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Hezbollah Chief Urges Lebanon to Help in Syrian Crisis - New York Times Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:19:07 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Hezbollah Chief Urges Lebanon to Help in Syrian Crisis New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, openly urged the Lebanese government on Thursday to take a more active role in finding a political solution to the civil war in neighboring Syria and to open its border to refugees to avert ... Nasrallah: Syria Fighting could Divide LebanonArutz Sheva Nasrallah warns against partition in Syria, regionThe Daily Star Turkey, Qatar, KSA behind increasing violence in Syria: NasrallahPress TV Ahram Online -The Voice of Russia all 45 news articles »

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UN's Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60000-plus - CNN Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:10:21 GMT

Yahoo! News (blog)

UN's Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60000-plus CNN Read a version of this story in Arabic. (CNN) -- The overall death toll in devastated Syria has surpassed an estimated 60,000 people, the United Nations said Wednesday, a dramatic figure that could skyrocket as the civil war persists. To put it in ... 60000 Dead in Syria? Why the Death Toll Is Likely Even HigherThe Atlantic Syria's rising death toll - Thursday 3 January 2013The Guardian (blog) Syria toll at 60000 and countingThe Australian Yahoo! News (blog) -Telegraph.co.uk (blog) all 834 news articles »

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Syria military, rebels battle over two airports - Los Angeles Times Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:36:34 GMT

Voice of America

Syria military, rebels battle over two airports Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Rebel fighters and government forces on Thursday battled for control of two strategic airports in northern Syria, the loss of which would be a severe blow to President Bashar Assad's efforts to maintain a hold in the region. Fighting erupted ... Syrian Activists: At Least 9 Dead in Damascus Car BombingVoice of America Syria petrol station hit by deadly car bombBBC News Syria rebels push to seize air baseNBCNews.com (blog) Huffington Post -Bangkok Post all 2,906 news articles »

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US Journalist James Foley Captured in Syria - ABC News Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:02:25 GMT

ABC News

US Journalist James Foley Captured in Syria ABC News An American journalist covering the bloody civil war in Syria has not been heard from since he was kidnapped on Thanksgiving Day, less than a year after he was captured and held by government forces in Libya, his family said. James Foley, 39, a ... American journalist abducted in SyriaCNN Parents of US journalist missing in Syria plead to captors, ask for compassionFox News Parents appeal for release of journalist kidnapped in SyriaBoston Globe USA TODAY -WHDH-TV all 819 news articles »

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Thrill seeking Japanese truck driver takes up war tourism, photographing Syria ... - New York Daily News Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:43:14 GMT

New York Daily News

Thrill seeking Japanese truck driver takes up war tourism, photographing Syria ... New York Daily News A Japanese tourist bored with his life has taken up a dangerous hobby: war tourism. Toshifumi Fujimoto's story has run rampant across the web since Agence France Presse interviewed the 45-year-old about his expedition to Syria where he's been ... War tourism: A thrill-seeking Japanese trucker in SyriaWashington Post (blog) Bored truck driver becomes 'war tourist' in SyriaThe Age Bored, Lonely Japanese Man Becomes a 'War Tourist' in SyriaThe Atlantic Wire Straits Times all 50 news articles »

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Syria Indiegogo Fundraiser Shut Down Citing Strict US Sanctions - Huffington Post Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:42:09 GMT

Syria Indiegogo Fundraiser Shut Down Citing Strict US Sanctions Huffington Post Even though Julie Angus of Canada is thousands of miles away from Syria, the nation's civil war hits close to home. Angus' uncle, his wife and three children live in the Syrian city Aleppo where electricity, food and clean water are scarce and murder ... Syria Conflict Has Killed As Least 60000 People, According To UNHuffington Post UK all 2 news articles »

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Syria to experience 'hell' before transition - Deutsche Welle Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:12:56 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Syria to experience 'hell' before transition Deutsche Welle At an Arab League meeting in Cairo this past Sunday (31.12.2012), Lakhdar Brahimi - the UN envoy to Syria - warned that 2013 could see the deaths of more 100,000 Syrians if no measures are taken to stop the Syrian civil war. As he spoke, rebels in the ... Syria 2013: Will The Poison Pill of Sectarianism Work?Atlantic Council Endgame in Syria is nearPakistan Observer all 5 news articles »

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Foreign port operator to quit Syria as civil war worsens - Reuters Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:01:24 GMT

Inquirer.net

Foreign port operator to quit Syria as civil war worsens Reuters LONDON/AMMAN (Reuters) - Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTS) is pulling out of operating Syria's Tartous container port in another sign of trade being hit by the worsening violence of the country's civil war. ICTSI, which ... Philippine port operator pulls out of SyriaInquirer.net PHL terminal operator pulls out of strife-torn Syria as civil war escalatesGMA News all 111 news articles »

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Chuck Hagel, in His Own Words, on US Foreign Policy Challenges - U.S. News & World Report (blog) Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:53:28 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Chuck Hagel, in His Own Words, on US Foreign Policy Challenges U.S. News & World Report (blog) Robert Nolan is an editor at the Foreign Policy Association and producer of the Great Decisions in Foreign Policy television series on PBS. You can follow him on Twitter @robert_nolan. In recent weeks, the debate surrounding the potential nomination of ...

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New Hampshire Journalist Kidnapped in Syria - ABC News Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:10:01 GMT

New Hampshire Journalist Kidnapped in Syria ABC News Transcript for New Hampshire Journalist Kidnapped in Syria. And the family of a missing journalist from New Hampshire now confirms that he has been kidnapped in Syria. James Foley and another journalist was not been identified haven't been heard from ...