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Former Envoy to Syria Said to Be Choice for Cairo Post - New York Times Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:51:38 GMT

Former Envoy to Syria Said to Be Choice for Cairo Post New York Times Mr. Ford, a longtime Middle East hand and fluent Arabic speaker, is well known for taking an active role as ambassador to Syria in challenging President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown before American diplomats were pulled out of the country for their own ... Former US ambassador to Syria considered for Egypt: sourcesReuters Kerry recommends former envoy to Syria for Egypt postBoston Globe all 3 news articles »

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Syria Bans Use of Foreign Currencies for Business Deals - New York Times (blog) Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:09:12 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria Bans Use of Foreign Currencies for Business Deals New York Times (blog) BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Sunday banned the use of foreign currencies in business transactions, part of the government's effort to prop up the Syrian pound, which has plummeted to 200 pounds to the dollar from 47 to the ... More than 2 years into civil war, Syria effectively split into 3 separate regionsFox News Bashar al-Assad: quotes on the Syrian conflictTelegraph.co.uk Syria's war splits nation into 3 distinct regionsMiamiHerald.com The Australian -Sydney Morning Herald -Reuters all 65 news articles »

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UN urged to probe abuses by Syria's Assad - Fox News Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:01:25 GMT

UN urged to probe abuses by Syria's Assad Fox News BEIRUT (AFP) – Syria's main opposition group on Sunday urged the United Nations to probe "numerous massacres" they say were committed by President Bashar al-Assad's forces during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The National Coalition also ...

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Syria's Assad bans foreign currency transactions - Fox News Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:00:44 GMT

Syria's Assad bans foreign currency transactions Fox News The US dollar is the preferred foreign currency in Syria where the lira has lost three quarters of its value against the greenback since the outbreak of the anti-regime uprising more than two years ago. At the start of the conflict in March 2011 one ...

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Syria's Western Jihadists - Daily Beast Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:11:58 GMT

Daily Beast

Syria's Western Jihadists Daily Beast Abu Talha, whose real name is Denis Mamadou Cuspert, is a German citizen, born in Berlin in 1975 and among an increasing number of radicalized Western passport holders, who have joined jihadist movements in the fight against Syrian president Bashar ...

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Thirty killed in heavy fighting in Syrian mountains - Reuters Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:27:26 GMT

Thirty killed in heavy fighting in Syrian mountains Reuters The anti-Assad Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12 rebels and 19 pro-Assad fighters - including soldiers and members of his militia known as the National Defense Army - were killed in Sunday's fighting in the mountains of east Latakia province.

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“Eid” aid convoy en route to Syria - euronews Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:30:53 GMT

euronews

“Eid” aid convoy en route to Syria euronews The biggest convoy organised to take humanitarian aid to Syria has almost reached the country after a journey that began in the UK and is currently in Turkey. “Eid in Syria” is the name given to the 75 vehicle convoy worth €7.5 million. Eid is the ... and more »

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Pressed on Syria, Hezbollah Leader Urges Focus on Israel - New York Times Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:35:12 GMT

The Daily Star

Pressed on Syria, Hezbollah Leader Urges Focus on Israel New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a rare public appearance on Friday, Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, urged Arabs and Muslims to stay focused on opposing Israel despite bitter disagreements over the Syrian war, and declared that his Shiite followers would ... Hezbollah, Hamas agree to disagree on SyriaThe Daily Star Lebanese President chastises Hezbollah for unilateral Syria involvementAl-Bawaba Why Lebanon's Sunnis will stay calm as Syria's Sunnis wage warMinnPost.com Zawya (registration) all 124 news articles »

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UN probes allegations of rebel atrocities in Syria - CBS News Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:04:48 GMT

The Guardian

UN probes allegations of rebel atrocities in Syria CBS News BEIRUT United Nations experts are investigating allegations that rebels killed dozens of Syrian soldiers in a village near Aleppo after they captured it from government troops, an incident that could amount to a war crime, the world body's human rights ... Syria rebels seize ammo depotFox News Report: Ammunition depot explosion kills at least 40 in SyriaCNN UN rights chief calls for investigation into Syria massacreJerusalem Post The Guardian -UN News Centre -Christian Science Monitor all 203 news articles »

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Syria has been Tehran's strongest ally in the Arab world since Iran's 1979 ... - Fox News Sun, 04 Aug 2013 15:04:49 GMT

Syria has been Tehran's strongest ally in the Arab world since Iran's 1979 ... Fox News BEIRUT – Iran's new president expressed his country's support to Syria's embattled leader Bashar Assad's regime Sunday, saying no force in the world will be able to shake their decades-old alliance. Hasan Rouhani's comments came as Syrian troops and ...