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Sep 16, 2011

SYRIA News, Sep 16, 2011


UN chief accuses Syria's Assad of breaking promises and says its time for ...
Washington Post
By AP, UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for international action againstSyria on Thursday, saying President Bashar Assad has repeatedly broken promises to reform. Using unusually strong language, Ban accused Assad of “escalating ...
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In Syrian Town, Uprising Turns Into Grim Standoff
New York Times
The revolt against President Bashar al-Assad turned six months old on Thursday, and in that time protesters and security forces have learned techniques to cope with each other. The stalemate that has ensued is too kind a word to describe a toll that ...
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New York Times
SYRIA: Momentum builds as uprising reaches six-month mark [VIDEO]
Los Angeles Times
The uprising stands as the biggest challenge to the four-decade-long rule of Syrian President BasharAssad's family. The United Nations estimates that more than 2600 have died over the last six months. In the video above, protesters in Zamalka, ...
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UN chief urges Palestinians to return to peace talks, calls for int'l action ...
Al-Arabiya
Ban, meanwhile, called for “coherent” new international action over the deadly crackdown on opposition protests by Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. “When he has not been keeping his promises, enough is enough and the international community should ...
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Al-Arabiya
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Link TV
By Mosaic News On the six month anniversary of Syria's uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, members of the Syrian opposition met in Istanbul today to form a united Syrian National Council. The council is made up of 140 members, ...
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Iran's 'damaged' president heads for UN spotlight
The Associated Press
It adds to the increasing difficulties for Western officials to interpret Iran's moves with international talks stalled over Tehran's nuclear program and key Middle East ally Bashar Assad in Syria locked in a battle for survival against Arab Spring ...
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The Associated Press
SANA says to air confession of spy linked to Mughniyeh hit
The Daily Star
Thursday marks six months since unrest shook the Arab country, which has seen continuous protests calling for reforms and an end to the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad. International pressure has intensified against Assad in recent days, ...
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The Daily Star
Remarks on the United Nations General Assembly
US Department of State (press release)
I welcome today's opportunity to outline the Administration's goals and priorities for this year'sUnited Nations General Assembly as an opportunity to reemphasize the US commitment to constructive engagement across the UN system. ...
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Kabbara calls for protecting Syrian people
NOW LEBANON
Didn't [former President Hafez] Assad's army target it in 1978?” Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against almost five decades of Baath Party rule which broke out mid-March, killing over 2600 people according to the UN Human Rights Committee ...
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Cameron, Sarkozy Visit Libya
Wall Street Journal
In Tripoli, Mr. Sarkozy also ratcheted up the rhetoric against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. "I dream that one day young Syrians will be as lucky as the young Libyanstoday, that one day they will also be able to say: 'Democracy and a peaceful ...
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Wall Street Journal
Saudi Arabia's Hypocritical U.S. Threat
Daily Beast
Next to wild-cards like former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and soon-to-be-formerSyrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad, King Abdullah seems positively stable and moderate. He is anything but. One great lesson from the Arab Spring is that the “stability” of ...
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Daily Beast
Turkey's Neo-Ottoman Foreign Policy
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
(What better way to minimize the Islamists than to appoint a secular French sociologist chairman of a transitional body, as the Syrian National Council voted last month?) Erdogan did happy business with Bashar al-Assad while he could, but he now wants ...
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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
British Government confirms withdrawal from Durban III
Jerusalem Post
“It will be interesting, for instance to see what this year's conference has to say about SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad's ethnic cleansing of Lattakia,” he added. On Wednesday Prime Minister David Cameron said that he did not want the UK to engage ...
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Dinner with Ahmadinejad
National Review Online
Tehran provides material and moral support for Bashar Assad's murderous regime in Syria, which has mowed down protesters by the thousands in the past few months. The Iranian regime is also guilty of fetid anti-Semitism, and has the blood of many ...
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A view from Israel: Ibn Khaldoun's theory
Jerusalem Post
Today, Egypt, Syria and Bahrain face division along religious sectarian lines while Yemen and Libya face division across tribal lines. Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose family belongs to the minority Alawite sect, continues to brutally murder his ...
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The Battlefield of the Future
The National Interest Online (blog)
Things are certainly still hot in Syria at the moment. Ambassador Robert Ford, along with other Western diplomats, joined Syrians mourning the death of Ghiath Matar, a rights campaigner. Shortly after Ford left the gathering, Bashar al-Assad's forces ...
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Anglo-Russian relations
The Economist
Reporting back on foreign-policy talks, Mr Hague conceded that there was “no meeting of minds” onSyria; Russia opposes calls for UN sanctions against the Assad regime. Even Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president and usually a friendlier host than Mr ...
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Libya seeks urgent release of $160bn
The National
Syria is the target of European and US sanctions aimed at isolating the government of Bashar Al Assad, the president, because of violence against protesters. But Tayseer Erbini, the deputy governor of the Syrian central bank, said he was not worried ...
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The National
Urging new tactics to solve Mideast conflict
Cleveland Jewish News
In February, for the first time, two Iranian warships traveled through the Suez Canal, anchoring inSyria; they are now able to patrol in the Mediterranean Sea, Guiora said. By turning a blind eye toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's massacre of ...
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One Dissenting Voice
J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service
I do not think the oppressed people of Syria are concerned about what is happening with the BDS right now as they try to overthrow the Assad regime. The real solution will come through peace, negotiation and reconciliation. That is exactly what the BDS ...
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Mikati meeting with Rai comes with full plate of discussion topics
Zawya (subscription)
Political sources said that Mikati would also seek clarification from Rai over the patriarch's recent remarks on the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. During a visit to Paris last week, Rai warned that ifSyrian President Bashar Assad's regime is replaced ...
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Armored Syrian forces storm towns near Turkey border - TODAY News
Assad faces Western outrage and tougher rhetoric from Turkey but no U.N. Security ... Support from Russia and China, which have oil concessions in Syria and ...
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UK, London Deals, September Sales, Sep 16, 2011


2011 UK SME Trends Survey Launched by Simply Business
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, September 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SimplyBusiness.co.uk today launch a new annual SME Trends survey to gain insight into what challenges and opportunities are facing businesses in the UK right now and asking questions to gain ...
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UK August retail sales down 0.2 pct from July, flat year-on-year
Washington Post
By AP, LONDON — Official figures show that retail sales in Britain fell by 0.2 percent in August from the previous month as consumers remained reluctant to part with their cash in an uncertain economy. The Office for National Statistics says Thursday ...
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Apollo exits Connections Education via $400M sale to Pearson
The Daily Deal
by David Carey | Published September 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM Private equity firm Apollo Management LP is selling Baltimore online schooling company Connections Education LLC to UK publishing giant Pearson plc for $400 million, Pearson said Thursday, Sept. ...
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September Surge to Insure New Pride and Joy
MarketWatch (press release)
From 1st September 2011 the latest registration age identifiers (61) are issued. Having already paid out for a brand new car, van or motorbike, those looking to insure their new vehicle will want the best insurance deals they can find. ...
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Yell Hosts Investor Day - 15 September 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Yell Group, the leading provider of print and digital services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is today providing a detailed update to analysts and investors on progress with ...
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Photos of the Day, Sept. 15, 2011
National Post (blog)
A security guard gestures as he stands with a colleague in front of a UBS bank in the City ofLondon September 15, 2011. News on Thursday that a single trader had lost Swiss bank UBS around $2 billion in unauthorised deals, and the arrest of ...
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Fashion Union Appoints Greenlight to its Integrated Search Account
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, September 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Fashion Union has appointed leading search and social marketing agency, Greenlight, to scale up its integrated search activity as it sets its sights on becoming the UK's leading fashion e-tailer. ...
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TP-LINK signs a sales agreement with online retailer Freemans/Grattan/Look Again
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
London, UK, 15th September 2011 - TP-LINK, global provider of SOHO and SMB networking products, has signed a retail agreement with Freemans/Grattan/Look Again, specialists in affordable high street products direct to your door. ...
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UBS, HSBC, SAC, Commerzbank, Berkshire in Court News
BusinessWeek
Yeung was allowed last month by a lower court judge to travel to London from Sept. 15 to Sept. 19 to meet with players and management of British soccer club Birmingham City. Yeung is charged with five counts of money laundering involving HK$721.3 ...
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U.K. Gilts Fall for Third Day as Stock Gains Damp Safety Demand
Bloomberg
The yield on the 10-year gilt climbed eight basis points to 2.52 percent at 4:48 pm in London, after earlier rising to 2.59 percent, the highest level since Sept. 1. The 3.75 percent bond due September2021 fell 0.720, or 7.20 pounds per 1000- pound ...
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Market Preview 16 September 2011
TradingFloor.com (blog)
The Financial Times has reported that the intended listing of Banco Santander's UK operations on theLondon Stock Exchange is likely to be postponed until at least 2013. According to Bloomberg, AT&T Inc. and the US Justice Department have agreed on a ...
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Agency Funding, Energy Rules, Options Floors: Compliance
BusinessWeek
The London-based FSA is imposing stricter supervision after being criticized for failing to prevent theUK's worst financial crisis since World War II in 2008. European Commission President Jose Barroso called Greece's latest budget-austerity measures ...
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Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories ...
FinFacts Ireland
"We'd hope to see very substantial progress on the disposal of our UK loan book within the next five years. Similarly, we'd like to see progress on the sale of the INBS mortgage book over the same timeframe; but we can't give guarantees," Mr Dukes said...
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BREAKFAST DEALS: UBS blow
Business Spectator
Swiss investment banking giant UBS is facing the prospect of a severe reputational battering in the wake of news that an alleged rogue trader in its UK operations has lost close to $US2 billion. UBS sent European markets buzzing overnight after it ...
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CHI and OgilvyOne win pitch for British Gas Business task
CampaignLive
By Matt Williams Thursday, 15 September 2011 12:55PM 1 comment British Gas has expanded its relationship with its roster agencies CHI & Partners and OgilvyOne London by handing them its business-to-business marketing activity after a pitch. ...
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Playence Opens New Offices In UK And Spain
Prfire (press release)
By eplaced on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 4:55 pm. playence, today announces the opening of its new commercial office in London and its Labs in Madrid, the first part of a multi-phase plan to expand globally. An official grand opening of the new ...
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Jadlam Launches New Beauty Site with ChannelAdvisor
RealWire (press release)
London, UK – 15 September 2011 – ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, today announced that Jadlam, a leading European model car and toy supplier, has experienced substantial ...
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Region's marine companies set sail for Southampton Boat Show
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
“Working closely with our UK distributor Norfolk Yacht Agency we have placed the Haines brand firmly in the market place in recent years with several customers now on their second or third Haines boat. “With the increase in sales, and expectations high ...
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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Tribold Secures Further Strategic Investment From Intel Capital And DFJ Esprit
RealWire (press release)
London, UK: September 15th, 2011 – Tribold, a provider of Enterprise Product Management (EPM) software solutions specifically developed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), announced today that it has received a further strategic investment from ...
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Could Kate's top get any lower?
AOL Lifestyle UK
... presentation of her debut makeup collection for Rimmel at the hotel, having spent ten years as the face of the British brand. Kate's lipstick collection is exclusively on sale at Boots at the moment, but will be released nationwide on 28 September. ...
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South Africa to Appoint Commission to Investigate Arms Deal of Last Decade
Bloomberg
BAE, Europe's biggest defense company, agreed in February 2010 to pay almost $450 million in fines to resolve bribery and fraud investigations in both the US and UK, some of which were linked to the arms sales in South Africa. ...
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3D Entertainment Distribution's "Sea Rex 3D" Takes 2 Million IMAX® Theatre ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, PARIS and LONDON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 3D Entertainment Distribution is pleased to announce that its latest IMAX theatre release, "Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World," which critics have described as "making ...
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SOLT's Kids Week In West End Sells 73426 Tix
Broadway World
Kids Week was again extended by popular demand and ran from 12 August until 4 September 2011. The initiative encourages young people and families to get involved in theatre through its 'Kids Go Free' ticket deal and its fantastic range of more than 60 ...
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Unilever: On-shelf-availability data key to profit growth
ComputerworldUK
[The latter] has a more damaging effect on the bottom line,” Sigismondi told the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2011 in London. For Unilever, creating a demand-driven value chain means having a supply chain that is based on what retailers ...
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GFI® Software Launches VIPRE™ Antivirus into Store Retail with PC World and ...
SourceWire (press release)
London, UK – 15 September 2011 – GFI Software today unveiled PC World and Currys as its firstUK in-store retail partners for GFI VIPRE Antivirus Premium. Building on successful consumer retailsales of GFI's VIPRE Lifetime format via PC World's web ...
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Market scales one-week high as Greece default fears ease
India Infoline.com
Interest rate sensitive auto stocks mostly rose ahead of RBI's monetary policy review tomorrow, 16September 2011. India's largest truck maker by sales Tata Motors jumped 6.04% to Rs 151.10 on bargain hunting. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs ...
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