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Albania Won't Aid in Destruction of Syria's Chemical Arms - New York Times Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:07:52 GMT

New York Times

Albania Won't Aid in Destruction of Syria's Chemical Arms New York Times GENEVA — The international chemical weapons watchdog agency approved a plan for the elimination of Syria's chemical arms on Friday that calls for most of the arsenal to be destroyed outside the country, despite another refusal by one of the countries ... Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian chemical weaponsFox News Chemical arms watchdog adopts Syria stockpile planBBC News Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weaponsUSA TODAY Reuters -NPR -Los Angeles Times all 184 news articles »

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Assad's forces advance in northern Syria towards Aleppo - Reuters Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:00:41 GMT

Irish Independent

Assad's forces advance in northern Syria towards Aleppo Reuters Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub and biggest city before the uprising against Assad erupted in 2011, has been partly held by Sunni rebels and foreign jihadi fighters for more than a year. But Assad's army, backed by Shi'ite Lebanese Hezbollah officers ... Beheading in Syria Is Called a MistakeNew York Times Syria al-Qa'ida rebels apologise for beheading the wrong manIrish Independent Syria rebels linked to al Qaeda apologize for beheading fellow fighterNBCNews.com Huffington Post -Raw Story -Sky News all 98 news articles »

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Rich refugees pay thousands to flee war torn Syria in luxury - National Post Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:39:18 GMT

National Post

Rich refugees pay thousands to flee war torn Syria in luxury National Post As thousands of Syrian refugees risk their lives, flinging themselves on overcrowded rubber dinghies, or hiding in livestock transporters to reach Europe, Syria's rich are smuggled to the continent on planes and luxury cruise liners. An undercover ... UN warning over Syria refugees being turned awayThe Daily Star all 28 news articles »

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Exclusive: Assad allies profit from Syria's lucrative food trade - Reuters Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:55:41 GMT

Business Insider

Exclusive: Assad allies profit from Syria's lucrative food trade Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - As food begins to flow into Bashar al-Assad's Syria after several months of disruption, some of the president's close allies stand to make substantial profits from the secretive trade, according to trade and opposition sources with ... Tide Of Syria War Favors Assad As The West Pushes For PeaceBusiness Insider Radical rebel group mistakenly beheads fellow anti-government rebelUPI.com Western-Backed Opposition Agrees to Talks Amid Defeats in SyriaCenter for Research on Globalization Al Jazeera America -Haaretz -Press TV all 123 news articles »

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Syria Falls Apart: Kurds Declare Self-Rule, Assad Besieges Aleppo - Daily Beast Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:34:51 GMT

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Syria Falls Apart: Kurds Declare Self-Rule, Assad Besieges Aleppo Daily Beast The already complicated Syrian civil war got a lot more muddled this week with divisions widening between manly Sunni rebel fighters and political exiles and with Syrian Kurds declaring self-rule—all of which is casting doubt on the relevance of the ... Kurdish Declaration of Autonomy in Syria Rejected by Turkey, Larger OppositionRudaw Turkey warns against Kurdish self-rule in SyriaPress TV Syria opposition says armed Kurds 'hostile'Aljazeera.com Scotsman -Ya Libnan -Arutz Sheva all 146 news articles »

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Who Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons? Not Albania - NPR (blog) Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:16:13 GMT

NPR (blog)

Who Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons? Not Albania NPR (blog) The United Nations on Friday outlined a plan for destroying Syria's chemical weapons, but there's still no word on who will carry out the delicate task of disposing of the deadly agents. The plan "sets ambitious milestones to be met by the Government ...

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Syrian activists flee abuse in al-Qaeda-run Raqqa - BBC News Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:13:21 GMT

Syrian activists flee abuse in al-Qaeda-run Raqqa BBC News Political activists in northern Syria have been forced to flee after attempting to defy the growing power of al-Qaeda in the region. A citizens' protest movement has been challenging the jihadist group, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS ...

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Albania will not destroy Syria chemical arms - Aljazeera.com Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:23:51 GMT

Albania will not destroy Syria chemical arms Aljazeera.com Albania has rejected a US request to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, saying it was ill-equipped to handle the disposal of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste. The announcement by the NATO member and staunch US ally on Friday marks a ...

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Syrians place their faith in Geneva II talks - BBC News Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:12:09 GMT

BBC News

Syrians place their faith in Geneva II talks BBC News "A cry for the salvation of Syria" was the slogan of a recent conference held in a hotel in Istanbul by We Are All Syrians, an independent opposition movement comprising mainly religious minority groups. The meeting discussed efforts to find a ...

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Albania shuns Syria chemical weapons destruction - BBC News Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:44:42 GMT

BBC News

Albania shuns Syria chemical weapons destruction BBC News Albania will not allow the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons on its soil, the country's prime minister says. Edi Rama was responding to days of protests in Tirana and other cities. The Balkan nation recently destroyed its own chemical stockpile ...