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UN inspectors heading to Syria to probe chemical weapons reports - CNN (blog) Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:48:01 GMT

Voice of America

UN inspectors heading to Syria to probe chemical weapons reports
CNN (blog)
(CNN) -- U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria "as soon as possible" to investigate three reports of chemical weapons use, a U.N. spokesperson said Wednesday. The announcement of the upcoming visit followed talks last week between Syria's government and ...
UN to Investigate Chemical Weapons Allegations in SyriaVoice of America
UN to visit Syria 'chemical attacks' sitesAljazeera.com
Syria's Assad Agrees to UN Chemical Weapons InvestigationBloomberg
RT (blog) -CBC.ca -ABC Online
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Some Syria Missiles Eluded Israeli Strike, Officials Say - New York Times (blog) Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:56:48 GMT

The Times of Israel

Some Syria Missiles Eluded Israeli Strike, Officials Say
New York Times (blog)
WASHINGTON — American intelligence analysts have concluded that a recent Israeli airstrike on a warehouse in Syria did not succeed in destroying all of the Russian-made antiship cruise missiles that were its target, American officials said on ...
'Israel failed to fully destroy target in Syria airstrike'The Times of Israel
Israeli Strike Failed to Destroy Troublesome MissilesTablet Magazine
Syria unrest, Israeli plot to destabilize MideastPanorama.am

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Why fewer ground reports are emerging from Syria - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:36:51 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Why fewer ground reports are emerging from Syria
Christian Science Monitor
Among the journalists I know covering Syria, almost everyone is swearing off crossing the border and going inside the country. It's not the threat of violence that's stopping people, but the risk of kidnapping. Skip to next paragraph ...

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Shadow of Syria takes toll on Lebanon's tourist appeal - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:07:07 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Shadow of Syria takes toll on Lebanon's tourist appeal
Christian Science Monitor
With its golden beaches, soaring mountains, Roman ruins, and frenetic nightlife packed into an area two-thirds the size of Maryland, Lebanon has long relied on tourism as an important source of national income, especially from residents of the more ...
239 Indonesians repatriated from SyriaJakarta Post

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Why Lebanon's Sunnis will stay calm as Syria's Sunnis wage war - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:56:16 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Why Lebanon's Sunnis will stay calm as Syria's Sunnis wage war
Christian Science Monitor
A blackened patch of fire-scorched earth along a Bekaa Valley highway marks the scene of a recent roadside bomb, Lebanese Sunnis' latest violent outburst toward the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Skip to next paragraph ...

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Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit to buy oil products - Reuters Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:48:58 GMT

Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit to buy oil products
Reuters
"This will help Syria to import petroleum products that the country needs," said a Syrian trade official, referring to the credit facility. Underlining the acute nature of Syria's financial problems, he said authorities had tried to set a ceiling of $4 ...


Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal - Aljazeera.com Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:29:32 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal
Aljazeera.com
... Tehran by the Iranian and Syrian central banks, granting Syria a credit line worth $3.6bn," the agency reported on Tuesday. The deal stipulates that Syria will pay back the cost of the oil loan "through Iranian investments of various kinds in Syria ...
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil productsReuters
Latest platform for Syria's president: InstagramYahoo! News
Syria's president is all smiles on his new Instagram accountCNN
Telegraph.co.uk -The Independent
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United Nations May Fall Short in Food Aid for Syria - New York Times Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:32:19 GMT

Press TV

United Nations May Fall Short in Food Aid for Syria
New York Times
Eight trucks carrying more than 300 metric tons of flour were attacked in June — it was unclear by whom — in Deir al-Zour, in northeast Syria, and only four were able to distribute food. The flour was intended to go to 13,600 families, Mr. Taravella ...
6.8 million people need humanitarian aid in Syria: UNPress TV

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Jihadist hold 200 Syria Kurds hostage: NGO - Fox News Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:01:10 GMT

Press TV

Jihadist hold 200 Syria Kurds hostage: NGO
Fox News
BEIRUT (AFP) – Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. "Fighters of Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State ...
Syria militants take 200 Kurds hostagePress TV
Car bomb kills Kurdish politician in northern SyriaBBC News
NGO: Syria's main Kurdish militia calls to arms against jihadistsAl-Arabiya
Al-Monitor -Rudaw
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No-fly zone over Syria violates international law: Iran MP - Press TV Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:20:18 GMT

Press TV

No-fly zone over Syria violates international law: Iran MP
Press TV
Hojjatollah Souri, a member of Iran's Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on Wednesday that the establishment of a no-fly zone over the Syrian territory would not only inflict heavy expenses on American people but would also ...