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Middle East crisis: Inside Syria's ruling family
Telegraph.co.uk
As his country erupted in the kind of unrest not seen in Syria for nearly 30 years, Bashar al-Assad last week gave the impression of a leader plagued by self-doubt, dithering as the tide of history threatened to wash over him. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters concerned for photographer held in Syria
Reuters
"We are deeply concerned about our colleague Khaled al-Hariri, who has been missing in Syria for five days now," Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler said. "We continue to ask the Syrian authorities for their urgent assistance to help get Khaled home ...
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Erdogan says he will press Syria's Assad to reform
Jerusalem Post
ISTANBUL - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he would press Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to defuse unrest by making reforms sought by the Syrian people when he speaks to him on Monday, newspapers reported on Saturday. ...
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UN chief 'deeply concerned' over crackdown on protests in Syria
RIA Novosti
WASHINGTON, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern over the situation in Syria, where security forces on Friday opened fire on demonstrations, killing at least 9, a statement from the UN press service said. ...
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Syrian Protesters Reluctant to Give Eyewitness Accounts
Voice of America
Photo: AP In Syria, security forces and demonstrators clashed as protests swept across the country Friday, a day after the government announced reform measures aimed at meeting opposition demands. The Reuters news agency said Syrian security men killed ...
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Houston friends grateful for man's release in Syria
Houston Chronicle
By BRIAN ROGERS Melisa Valle writes thank-you on a sign after the news of the release of Muhammad Radwan, an Egyptian-American who had been held in Syria after his online posting about unrest there. Childhood friends of Muhammad Radwan arrived at the ...
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Houston Chronicle
Act like a tourist: this is Syria
Aljazeera.net (blog)
We agreed. He said he had a car stashed down one of the back alleys and off we went. Back to the hotel in one piece. They're not tremendous photos but what can you expect in Syria? Even when you have permission to film, this is a place where you're ...
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Aljazeera.net (blog)
Syria: A Nuclear Plant Is Inspected, and Another Site Remains Off Limits
New York Times
An official of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna said the inspection of the Homs facility in western Syria was “being conducted as planned.” Syria, which denies any nuclear weapons ambitions, agreed last month that agency inspectors ...
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Vt. college student's parents say they're relieved
San Antonio Express
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) รข€” The parents of a Vermont college student who's been released after being detained in Syria say they're breathing a big sigh of relief. Pathik "Tik" Root of Ripton, a student at Middlebury College who'd been studying Arabic in ...
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SYRIA: MASS ARRESTS DURING FUNERALS OF PROTEST VICTIMS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Damascus - Security forces in Syria have carried out mass arrests at the funerals of some of the protest victims. Several protestors were killed during yesterday's anti-regime protests, in what has been dubbed "Martyr Friday". ...
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Syria Arrests Dozens - The Daily Beast
The Syrian government is continuing its harsh response to protests. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights named 21 people it says were arrested by Syrian.
The Daily Beast - Cheat Sheet - http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/?cid=rss:cs
Holding Syria Together - NYTimes.com
By By SCOTT MALCOMSON
The Syrian port city of Latakia is particularly interesting because the town and province are the heartland of the Alawites, a Shiite sect that produced the ruling Assad family and much of the current governing elite.
The 6th Floor - http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/
Act like a tourist: this is Syria | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Cal Perry
They're not tremendous photos but what can you expect in Syria? Even when you have permission to film, this is a place where you're better off acting like a tourist. File 19546. Tweet. Topics in this blog. Country ...
Al Jazeera Blogs | Al Jazeera blogs Feed - http://blogs.aljazeera.net/
Thousands Take to the Streets in Syria on Day of Martyrs [VIDEO]
By Past Member
Two days after President Bashar al-Assad delivered an address to Syria's Parliament in which he blamed the unrest in his country on foreign conspirators, thousands took to the streets in cities throughout Syria.
Politics for Change - http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/
Sic Semper Tyrannis : #Syria today - Kieran Wanduragala
By turcopolier
Considering the deaths in Syrian cities, the regional revolutionary upheaval, and the quietly simmering frustrations of ordinary citizens, Bashar al-Assad's jovial address to the nation Wednesday struck a jarring note.
Sic Semper Tyrannis - http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/
Twelve Killed in Syrian City in Clashes With Security Forces ...
Syria is the latest country in the region to be hit by the wave of ... Syria has decided to end the state of emergency that was imposed in 1963 at a date ...
www.businessweek.com/.../twelve-killed-in-syrian-city-in-clas...
Syria: Not backing down | The Economist
Syria, like many of its neighbours, is one of the least free nations in the world according to Freedom House. Here's what the think-tank said about Islamic ...
www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/03/syria
Middle East crisis: Inside Syria's ruling family
As his country erupted in the kind of unrest not seen in Syria for nearly 30 years, Bashar al-Assad last week gave the impression of a leader plagued by ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Middle-East-crisis-Inside-Syrias-rulin...
In Syria, many uneasy about where struggle for power might lead
By Leila Fadel, Tuesday, March 29, 10:23 PM CAIRO — When anti-government protesters buried their dead last week in southern Syria, their chants made clear ...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/.../AFVTAjuB_story.html
American Held Captive in Syria
There is also breaking news in Syria. Unrest is seizing that country, and now the Syrian government has arrested an American, accusing him of spying. ...
www.foxnews.com/on-air/on.../american-held-captive-syria



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