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| Mideast Syrian workers hold general strike; voter turnout is low in local ... Foreign Policy At the same time, the county is holding local elections for 17588 seats in Syria's1337 administrative units. Overall voter turnout is expected to be very low as opposition activists have called for a boycott and many residents fear leaving their homes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrians go to polls amid strikes, killings Sydney Morning Herald The elections committee, in a statement received by AFP, said "voting is proceeding in a democratic spirit," adding that voting turnout was "good." It did not elaborate. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said seven people were killed in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Local election held in Syria despite fighting Financial Express Bangladesh DAMASCUS, Dec 12 (agencies): Syria is holding local elections despite continuing violence between security forces and protesters. The authorities said the vote would be freer than in previous years, but the opposition has called for a boycott. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Strike in Syria targets economy, Assads backers Wilkes Barre Times-Leader A man shows his inked finger after voting in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Syria's state media has reported that voting started in scheduled municipalelections, but witnesses say turnout was low. The opposition does not consider the vote a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian news fog getting denser RT Violence in the country continued on Monday, when Syrians made their way to the polls for local elections. Seven were killed when fighting flared up in the northwestern region of Idlib and in the southern province of Daraa, says the UK-based Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Protesters' anger could lead to probe Detroit Free Press Violence in Syria, Jordan: Syrian troops battled army defectors Sunday in clashes that set several military vehicles ablaze. At least eight people around the country were killed, activists said. The violent protest against President Bashar Assad's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Suncor shares sink after pullout from Syria Reuters Canada On Monday, as voting began in local elections in Syria, security forces battled pro-opposition army defectors in clashes that are starting to eclipse a campaign of peaceful protests against President Bashar-al Assad, raising fears that Syria is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Arab League to hold emergency meeting over Syria protests Online Journal Reports of violence don't square with information distributed by state-run SyrianArab News Agency, which said more than 3000 candidates are competing for seats in the Homs region alone in local elections, activists said. SANA called theelections part ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syrian opposition group says deaths exceed 5000 eTaiwan News ... Syria">Syria in a Dec 17 meeting at its Cairo headquarters, Egypt's state-run Middle East News Agency reported, citing an unidentified diplomat. Amid the violence, the government is Monday holding elections for local administration representatives, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria ... Come see for yourself Syrian Radio & TV Online The decrees were on the Law of Parties authorizing multiparty system in Syria, the Law of Lifting the Emergency Sta-tus, the Law of Local Administration, the Law of General Elections, and the Law of New Me-dia, the Law of New State Constitution…, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iraq: End of the Mission…Euro-Crisis…Russia Protests…Fukushima Monkeys ... ABC News (blog) Alex MARQUARDT reports that Syria is holding local elections despite continuing violence between security forces and protesters. Roughly 43000 candidates are vying for more than 17500 seats in local councils. From MARQUARDT: “We saw posters of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 208 Plant, Animal Species Discovered in SE Asia The Mark Syria might be burning and Europe's in financial chaos, but there's important news afoot on this side of the ocean: Buddy and Pedro, the Toronto zoo's "gay" penguins, are now mating, or at least attempting to mate, with female companions.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Druze Leader: Islamist Power in Middle East 'Doesn't Scare Us' Rudaw A multiparty system and free elections need to take place in Syria and these are all included in the Arab initiative. Rudaw: Many observers say once there has been so much bloodshed in a country the regime can only be overthrown by blood. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Call of Duty: MW3 Beats Avatar to $1B The Mark Syria might be burning and Europe's in financial chaos, but there's important news afoot on this side of the ocean: Buddy and Pedro, the Toronto zoo's "gay" penguins, are now mating, or at least attempting to mate, with female companions.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reader Meter: Foreign protests, Virginia Tech shooting, and that sticky Post ... Washington Post (blog) ... Syrian city of Homs, the lead tanks firing at anything that moves in front of them. In Bahrain, video shows tear gas canisters raining down on demonstrators. In Russia, e-mails come with video of ballots being stuffed and elections being rigged. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Morocco Model Times of India From Morocco to Bahrain, from Syria to Libya, the Arab street is no longer willing to put up with the old social contract that has governed it for at least half a century. The push for representative demo-cracy is irreversible and it will be unwise to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nuechterlein Wants Foreign Policy To Play Bigger Role in 2012 Elections The Moderate Voice As a result, serious challenges in Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran and China get secondary attention, especially on TV news. In their numerous TV debates, Republican contenders, with two exceptions, sound like cold warriors showing they can be more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Arab uprisings reshape map of US influence eTaiwan News The Gulf's six-nation political bloc also has tried to negotiate an exit for Yemen's protest-battered president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and has taken the lead in Arab pressures on Syria">Syria's Bashar Assad, one of Iran's most crucial partners. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Christiane Amanpour: Arab World's Total Transformation in 2011 ABC News (blog) Across North Africa and to the heart of the Middle East, dominoes fell all the way to Syria, and after banning the foreign press and killing more than 4000 Syriancivilians, according to the United Nations, Syrian President Bashar Assad had the gall to ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Syrians vote in local elections « Aletho News By aletho Thousands of Syrians demonstrate in Damascus to express their support for President Bashar al-Assad, November 28, 2011. People in Syria have begun voting in the country's elections of local administration councils that take place every ... Aletho News |
| Syrian Workers Strike; Voter Turnout is Low in Local Elections - By ... By casey.marye At the same time, the county is holding local elections for 17588 seats in Syria's1337 administrative units. Overall voter turnout is expected to be very low as opposition activists have called for a boycott and many residents fear leaving their... The Middle East Channel |
| Syria unrest: Local election held despite fighting By in2eastafrica.net Syria's third-largest city, Homs, has been a major focus of unrest. Syria is holding local elections despite continuing violence between security forces and protesters. The authorities said the vote would be freer than in previous years, but the ... Ghanaians Homepage, Breaking,... |
| Local elections in Syria - The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء ... By As'ad AbuKhalil Local elections in Syria. There are local elections in Syria. The results are here. Winners: Ahmad Asad. Potato Asad. George Asad. Vladimir Asad. Rami Asad. Abbas Asad. Bashshar Asad. Ali Asad. Sami Asad. Samira Asad. Congratulations... The Angry Arab News Service/وكال... |
| World News - (Some) Syrians head to the polls as violence spreads By msnbc.com staff and news services Syrians were voting in local elections Monday as battles between troops and army defectors spread a day after fierce battles in the country's south. According to reports, the turnout was expected to be low as many voters feared violence. ... Newsvine - World News - Articles |
| War News Updates: Syrians Go On Strike As Local Elections And ... By War News Updates Editor Antigovernment activists in Syria are staging a nationwide workers' strike in an effort to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, even as fighting continues across the country and the key Syrian opposition city of Homs faces a... War News Updates |
| Syrian disobedience campaign launched parallel to local elections ... By Agence France-Presse Syrians were voting Monday in municipal elections even as violence raged in some parts of the country where security forces were pressing a deadly crackdown against dissent. Herald 24x7 |
| Syria unrest: Local election held despite fighting - In2EastAfrica ... By In2EastAfrica Syria's third-largest city, Homs, has been a major focus of unrest. Syria is holding local elections despite continuing violence between security forces and protesters. The authorities said the vote would be freer than in previous years, but the ... In2EastAfrica - East African... |
| Syrians vote amid opposition strike | Al Akhbar English By Antoun Syrians voted in municipal elections on Monday amid a general strike called by the opposition and a rising death toll as the Syrian uprising shows no signs of abating. Polling stations opened at 8am local time, with 42889 candidates vying for ... Al Akhbar English |
| Challenge for Political Islam in Syria | Dark Politricks By darkpolitricks Depending on who one talks to in Syria, the Egyptian elections have sparked off either fear, or great inspiration — given that they have played out nicely in favour of the Muslim Brotherhood. The seculars are panicking, to say the least, ... Dark Politricks |
| Syria holds elections amid crackdown- live updates | World news ... Follow all the latest developments from Syria and across the region. www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-holds-elections-amid-crackdown... |
| BBC News - Syria unrest: Local elections held despite fighting Syria holds local elections despite an opposition boycott and fresh reports of fighting between troops and opposition forces in several regions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16135298 |
| Syria holds local elections as fighting spreads - World - CBC News Gun battles are continuing in several Syrian cities, overshadowing the first localelections since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/12/12/syria.html |
| Syrians to Vote in Local Elections - News Syrians voted in municipal elections held amid a general strike and an escalating crackdown on anti-government protesters. www.voanews.com/.../Syrians-to-Vote-in-Local-Elections-135... |
| Syrians vote in local elections - RTÉ News Prime Minister Adel Safar urged Syrians to vote in local elections, but activists struggling to oust President Bashar-al Assad have rejected the ballot as irrelevant... www.rte.ie/news/2011/1212/syria.html |
| Syrians vote in local elections amid unrest - SYRIA - FRANCE 24 Syrians vote in municipal elections on Monday, a day after Syrian troops fought with army defectors in one of the biggest battles of the country's nine-month-long ... www.france24.com/.../20111212-syrians-vote-municiple-local... |
| Syria holds local elections as violence escalates | FP Passport Top news: The Syrian government is holding local elections today as a sign of its commitment to democratic reform, as the opposition calls for a boycott of the ... blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/1098361 |
| PressTV - Syrians vote in local elections Syrians begin voting in the elections of local administration councils across the country. www.presstv.ir/detail/215187.html |
| Syria holds elections amid fresh violence - latimes.com Syria holds local elections even as government forces press a violent crackdown against dissent and activists report fresh clashes with insurgents. President ... latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../syria-holds-elections-amid-fresh-v... |
| Syria elections come parallel to disobedience campaign | News ... Syrians were voting Monday in municipal elections even as violence raged in some parts of the country where security forces were pressing a deadly crackdown... news.nationalpost.com/.../syrian-disobedience-campaign-launc... |
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