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Syria's Opposition Hopes to Win the War by Selling Oil - TIME Wed, 01 May 2013 23:38:37 GMT

The Hindu

Syria's Opposition Hopes to Win the War by Selling Oil
TIME
Given the many resolutions on Syria that have hit a brick wall at the U.N. Security Council, and the endless wrangling among Western leaders over how to end the calamitous two-year war, the April 22 decision by E.U. foreign ministers to lift the oil ...
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US Sets Hurdles to Intervention in Syria - Wall Street Journal Wed, 01 May 2013 18:49:36 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Sets Hurdles to Intervention in Syria
Wall Street Journal
Syria's official news agency released an image it says shows the aftermath of a blast in Damascus that killed at least 14 people on Tuesday. WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama raised the bar for military intervention in the civil war in Syria, saying ...


Obama won't rush to act against Syria over chemical arms - 路透社 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:57 GMT

Obama won't rush to act against Syria over chemical arms
路透社
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signaled on Tuesday he is no rush to respond quickly to Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons, taking a cautious approach to the country's civil war, mirroring the views of the American public, most ...


Kerry to Visit Russia for Talks on Syria - Voice of America Wed, 01 May 2013 23:43:04 GMT

Kerry to Visit Russia for Talks on Syria
Voice of America
On Syria, the United States and Russia have been at odds over how best to deal with the rebellion there. Russia and China have repeatedly used their Security Council veto to block tougher United Nations action against embattled Syrian President Bashar ...


UN diplomats: UN-Arab League envoy to Syria wants to resign because peace ... - Fox News Wed, 01 May 2013 19:15:12 GMT

Gulf Times

UN diplomats: UN-Arab League envoy to Syria wants to resign because peace ...
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Brahimi has found that speaking for two organizations with different views on Syria has made his role of trying to mediate a political transition almost impossible, two diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because their discussions with ...
Brahimi to quit as Syria peace envoy, diplomats sayAl-Arabiya
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UN diplomats say Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, wants ...Montreal Gazette

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Redlines and the Problems of Intervention in Syria - Forbes Wed, 01 May 2013 21:28:58 GMT

Redlines and the Problems of Intervention in Syria
Forbes
The civil war in Syria, one of the few lasting legacies of the Arab Spring, has been under way for more than two years. There has been substantial outside intervention in the war. The Iranians in particular, and the Russians to a lesser extent, have ...

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Syrian leader makes rare public appearance - CNN Wed, 01 May 2013 14:53:08 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian leader makes rare public appearance
CNN
(CNN) -- Syria's president made a rare public appearance Wednesday. Bashar al-Assad visited the Umawyeen Electricity Station at Tishreen Park in Damascus to commemorate Workers' Day. He congratulated the station's staff and all other Syrian workers.
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Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma - Reuters Wed, 01 May 2013 12:52:08 GMT

Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma
Reuters
Eighteen months ago, Jordan's King Abdullah was the first Arab leader to urge Assad to step aside, but he used a visit to Washington last week to voice Jordan's concern over "militant terrorist organizations" gaining ground along Syria's southern ...


Syria's Assad in Rare Visit as Rockets Hit Capital - ABC News Wed, 01 May 2013 18:05:46 GMT

ABC News

Syria's Assad in Rare Visit as Rockets Hit Capital
ABC News
Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. Footage of the ...


Flight scare: Russia bans flights over Syria - USA TODAY Wed, 01 May 2013 16:17:02 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Flight scare: Russia bans flights over Syria
USA TODAY
Russia banned its airlines from flying over Syria, a move that comes two days after a Russian commercial airliner changed its flight path over Syria to avoid an unspecified threat from the ground, according to Reuters. Rosaviatsiya, Russia's state air ...
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