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EGYPT News, Nov 23, 2011



Egyptians Rally Against Army in Fifth Night of Cairo Clashes
BusinessWeek
By Mariam Fam and Digby Lidstone Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Egyptian protesters calling for an end to army rule clashed with security forces in central Cairo for a fifth night as military pledges for a quicker power transfer to a civilian authority failed ...
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Father: US student arrested in Egypt called home
Boston.com
(AP Photo/ Egyptian TV) By Chris Blank Associated Press / November 23, 2011 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—One of the three American college students arrested during demonstrations in Egypt called home Wednesday and said he was being treated relatively well but ...
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Photos of the Day, Nov. 23, 2011
National Post
Protesters (L) take cover behind a barricade as they and riot police throw stones during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2011. Egypt's army chief Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, seeking to defuse street protests that have left ...
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Truce attempts broken by outbursts of violence in Cairo
Daily News Egypt
–Additional reporting by Daily News Egypt. Thousands of Egyptians gather during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 23, demanding an end to military rule, despite a promise by the country's interim leader to transfer power to an elected ...
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Today in Pictures: Nov. 23, 2011
ABC News (blog)
(Bullit Marquez/AP Photo) An Egyptian protester using scrap metal as a shield takes cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters ...
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ABC News (blog)
MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Political unrest to dominate Egypt, Kuwait
Reuters
By Maha Dahan and Nadia Saleem CAIRO/DUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Political unrest is set to dominate stock markets in Egypt and Kuwait over the coming week, adding to the risks posed by unstable global financial markets. Egypt's benchmark index plunged ...
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Day 5 of clashes in Cairo
Washington Post
Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo as a rights group raises the overall death toll from the current unrest to 38. (Nov. 23) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders ...
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Corruption plays big part in Egypt's problems, U of R prof says.
Regina Leader-Post
By Will Chabun, Leader-Post November 23, 2011 2:26 PM Protesters sit on a wall in Mohammed Mahmoud Street near Tahrir Square after police withdrew on November 23, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of Egyptians are continuing to occupy Tahrir Square after ...
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Egypt rejects army offer
The Statesman
PTI CAIRO, 23 NOV: Thousands of pro-democracy protesters today demanded an immediate end to military rule in Egypt, clashing with soldiers at the iconic Tahrir Square, rejecting fresh overtures by Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi to hold a referendum for ...
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Egyptian Stocks: Talaat Moustafa Group, Maridive & Oil Services
BusinessWeek
By Ahmed A. Namatalla Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's benchmark EGX 30 Index gained for the first time in 11 days, increasing 1 percent to 3713.5 at 1:58 pm in Cairo. That pared the gauge's decline to 10 percent this week. The following shares rose or ...
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Protesters Defy Tear Gas, Stay on Cairo Streets
The Associated Press
Egyptian protesters were clashing with police for for a fifth day in central Cairo. The US expressed concern, while the UN condemned the continuing violence in Egypt. (Nov. 23)
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Backgrounder: Key events in Egypt since fall of President Mubarak
Xinhua
CAIRO, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's ruling military council agreed Tuesday to transfer power to a civilian government before July 1 next year. Here is a chronology of major events in Egypt since the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) took over ...
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Day in pictures: 23 November 2011
BBC News
Protesters show the soles of their shoes as they chant slogans against head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamad Hussain Tantawi in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of Egyptians have continued to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square despite an ...
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BBC News
Nov. 23: First Issue of Life Magazine Published
ABC News (blog)
On this day in 1985, three hijackers calling themselves “The EgyptRevolution” took over an Egyptian jetliner en route from Athens to Cairo. ap life magazine jp 111123 wblog Nov . 23 : First Issue of Life Magazine Published.
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ABC News (blog)
Egypt share index extends losses as protests persist
Reuters Africa
CAIRO Nov 23 (Reuters) - Egypt's benchmark index tumbled 2 percent in early trade on Wednesday in thin volumes with investors wary that concessions offered by the military ruler had failed to clear protesters from central Cairo. ...
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The paper clip, 23 November
European Voice (blog)
A speech by Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, Egypt's military ruler, last night has failed to calm the protests in Cairo's Tahrir square and elsewhere across the country, writes Al-Masry Al-Youm. Tantawi said that the military had no intention of holding ...
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ANALYSIS-Policy paralysis in Egypt as economic crisis mounts
Reuters Africa
By Tom Pfeiffer CAIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Faced with economic threats on several fronts, Egypt's rulers look unlikely to come up with a coherent policy response as the country heads into a long and turbulent election period which may make tough ...
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Yemen's Saleh was slippery master of maneuvering
Boston.com
By Ahmed Al-Haj and Lee Keath AP / November 23, 2011 CAIRO—Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who agreed Wednesday to step down after a ferocious uprising against him, was perhaps the slipperiest leader in the Middle East. When the top commander of ...
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Violent clashes continue in Tahrir as protesters reject Tantawi speech
Ahram Online
Protesters throw stones at police who are firing tear gas, during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2011. (Photo: Reuters) At 7am on Wednesday, volunteer doctors were still racing to treat and save the lives of tens of protesters injured...
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Egypt's clashes death toll hit 35
Egyptian Gazette
Egyptian protesters ready to throw stones during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo on November 23. AFP Thirty-one people have died in Cairo and four others nationwide, the Ministry ...
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Police move on Occupy protest
Toronto Star
(Nov. 23, 2011) G20 meets Occupy TO Freed G20 activists celebrated their dropped charges, as a result of a plea deal, with a rally and m... Clashes in Egypt Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo's ...
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One Egyptian killed in clashes in city of Alexandria
Monsters and Critics.com
An Egyptian protester affected by teargas is driven away on a motobike past an ambulance, in Tahrir square, Cairo, Egypt, 23 November 2011. EPA/ANDRE PAIN Another 28 were injured in the clashes, that erupted early Wednesday outside the city's Security ...
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Monsters and Critics.com
Clashes in Egypt continue
Kuwait News Agency
CAIRO, Nov 23 (KUNA) -- Protesters and Security forces continued to clash on routes near Tharir Square, in Cairo, early Wednesday, after political parties and youth movements called on people to participate in the "the million demonstration," under the...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
CAIRO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Egyptian officials indicated Wednesday they would re-question three US college students accused of tossing Molotov cocktails during protests at Tahrir Square. The second interrogation of Derrik Sweeney, Gregory Porter and Luke ...
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AP Top Stories
The Associated Press
Here's the latest news for Wednesday Nov. 23: 42.5 million people expected to travel for Thanksgiving; Clashes continue for 5th day in Cairo; "Occupy" protests cost local taxpayers millions; Restaurant employee charged with trying to poison customers.
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Vox Populi » Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) arrested in Cairo amidst ...
By Jackson Perry
Update, 9:15 a.m., November 23: According to AUC, the three arrested students will be “interviewed” today by the State Security public prosecutor. They were interviewed yesterday as well, said the University on its website. The three students ...
Vox Populi
Cairo uprising: no signs of letting up — RT
By RT
Three more people have reportedly been killed in Cairo Street battles. The clashes ...CairoEgyptian protesters clashes with riot police at Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on November 19 19.11, 21:49 ... Published: 23 November, 2011, 22:46 ...
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PhotoBlog - Casualties mount as protests continue in Cairo
By PhotoBlog
Egyptian protesters throw stones during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo on Nov23. Fresh clashes erupted between protesters and police in Cairo with three more people ...
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Egyptian bishop condemns military's crackdown on protests ...
CairoEgyptNov 23, 2011 / 06:04 am (CNA).- Egyptian police ... Bishop Mina spoke from Egypt as the country's military government faced protests comparable to those that drove out former president Hosni Mubarak in February. The latest ...
CNA Daily News
Enraged Egyptian protesters promised swift handover - News - Mail ...
Egypt's army chief has promised a swifter handover to civilian rule but failed to convince thousands of demonstrators who are battling police. ... PATRICK WERR AND ALASTAIR MACDONALD CAIROEGYPT - Nov 23 2011 06:40 ...
Mail & Guardian News Feed
More Clashes In Cairo As Protests Continue; Opposition May Be ...
By Mark Memmott
WNYC. November 23, 2011; light rain; mist | 50.0°F · News · Culture · Music ...Egyptian protesters carried away a man suffering from tear gas during clashes with riot police earlier today near Tahrir Square, in Cairo. (Mahmud Hams / AFP/Getty ...
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RAW VIDEO: Police and protesters battle for a fifth day in Egypt near ...
By Tamura A. Lomax
RAW VIDEO: Police and protesters battle for a fifth day in Egypt near Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square. November 23, 2011. By Tamura A. Lomax .... The lawsuit, brought by 23states, challenges many different aspects of the law. The Supreme ...
The Feminist Wire
UN Condemns Egypt as Protests Enter Fifth Day - The Takeaway
By takeawaydigital@gmail.com (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)
Listen Live Listen to Today's Show ... Enlarge. Egyptian protesters take cover during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo on November 23, 2011. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty ...
The Takeaway: Final Edition
Unstoppable Revolution in Egypt | Human Wrongs Watch
By Baher Kamal
CairoNov23 – Violent clashes between security forces and unarmed protesters continued to expand in Cairo and other major Egyptian cities for the fifth consecutive day since the “One Million” people march which started on November 18 to ...
Human Wrongs Watch
U.S. students to be questioned again - World Report - World - Dalje ...
CAIRONov23 (UPI) -- Egyptian officials indicated Wednesday they would re-question three U.S. college students accused of tossing Molotov cocktails during protests at Tahrir Square. The second interrogation of Derrik Sweeney, Gregory ...
Dalje.com (English) (English)
Egypt protesters call for postponement of elections | World news ...
Protests in Cairo, Egypt - 23 Nov 2011. Egyptian police clash with anti- government protesters around Tahrir Square in Cairo Photograph: APAimages / Rex ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../egypt-protesters-postponement-of-elec...
Military leader: Egyptian elections will be held on time - CNN.com
updated 12:28 AM EST, Wed November 23, 2011 ... Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's military-led government Tuesday denied using violence ..... Click on countries in CNN's interactive map to see the roots of their unrest and where things stand today. ...
www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/africa/egypt.../index.html
Today in photos (Nov. 23) - Spokesman Mobile - Nov. 23, 2011
Today in photos (Nov. 23). November 23, 2011. Photo gallery: View a gallery of ... with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, ...
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Live Streaming Video: Tahrir Square Cairo Egypt 23/11/11
Live streaming Youtube (AlMasry AlYoum TV) video from Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt, not sure how long it will be up and running will update feed as.
newsblogged.com/live-streaming-video-tahrir-square-cairo-eg...
Today in Pictures: Nov. 23, 2011 - ABC News
ap egypt riot tear gas thg 111123 wblog Today in Pictures: Nov. 23, ... from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. ...
abcnews.go.com/blogs/.../11/today-in-pictures-nov-23-2011/
Egyptians Rally Against Army in Fifth Night of Cairo Clashes
By Mariam Fam and Digby Lidstone Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Egyptian protesters calling for an end to army rule clashed with security forces in central Cairo ...
www.businessweek.com/.../egyptians-rally-against-army-in-fift...
Troops replace police in Cairo - The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Egyptian troops moved into streets around the Interior Ministry in Cairo today, ...irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 16:24 ...
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/.../breaking5.html
Egypt protests and the Arab Spring: live - Telegraph
Clashes and deaths in Cairo's Tahrir Square despite democracy pledge. Image 1 ...Today's agreement brings them a significant step closer to realizing their ... November 23: Saleh signs the deal to hand over his powers after 33 years in office. ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Egypt-protests-and-the-Arab-Spring-l...
Battle Rages in Streets of Cairo - Death toll higher than advertised ...
Today in Egypt: Mass Protest Out of Tahrir Square ... forces lays in bed for treatment at a Tahrir Square field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. ...
www.newser.com/story/.../battle-rages-in-streets-of-cairo.html
Today's Picks (Nov. 23) | Wichita Eagle
Today's Picks (Nov. 23). « 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18 ...not pictured, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. ...
www.kansas.com/2011/11/23/.../todays-picks-nov-23.html
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SYRIA News, Nov 23, 2011



Syrian activists say 2-day death toll is 34
The Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security carried out raids in rebellious areas in the center and the south of the country Wednesday, and at least six people died, raising the death toll in the past two days to 34, activists said, as the US and Turkey took ...
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The Associated Press
Syria, Iran and the balance of power in the Middle East
Business Standard
The situation in Syria complicates all of this. The minority Alawite sect has dominated the Syrian government since 1970, when the current president's father - who headed theSyrian air force - staged a coup. The Alawites are a heterodox Muslim sect ...
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India HPCL looks at buying Syrian crude-Sources
Reuters
By Aniruddha Basu and Nidhi Verma MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) is looking to buy crude from sanctions-hit Syria and has asked state-run Shipping Corp of India (SCI) to arrange a vessel, sources familiar with the plan ...
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Syria spoil Malaysia party with win
AFP
KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian Games champions Malaysia suffered a 2-0 defeat to Syria in Olympic qualifying Wednesday, just two days after clinching the regional crown in a highly charged final in Jakarta. Two second-half goals took Syria level on ...
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AFP
US Accused of Turning Blind Eye as Syria Elected to UN Human Rights Committee
Fox News
By Ben Evansky The Obama administration seems to have to have put itself in the firing line over its handling of the crisis in Syria by not stopping the Mideast country from being elected to a UNESCO committee that deals with human rights. ...
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LEAD: Syrian forces kill 19 in restive areas, activist says
Monsters and Critics.com
Beirut - At least 19 people were killed Wednesday when Syrian security forces stormed rebellious areas in the centre and south of the country, activists based in Beirut told dpa. 'The casualties were mostly in Homs and Idlib,' Omar Idlibi, a Syrian ...
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Syrian Slide: UN blasts Assad over bloodshed
RT
The UN Assembly's human rights committee has agreed on a resolution condemningSyria for its eight month crackdown on protesters, in which 3500 civilians have been killed by the country's security forces. Damascus called it "a declaration of war". ...
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Syrian activists raise death toll to 28
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY AP BEIRUT — The death toll from a day of security raids and violence in Syria has risen to at least 28 people, activists said Wednesday, as President Bashar Assad came under mounting worldwide pressure to end eight months of ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Syria Official News round-up on Tuesday Nov. 22
Day Press News
SYRIA- With flower and laurel wreathes and while the Military Band was playing the music of the "Martyr" and the "Farewell", eight army and security martyrs on Tuesday were escorted from Tishreen and Homs Military Hospitals to their final resting place ...
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France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria
WBFO
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and John Irish AMMAN/PARIS (Reuters) - France called on Wednesday for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested international intervention on the ground in the eight-month...
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Baird defends Suncor gas project in Syria
TheChronicleHerald.ca
OTTAWA — Canada defended the right of Alberta oil giant Suncor to continue operations in Syria even though Ottawa has imposed economic sanctions on a regime that has killed 3000 protesters in their Arab Spring uprising. For the first time Tuesday, ...
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Turkey's Role in Syria Fractures Kurdish Parties
Rudaw
Syrian dissidents holding a meeting in Cairo in support of the Arab League's decision to suspend Syria from the league. Photo AFP. ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan -- Some SyrianKurdish parties are fractured over Turkey's role in bolstering the opposition and ...
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FACT CHECK: Hyperbole on terror interrogations
Boston.com
PERRY: "When you put the no-fly zone above Syria, it obviously gives those dissidents and gives the military the opportunity to maybe disband." ROMNEY: "They have 5000 tanks in Syria. A no-fly zone wouldn't be the right military action -- maybe a ...
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Boston.com
As Assad Regime Disintegrates, What Will Happen to Its Huge Chemical Weapons ...
Huffington Post (blog)
As Syria teeters ever closer to civil war, one little-discussed danger concerns the fate of its stockpile of deadly chemical weapons, possibly the largest in the world. Reports suggest that Syria has amassed hundreds of tons of chemical weapons ...
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Gul: Syrians deserve change
BBC News
The Turkish president has said his country will not remain indifferent toSyria's crisis and will support the demands of the Syrian people. Speaking to the BBC's Bridget Kendall, Abdullah Gul said that fundamental reforms were needed in Syria. ...
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BBC News
Iran buys crude oil from sanctions-hit Syria: report
The Daily Star
SINGAPORE: Iran has lifted crude from sanctions-hit Syria, the country's first export since late September, and more exports could follow from the country as buyers from India, Russia and China line up vessels, the International Oil Daily reported on ...
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Algiers wants Syria agreed to send Arab observers
Ennahar
Algiers- On the eve of the Ministerial Council of the Arab League, Algeria urged Syria to keep the chances for an Arab solution to the internal conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and avoid the internationalization of the crisis. ...
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Ambassador Mustafa: Syria dealing with events depends on popular stance in the ...
Syrian Arab News Agency
DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Syrian Ambassador in Washington Imad Mustafa underlined that Syria's dealing with the current events depends on the popular stance as a real base in the decision-making, saying that the mass popular marches in rejection of the Arab ...
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Syrian Arab News Agency
“Lebanonizing” the Syrian Crisis
Al-Arabiya
By Elias Harfoush With the expanding use of weapons on both ends of theSyrian revolution, and the repeated statements of the Syrian officials about the risks of an external intervention in this crisis on the region as a whole, in addition to talk ...
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Al-Arabiya
Right To Intervene And Right To Protect: Dilemmas Of Humanitarianism In Syria ...
Eurasia Review
By Marika Alpini Despite more than 3500 victims of the repression already and the recent outcome of the Libya case, the international community still looks very divided and cautious on the appropriate measures to be adopted in Syria. ...
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Israel preparing for Syrian refugees
Jweekly.com
As the bloodshed in Syria intensifies, villages along the border with Israel have been fairly quiet, but Israel is preparing for the riots to spill over to its borders, according to Ynet. If it does, and Syrian refugees attempt to escape and seek ...
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India HPCL looks at buying Syrian crude-Sources
Reuters Africa
By Aniruddha Basu and Nidhi Verma MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) is looking to buy crude from sanctions-hit Syria and has asked state-run Shipping Corp of India (SCI) to arrange a vessel, sources familiar with the plan ...
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Daybreak: Syria Under Diplomatic Siege
Tablet Magazine
By Marc Tracy|November 23, 2011 9:00 AM|0Leave a comment • All (other) Arab countries backed a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Syria, while European countries planned a move at the Security Council. [FP Turtle Bay] • At last night's debate, ...
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Celebrations on hold as Syria await
New Straits Times
Celebrations will be put on hold as the victorious Sea Games squad turn their attention to a crucial Asian Olympic third round Group C qualifier against Syria in Bukit Jalil today. Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor is expected to play against Syria. ...
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New Straits Times
Syrian Arab Republic: Concern for Human Rights Lawyer Mustafa Osso and other ...
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
In the context of the unprecedented movement of protest that confronts the Syrianregime since mid-March 2011, Syrian human rights defenders continue to face systematic repression. On November 20, 2011, Mr. Mustafa Osso, a lawyer and President of the ...
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UN condemns Syria crackdown — RT
By RT
The UN Assembly's human rights committee has agreed on a resolution condemningSyria for its eight month crackdown on protesters, in which 3500 civilians have been killed by the country's security forces.
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A No-Fly Zone in Syria? - American Spectator
By John Tabin
Last night on Fox News, Rick Perry did a "Center Seat" interview with the Special Report panel, and became the first presidential candidate to endorse a no-fly zone in Syria. Byron York recounts the exchage: [Charles] Krauthammer asked: ...
The Spectacle Blog
The Arab League Notices Syria | FrumForum
By Martin Krossel
The Arab League's threat to suspend Syria because of Bashar al-Assad's regime's murderous crackdown on demonstrators can be dismissed as empty.
FrumForum
It's time to go, Turkey tells Syria's al-Assad - News - Mail & Guardian ...
Turkey has told Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down for the sake of his people, tightening regional pressure on Damascus.
Mail & Guardian News Feed
Israel Matzav: Russia provides Syria with Yakhont anti-ship missiles
By Carl in Jerusalem
Apparently the missiles have already been paid for, and Syrian has assured Russia that the missiles can safely be delivered by ship. Russia is happy for any sale, but seems particularly anxious for this missile to get some combat experience. ...
Israel Matzav
If Bashar Assad falls in Syria, will it strengthen or weaken Hezbollah ...
By Alex Margolin
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Honest Reporting
Ambassador Rice on UNGA Syria Human Rights Resolution » US ...
By DGN
Today, the United Nations General Assembly spoke up for the people of Syria and against the Asad Regime, which has repeatedly gone to horrific lengths to silence dissent. By overwhelmingly adopting its first-ever resolution on Syria's human ...
US Mission Geneva
UN General Assembly condemns Syria violence | United Nations ...
By Florence Poblete-Enriquez
A resolution condemning the government crackdown on civilians in Syria has been passed by the UN General Assembly. The resolution, which comes in response to the ongoing violence and human rights violations in the Middle Eastern ...
United Nations Radio
Nasrallah on Syria | Norman G. Finkelstein
By sana
Nasrallah on Syria. by sana • 11.23.2011 • News · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuZkTmHsfM. READ NORMAN FINKELSTEIN'S NEW BOOK ON THE FALLOUT FROM THE GAZA INVASION – AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WWW. ...
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France to seek EU humanitarian help for Syria - Europe news
France's foreign minister gave a strong endorsement to the opposition Syrian National Council on Wednesday, and said he would seek EU-backed humanitarian corridors for...
Mail.com: International
BBC News - Syria: Arab League sets deadline to end 'repression'
The Arab League says it is giving Syria three days to "stop the bloody repression" of protesters and allow in observers or face economic sanctions.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15762260
France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria | Reuters
AMMAN/PARIS (Reuters) - France called on Wednesday for a secured zone to protect civilians in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-idUSTRE7AM0QA20111123
Syria stops payments to Shell and Total - FT.com
Syria has stopped paying for oil produced within the country by Royal Dutch Shell and Total, highlighting the economic tensions affecting Bashar al-Assad's ...
www.ft.com/.../118eec00-0bb7-11e1-9310-00144feabdc0.ht...
Turkish Leader, Erdogan, Says Assad Should Quit in Syria ...
The criticism by the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of the Syrianpresident, Bashar al-Assad, was not unexpected, but it was notable for its direct ...
www.nytimes.com/.../turkish-leader-says-syrian-president-sho...
Cyberwar explodes in Syria - CNN.com
A familiar digital chime rang on the computer. Someone was calling via Skype fromSyria.
www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/meast/syria.../index.html
Syria crisis needs negotiated solution
Pro-government Syrians shout slogans and wave Syrian flags during a rally at al- Hijaz Square in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 20, 2011. The rally held here on ...
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Syria opposition demands Arab League action - Los Angeles Times
Demonstrators across Syria demanded Friday that the Arab League take decisive action against the government of President Bashar Assad, opposition activists ...
articles.latimes.com/.../la-fg-syria-protests-crimes-20111112
U.N. And Turkey Increase Pressure On Syria's Assad | Fox News
Syria's violent repression of political dissent was blasted by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution condemning continued grave and systematic ...
www.foxnews.com/.../un-and-turkey-increase-pressure-on-syri...
Syria Slams UN Draft Resolution | Middle East | English
Measure submitted by Germany condemns eight-month-long crackdown on opposition protests.
www.voanews.com/.../Syria-Slams-UN-Draft-Resolution-1342...
Syria takes bloody turn; 250 killed in 11 days – USATODAY.com
November is shaping up to be the bloodiest month yet in Syria's 8-month-old uprising.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-11-11/16.../1
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