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Syria Crisis: Bashar Assad Reported To Give Speech Sunday - Huffington Post Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:36:15 GMT

New York Daily News

Syria Crisis: Bashar Assad Reported To Give Speech Sunday Huffington Post BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital. The official SANA news agency ... Embattled Syria President Bashar Assad to deliver rare speech SundayNew York Daily News Syria conflict: Bashar al-Assad to give TV addressBBC News Syrian rebel leader talks victory and squalorCNN Voice of America -CBS News -Aljazeera.com all 587 news articles »

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Syria's Assad to give speech on Sunday: state television - Chicago Tribune Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:57:01 GMT

Syria's Assad to give speech on Sunday: state television Chicago Tribune BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday, state media said, in what will be his first major public statement for weeks on the uprising against his rule. Syrian television said Assad, who has vowed to crush ...

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US troops arrive in Turkey; rebels battle for airport in Syria - CNN Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:01:35 GMT

The Nation

US troops arrive in Turkey; rebels battle for airport in Syria CNN (CNN) -- U.S. troops arrived in Turkey on Friday to man Patriot missile defense batteries near the Syrian border, Turkish state media said. The move was made after Syria launched Scud missiles at cities near the Turkish border. In response, the U.S ... More 57 perish in Syria violenceThe Nation “No Fly Zone” Over Syria? US Patriot Missile Batteries, Troops Arrive In TurkeyCenter for Research on Globalization NATO Deploys Missiles to Turkey-Syria BorderVoice of America BBC News -The Express Tribune all 323 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Call for Peaceful Handover in Syria - Businessweek Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:54:49 GMT

FRANCE 24

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Call for Peaceful Handover in Syria Businessweek Saudi Arabia and Egypt yesterday called for a “peaceful handover” of power in Syria, signaling closer cooperation as violence mounts with more than 60,000 people reported killed since the protests against President Bashar al-Assad began nearly two ... Saudi, Egypt calls for peaceful transition in SyriaPhilippine Star Saudi, Egypt call for peaceful Syria solutionFRANCE 24 all 40 news articles »

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Qaida chief's brother held in Syria - Times of India Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:17:50 GMT

Press TV

Qaida chief's brother held in Syria Times of India However the Syrian regime is likely to try to capitalize on Zawahiri's presence in the country - if indeed they have him under arrest - as proof of their repeated charge that the revolution has been taken over by "terrorists". Ayman al-Zawahiri, who ... Saudi spy chief calls for al-Qaeda leadership of anti-Syria militantsPress TV Qaeda man's arrest in Syria deniedIndependent Online Ayman Zawahiri al-Qaeda chief's younger brother arrested in Syria for aiding ...Mirror.co.uk Fars News Agency all 19 news articles »

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Arabs Can Act for Syria and Palestine--Before it's Too Late - Huffington Post (blog) Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:32:12 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Arabs Can Act for Syria and Palestine--Before it's Too Late Huffington Post (blog) During the next few months, the Arab World will have its hands full with problems requiring urgent attention. Chief among them are the ongoing crises in Syria and Palestine, both of which are fast approaching their respective "points of no return ... Voices From the Region: Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Iran, YemenCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) all 352 news articles »

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Syria rejects destructive plan of the US and Israel - Pravda Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:02:13 GMT

Syria rejects destructive plan of the US and Israel Pravda The leader of the of Change and Reform Block , Michel Aoun, said in Lebanon that Syria rejects the draft prepared by the United States and Israel to destroy the country, distributed today by Syrian media outlets. The deputy also assured that the ...

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Syria fighting rages in Damascus suburbs - Los Angeles Times Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:23:03 GMT

Syria fighting rages in Damascus suburbs Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Fighting raged around the suburbs of the Syrian capital Friday, as rebels sought to gain control of a ring of farming, residential and industrial communities that are a lifeline for the government of President Bashar Assad. In neighboring ...

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Bomb Attack in Syria Kills at Least 10 as Reports of Executions Surface - New York Times Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:51:02 GMT

New York Times

Bomb Attack in Syria Kills at Least 10 as Reports of Executions Surface New York Times ... and HWAIDA SAAD. Published: January 4, 2013. BEIRUT, Lebanon — An explosion struck a gas station in the Syrian capital, Damascus, early on Friday, killing at least 10 people in the second attack in three days on people lining up for scarce fuel. Latest Syria NewsStars and Stripes Syria petrol station hit by deadly car bombBBC News Syria jets, troops wage offensive on rebels near capitalDAWN.com Washington Post -NBCNews.com all 3,380 news articles »

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Iran's minister to visit Cairo for talks on ties, Syria crisis: Report - Times of India Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:08:56 GMT

FRANCE 24

Iran's minister to visit Cairo for talks on ties, Syria crisis: Report Times of India TEHRAN:(AFP) - Iran's foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi will visit Egypt next week for talks on bilateral ties and the crisis in Syria, the ISNA news agency reported Saturday quoting an Iranian diplomat. Salehi will meet with his counterpart Mohammed ... Iran's Salehi to visit Cairo for Syria talks: reportsFRANCE 24 all 29 news articles »