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, wounding an Israeli soldier, in an incident that drew Israeli return fire, the military said. Initial reports suggested the ... For first time, two IDF soldiers hurt by mortar fire from SyriaThe Times of Israel Israel strikes back following mortar fire from SyriaJewish Telegraphic Agency Israeli military hits target in SyriaPress TV Al-Monitor -The Jewish Press -Xinhua all 34 news articles »

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Rebels Attack Army Base in Northern Syria - ABC News Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:27:04 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Rebels Attack Army Base in Northern Syria ABC News The shelling Tuesday, the latest salvo in an assault on the military facility, was part of a broader rebel effort to capture the remaining regime outposts in the largely opposition-held countryside of northern Syria. Dramatic footage shot by The ... Syrian rebels forced to rely on homemade weaponsFRANCE 24 Syria fighting continues amid disarmament programAl Jazeera America State Department Warns Travelers of Syria Chemical Weapons RiskWashington Free Beacon GlobalPost all 46 news articles »

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Commuting on key Syria road back to normal - Press TV Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:03:13 GMT

Press TV

Commuting on key Syria road back to normal Press TV Commuting is back to normal on a strategic road in Syria that has just been retaken from Takfiri militants fighting against the Syrian government. The road links the central city of Hama with the flashpoint city of Aleppo in the north. It hosted the ... and more »