Arab League: Syria withdraws tanks, frees prisoners
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The Global Note – New Year's Edition: What To Watch For In 2012
ABC News (blog)
Criticism continues of the soft approach of the Arab League mission in Syria. Todaythe League Secretary-General said Syria's military has withdrawn from residential areas and is on the outskirts of the country's cities, but gunfire continues and ...
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Fifth Million's Poet contest from today
Khaleej Times
The interest in the competition in this fifth year reached an unexpected range of age groups, from an 11-year-old from Saudi Arabia to an 80-year-old from Syria. Their submissions could not be considered, though, as regulations only allow 18 to ...
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Year of the Arabs
Ahram Online
On the other hand, the "Arab Spring" domino effect slowed down in Yemen and proved complicated and dangerous in Syria. With this in mind, should the loss of momentum in Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Bahrain and Oman raise concerns expressed in commentaries ...
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Good News for the News Biz
Broadcasting & Cable
By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/2/2012 12:01:00 AM NOT UNTIL you stack the events up—the revolutions in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Syria; the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan; the killing of Osama bin Laden; the devastating ...
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Pro-Saleh Troops Fire Shells on Yemen Capital of Sana'a, Opposition Says
Bloomberg
In Syria, government forces killed 10 protesters across the country, Al-Jazeera reported, quoting unidentified opponents of the government. The president of the Arab Parliament said the Arab League should either mobilize a military force to challenge ...
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While Iraq is being partitioned
Today's Zaman
The other thing that contributes to the resolution of the Kurdish issue is the domestic warfare in Syria. Iran is winning in southern Iraq, but it is losing in Syria. And the PKK is also losing in Syria. The Syrian administration is not in a position ...
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Need to Know News: GOP candidates reveal late strategies on eve of Iowa ...
CNN (blog)
Arab League to strengthen Syria mission: “Arab League monitors remain in Syria, and more are on the way, a top official with the Arab body said, despite a call by an Arab League advisor to pull the observers out.” • Volatility sign flashing red in US ...
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The Passions of ErdoÄŸan
Huffington Post (blog)
Relations with Syria, once the cornerstone for Turkey's "zero problems" foreign policy, have clearly deteriorated as the Syrian regime has ignored Ankara's calls for an end to the killing of its citizens. The strategic relationship with Israel has all ...
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Global politics summary & outlook: The rhyme of history
EconoMonitor (blog)
Today, while Syria and Iran face the threat of military assault, US troops leaving Iraq seem to have left a ticking time-bomb of sectarian and ethnic strife behind – the arrest warrant put on Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi by Prime Minister Nouri ...
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Monday, January 9
WFTV Orlando
2004 - US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice admits that the United States has no credible evidence that Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria early in 2003 before the US-led war that drove Saddam Hussein from power. ...
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How Iraq Can Define Its Destiny
New York Times
In the regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Iraq must stand on the side of justice and equity by pushing for free and fair elections, representative government, minority rights and the rule of law in places like Bahrain, Syria, ...
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Majority and Minorities in the Arab World: The Lack of a Unifying Narrative
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The majority of the Arab world are Arabs who are Sunni Muslims; in Syria, however, the Alawite minority rules even though the majority is Sunni. In Bahrain, which has a Shiite majority, rule is in the hands of the Sunnis. In Iraq the Sunni minority ...
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Indian firms in talks to refine Venezuelan crude at home
Livemint
OVL has 39 projects in 16 countries, with nine producing assets in seven countries—Sudan, Russia, Vietnam, Syria, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela. It has produced around 9.43 mt of oil and gas from its overseas assets. OVL has signed a memorandum of ...
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Ancient history
Calcutta Telegraph
For Syria, these were the first terrorist attacks after eight months of non-violent protests. In both cases, however, perfectly sane people suspect that the government itself was behind the attacks. Iraq's vice-president, Tariq al-Hashimi, ...
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The 9 at 9: Bank Holiday Monday
thejournal.ie
#SYRIA: The Arab League has been urged to withdraw its observer mission to Syria, amid fears that the presence of outsiders was distracting attention from the continued clampdown on anti-government protests. 8. #MURRAY VALLEY: Health authorities in...
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