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Kerry Says US and Russia Are Working Toward Syria Talks - New York Times Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:44:20 GMT

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Kerry Says US and Russia Are Working Toward Syria Talks New York Times BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the United States and Russia were still working toward holding an international peace conference on Syria and agreed that it should take place “sooner rather than later. No date set for Syria peace talksCBS News Kerry: Syria peace talks unlikely until at least SeptemberWashington Post Kerry: US and Russia want Syria talks soonAljazeera.com Jerusalem Post -BBC News all 148 news articles »

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Islamist rule in Egypt fails: Syria's Assad - Fox News Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:06:15 GMT

CBS News

Islamist rule in Egypt fails: Syria's Assad Fox News DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the massive protests against his Islamist Egyptian counterpart brought the fall of "political Islam," in statements posted on Wednesday on his official Facebook page. "What is happening in Egypt is ... Morsi role at Syria rally seen as tipping point for Egypt armyIrish Times Syria says Mursi must realize Egyptians don't want himReuters Syria government calls for Egypt's Morsi to step downCBS News Sky News -The Star Online all 5,679 news articles »

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Unrest Casts Shadow on Syria's Future - Voice of America Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:35:44 GMT

Voice of America

Unrest Casts Shadow on Syria's Future Voice of America "If the president [Obama] wakes up one morning and says 'This is going to [lead to] the partition of Syria and rearrangement of the borders throughout the Levant. This could put at risk Turkey. This could put at risk Iraq. I really have to do something ...

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Hezbollah Involvement in Syria Sparks Concern - Voice of America Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:06:31 GMT

Voice of America

Hezbollah Involvement in Syria Sparks Concern Voice of America BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON — Lebanon's Shia Muslim movement Hezbollah is known for its discipline, but the decision to fight in the Syrian civil war has prompted doubts among some supporters. Enter any Shi'ite town in the Beka'a Valley or in southern ... Takfiris militants in Syria aim to divide Shia, Sunni Muslims: NasrallahPress TV Rouhani Considers New Approach To SyriaAl-Monitor Hezbollah's Syria role forces Baalbek festival relocationYa Libnan The Daily Star -Canada Free Press -CounterPunch all 27 news articles »

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Syria: 'Aid money is going out as fast as it is coming in' - The Guardian Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:06:07 GMT

The Guardian

Syria: 'Aid money is going out as fast as it is coming in' The Guardian The crisis in Syria is now in its third year. It has reached a state of military deadlock and diplomatic impasse, so international attention is now falling on the humanitarian response. But traditional donors and relief agencies are being stretched to ...

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Catholic priest NOT among three beheaded on video by Syrian rebels, says ... - New York Daily News Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:13:43 GMT

New York Daily News

Catholic priest NOT among three beheaded on video by Syrian rebels, says ... New York Daily News Father Francois Mourad, a Syrian originally named as victim of a merciless mob, was instead shot eight times on June 23 when a group of rebels stormed his monastery, said Friar Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. Vatican confirms Catholic priest was killed in SyriaBBC News Syria: Father Francois Murad Beheading Video an Assad Propaganda HoaxIBTimes.co.uk Catholic priest killed by militants in northern SyriaRTE.ie National Review Online (blog) -AINA -Telegraph.co.uk all 95 news articles »

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Syrian mother describes son's Sharia shooting - BBC News Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:37:57 GMT

BBC News

Syrian mother describes son's Sharia shooting BBC News The mother of Mohammed Qataa has described how her son was killed by armed men who claimed a joke he had made was blasphemous. The murder has come to symbolise the power of Islamist radicals in Syria's armed uprising. Paul Wood visited ... Islamist Rebels In Syria Ban 'Immodest Dress' And Makeup For Women In AleppoHuffington Post Syria: Sharia 'spreading' in rebel held areasSBS Oh, great: Shariah law spreads in SyriaTheBlaze.com (blog) RT (blog) all 11 news articles »

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Canada to accept up to 1300 Syrian refugees - CBC.ca Thu, 04 Jul 2013 01:23:59 GMT

Canada to accept up to 1300 Syrian refugees CBC.ca Canada will accept as many as 1,300 Syrian refugees by the end of 2014, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday in Edmonton. But the government is relying on private sponsors for the vast majority of those cases. The federal government will ... Canada opens its doors to 1300 Syrian refugeesGlobe and Mail Canada to begin resettling Syria refugeesCANOE all 37 news articles »

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Time running out to aid Syria's rebels - CNN (blog) Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:16:22 GMT

Time running out to aid Syria's rebels CNN (blog) While millions flood Cairo's streets, the war in Syria rages on – and may soon reach a critical turning point. A new Syrian army offensive launched in recent days against the strategic city of Homs is a vital step in an effort to secure a corridor ... and more »

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Syria is jihad central: 6000 terrorists flood new al Qaeda training ground - Washington Times Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:30:20 GMT

Syria is jihad central: 6000 terrorists flood new al Qaeda training ground Washington Times Thousands of foreign terrorists traveled to Syria over the past several months to wage jihad, or holy war, in what U.S. officials say is fast becoming a new international terror training ground. Most of the foreign terrorists are fighting for the al ...