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Exclusive: Turkish PM Erdogan: Syria has crossed red line, used chemical ... - NBCNews.com Fri, 10 May 2013 02:56:49 GMT

Washington Post

Exclusive: Turkish PM Erdogan: Syria has crossed red line, used chemical ... NBCNews.com Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told NBC's Ann Curry in an exclusive interview that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons and missiles, and crossed President Obama's "red line" long ago. Erdogan will meet with Obama on May ... Syria will supply Hezbollah with 'game-changing' weapons, says militia chiefFox News Hezbollah chief: Syria to supply strategic weapons - USA TodayUSA TODAY US reassures Syria rebels about its stance on AssadLos Angeles Times Washington Post -New York Times -Wall Street Journal all 510 news articles »

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5 reasons Syria's war suddenly looks more dangerous - CNN Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:11 GMT

5 reasons Syria's war suddenly looks more dangerous CNN (CNN) -- While the world's attention was focused on Boston and North Korea, the conflict in Syria entered a new phase -- one that threatens to embroil its neighbors in a chaotic way and pose complex challenges to the Obama administration. What began as ...

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Hezbollah Says Syria to Supply Strategic Weapons - Wall Street Journal Thu, 09 May 2013 21:26:23 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Hezbollah Says Syria to Supply Strategic Weapons Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—Hezbollah's leader on Thursday said Syria will provide him with weapons that will change the balance of power in his battle with Israel and threatened to fight the Jewish state from inside Syria, ramping up tensions after last week's Israeli ...

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US Is Warned Russia Plans Syria Arms Sale - Wall Street Journal Thu, 09 May 2013 19:27:31 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Is Warned Russia Plans Syria Arms Sale Wall Street Journal According to the information the Israelis provided in recent days, Syria has been making payments on a 2010 agreement with Moscow to buy four batteries for $900 million. They cite financial transactions from the Syrian government, including one made ...

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Syria "likely" to have used chemical weapons, says UK - Reuters Thu, 09 May 2013 17:55:29 GMT

Syria "likely" to have used chemical weapons, says UK Reuters U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed gratitude to Russia for its willingness to try to arrange a "Geneva two" conference to negotiate an end to the conflict, in a sign of a thawing of the long diplomatic chill between Washington and Moscow ...

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New Diplomatic Push to End Civil War in Syria - New York Times (blog) Thu, 09 May 2013 03:03:10 GMT

New York Times (blog)

New Diplomatic Push to End Civil War in Syria New York Times (blog) ROME — As new reports of violence flowed from Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned leaders in Europe and the Middle East on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a conference between rebels and the Syrian government, sponsored by the ... Syria will 'respond immediately' to any Israeli strikeYahoo!7 News Kerry-Lavrov statements called 'first hopeful news' on Syria in a whileCNN International A beginning for Syria talksWashington Post The Guardian -UN News Centre -Reuters all 593 news articles »

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Syria war could push Lebanon, Jordan into slump - Reuters Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:58 GMT

Syria war could push Lebanon, Jordan into slump Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The economic devastation of Syria's war could drive the economies of neighboring Lebanon and Jordan into reverse, Syria's former deputy prime minister said on Thursday. Pointing to the sharp slowdown in Lebanon's economic growth ... and more »

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Hezbollah: Syria Will Send New Arms After Israeli Raid - Voice of America - Voice of America Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05:34 GMT

Hezbollah: Syria Will Send New Arms After Israeli Raid - Voice of America Voice of America Western and Israeli sources said its aim was to take out “game-changing'' Iranian missiles destined for Lebanon's Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which fought a war with Israel in 2006 and is a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his struggle ...

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Top US Official Meets With Rebels Inside Syria - NPR (blog) Thu, 09 May 2013 21:07:38 GMT

NPR (blog)

Top US Official Meets With Rebels Inside Syria NPR (blog) Ambassador Robert Ford, the State Department's point man on Syrian policy, crossed into northern Syria on Wednesday. The secret visit was confirmed by Syrian activists at the media office at the Bab al-Salama crossing on the Turkish frontier. Ford met ... and more »

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Syria crisis: US insists Assad can have no future role - The Guardian Thu, 09 May 2013 19:02:50 GMT

The Guardian

Syria crisis: US insists Assad can have no future role The Guardian International efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis reached new levels of uncertainty on Thursday when John Kerry, the US secretary of state, insisted that Bashar al-Assad could not be part of a future transitional government – casting doubt on a US ...