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Feb 17, 2012

FRANCHISE News, Feb 17, 2012


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The great franchise giveaway
StartupSmart
By Michelle Hammond The problem franchisors face in recruiting quality franchiseesisn'ta new one, but only recently have industry players begun to offer bold incentives, such as the reduction or elimination of fees. In December, pool and spa franchise ...
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Franchises: Don't go in half-baked
NEWS.com.au
Buying into a franchise begins at $5000 for start-ups and stretches beyond $1 million for established brands. New franchisees also have to pay brand royalty fees and a contribution to advertising and marketing - that can easily amount to 15 per cent or ...
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Famous Dave's Reports Full Year Results of $0.68 Per Share
MarketWatch (press release)
Comparable sales for franchise-operated restaurants increased 2.1% for the fourth quarter, and were flat for the full year period. Franchise royalty revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 totaled $4.0 million, compared to $3.7 million for the ...
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Denny's Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
Franchise operating margin increased $0.2 million to $20.9 million primarily due to the increases in franchise royalties and occupancy margin and decrease in directfranchise costs, which were partially offset by the decrease in initial and other fee ...
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The BCCI-Sahara patch-up in 10 points
NDTV
It had asked the BCCI to reduce their franchise fee because only 74 matches were played in the 2011 season as opposed to 94 as originally proposed by BCCI. 2). Sahara had requested that it be allowed to pay bank guarantee against the franchisee fee in ...
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Old enemy David Mooney's behind another franchise flop
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
By Andrew Penman on February 15, 2012 11:00 PM in Franchises Advanced Media Information Limited offered an opportunity to sell advertising space on touch-screen kiosks in hotel foyers, enabling guests to access local information. Franchises cost ...
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Domino's Pizza: great business, shame about the price
MoneyWeek
You only have to look at franchised businesses such as McDonald's and Holiday Inn to see the attraction of franchising. Franchisees pay royalty streams based on their sales back to the parent company, but they also have to deal with most of the costs ...
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MassageLuXe: Blending the Top Two Franchises Together!
Staugnews
When what is sold through a franchise system becomes available through other distribution channels that do not pay franchise fees, or over the Internet, franchiseeslose investment value. But MassageLuXe offers a service that will never be sold on the...
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Burger 21 Feasts on South Florida for Franchise Growth
Sacramento Bee
The initial franchise fee is $40000. However, a 20 percent discount is applied to allfranchises sold by June 21, 2012. Reduced franchise fees also apply for Area Development Agreements of four or more units. "As the economy continues to show signs of ...
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Standoff ends, Warriors retreat
Expressindia.com
While the board has directed Sahara to seek consensus among all other franchises on several issues, the Pune Warrior's appeal for an open auction next year wasn't considered as of now. The denouement to this fracas — which erupted after Sahara's ...
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Can I protect my business in divorce case?
Financial Times
Can I claim this back against the franchisee, assuming he neglects to take up these contracts? Will this be enough to terminate the contract and recover all initial costs? Unlike the US, England has no discrete franchise legislation.
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Ontario Court Allows Country Style Franchisee to Rescind Letter Agreement ...
JD Supra (press release)
A Country Style franchisee was granted judgment in the amount of $187730.05 plus pre-judgment interest for rescission damages udner s. 6(6) of the Arthur Wishart (Franchise Disclosure) Act, 2000 for the franchisor's failure to provide a disclosure ...
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Sahara and BCCI reach agreement; Pune to play in IPL
NDTV
The right to host the play-off matches is awarded to the finalists from previous edition, in this case Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sahara has also requested to furnish the Bank Guarantee against the Franchisee fee in two installments and the BCCI has ...
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Reports Results for the Fiscal Fourth Quarter and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The targeted reduction in restaurant costs we announced in early 2011 with Project Red are being realized more quickly than we anticipated." Total Company revenues, which include company-owned restaurant sales and franchise royalties, increased 7.0% to ...
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Earnings Scorecard: Buffalo Wild
Zacks.com
Sales at the company-operated restaurants rose 36.4% to $202.9 million and franchise royalties and fees grew 15.3% year over year to $17.5 million. Same-store sales spiked 8.9% and 5.9% at the company-operated restaurants and franchisedrestaurants, ...
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Full Metro Business calendar for Feb. 13
Richmond Times Dispatch
Cost: free for members; $30 for pre-registered guests; $40 for walk-ins. To register: www.henricobusinessleaders.com. Details: Diane Munn, (804) 675-7502. "Retirement Planning and 401(k) Rollover Options," Merrill Lynch and William Kavanagh, noon, ...
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10-Q/A: GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In September 2011 the company terminated a franchise agreement with a franchiseeoperating a Good Times restaurant in Longmont, Colorado. Restaurant operating costsas a percent of restaurant sales were 96.6% during the three months ended December 31, ...
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Phizzle Launches PhizzleBiz - Self-Service Mobile Marketing Platform for SMB's ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The PhizzleBiz platform, developed using the most sought after features from Phizzle's larger mobile platform utilized by Fortune 500 companies and national sportsfranchises, has been streamlined to meet the marketing and budgetary requirements of...
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What to Expect at The Franchise Show in Toronto
BeTheBoss.ca (press release)
Freshslice is a pizza franchise that produces an award winning multigrain dough. With a 0% royalty fee & a 0% marketing fee, you keep 100% of the profits of your business. FranNet's no-cost franchise matchmaking service helps would-be entrepreneurs to ...
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BeTheBoss.ca (press release)
Jollibee profit flat on input price surge
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... P3.21 billion last year amid a spike in input costs in the first semester, a figure only 0.5% higher than the P3.20 billion recorded in 2010, Jollibee said in a disclosure. Revenues, including net sales, royalties, and franchise fees, among others, ...
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Ruth's Hospitality Beats by a Penny
Zacks.com
During the quarter, restaurant operating expense as a percentage of restaurant sales, increased 10 basis points (bps) year over year to 50.9%, attributable to increased health insurance costs. Food and beverage costs expanded 110 bps to 31.6% owing to ...
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Revlon's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
We achieved our fourth consecutive year of positive free cash flow and we improved our capital structure by refinancing our credit agreements, which lowered our cost of borrowing and extended maturities. Additionally, in April 2011, our credit rating ...
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Looking to Europe for news-industry innovation, Part 3: The Swiss ...
Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
Their model: low costs, high margins — a model that Gossweiler is nowfranchising. I spoke with him at last fall's WAN-IFRA World Newspaper Congress in Vienna. He spoke on an “Opportunities” panel there, one of his many speaking engagement spreading ...
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Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
Comcast's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
We invested in our own stations. We extended the NHL and PGA rights, Purchased 100% of the Orlando theme parks, have some exciting film franchises launching in 2012. We invested to extend the Harry Potter franchise in several of our Theme Parks.
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Where there's a will there's a way to con
Portsmouth News
It's on a par with blocked drains and smelly toilets – a known fact of life, but a subject to avoid at all costs. Research shows that a staggering 60 per cent of people die without making a will, leaving it open season for the government to cash in on ...
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Portsmouth News
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AFFILORAMA - How to Improve Your Affiliate Site’s Search Engine Visibility in 2012, Feb 17, 2012

How to Improve Your Affiliate Site’s Search Engine Visibility in 2012
"There have been a lot of changes on how Google ranks pages over time. Judging from the algorithmic updates that they have continuously implemented the past several months (from Panda, Freshness, Parton and to the recent Search plus your World), it is clear that the task of being more visible in this area of marketing is getting more challenging than ever, particularly for smaller websites, like affiliate sites"
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ARAB League News, Feb 17, 2012

Arab League chief Egypt's next president?
Ynetnews
Egyptian media are reporting that the Higher Military Council is negotiating with political parties about pushing Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby as a presidential candidate. The Al Masry Al Youm newspaperreported that secret meetings ...
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UN endorses Arab League plan for Syria
WDIV Detroit
The United Nations General Assembly passed Thursday by an overwhelming margin a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab Leagueplan for the Syrian president to step down. The vote was 137 in favor and 12 against, with 17 abstentions.
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Syria crisis: UN assembly adopts Arab-backed resolution
BBC News
The non-binding resolution adopted by the General Assembly backs an Arab League plan aimed at stopping the killings. It was modelled on an earlier resolution in the Security Council that was vetoed by Russia and China. The General Assembly was very ...
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BBC News
UN backs Arab League on Syria
The Tennessean
AP UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria's president to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime. The vote in the 193-member world body was ...
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Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi may not run in Egypt
UPI.com
17 (UPI) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi is reluctant to run for Egyptian president despite backing from two key political groups, an official said. Egyptians are expected to have their first post-revolution election for president in ...
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UN motion calls on Assad to resign
Irish Times
It came as the UN General Assembly last night overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syrian president Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.
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Irish Times
UN General Assembly officially condemns Syria
USA TODAY
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.
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USA TODAY
UN backs resolution calling for Syrian President to step down as fresh clashes ...
Daily Mail
By Wil Longbottom The UN General Assembly last night overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing an Arab Leagueplan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian regime of committing 'almost ...
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Daily Mail
AJC Applauds UN General Assembly Condemnation of Syria
Sacramento Bee
The Assad regime's pummeling of cities across Syria has been relentless and the severity of the attacks increased in recent weeks as the Arab League, European countries and the US stepped up their pressure for meaningful action to stop the regime's ...
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UN favors Arab League plan to end Syrian violence that calls for Assad to step ...
Denver Post
By The Los Angeles Times BEIRUT —Opposition activists reported that dozens of people were killed in Syria on Thursday as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the Syrian government's "systematic violations of human rights" and ...
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China defends voting 'no' to Arab League plan on Syria, says Beijing won't ...
Washington Post
BEIJING — China has defended its “no” vote at the United Nations where the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution backing anArab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights ...
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United Nations supports Arab League plan for Syrian President Assad to step down
Plain Dealer
By AP UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.
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UN adopts Arab League backed resolution against Syria
Indian Express
rights violations in Syria and supports Arab League efforts to resolve the nearly year long crisis in the country. The vote, though non-binding in nature, is seen as a strong rebuke to President Bashar Al Assad's continued and bloody crackdown on ...
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Indian Express
CP World Report: Linsanity, Santorum, NY Churches in Public School, Syria
Christian Post
The UN General Assembly has passed a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab League plan for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. The vote was 137 in favor; and 12 against, with 17 abstentions. The symbolic resolution condemns al-Assad's ...
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General Assembly Votes to Condemn Syrian Leader
New York Times
It was put forward by Egypt and other Arab League members. It followed the veto nearly two weeks ago of a resolution by the Security Council that carried more enforcement weight. Russia and China vetoed that resolution, suspicious that it would create ...
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Assad steadfast as UN plans ousting
Sky News Australia
Assad steadfast as UN plans ousting Updated: 04:39, Saturday February 18, 2012 Activists say the city of Homs is being shelled even as the UN has backed an Arab League plan that would see President Bashar al-Assad ousted. Rockets crashed into Khaldiyeh ...
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UN assembly adopts Arab League's plan to halt Syrian crackdown
Firstpost
United Nations: The 193 nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.
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Firstpost
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a nonbinding resolution ...
CNN (blog)
"An overwhelming majority of UN member states have backed the plan put forward by the Arab League to end the suffering of Syrians. Bashar al-Assad has never been more isolated. A rapid transition to democracy in Syria has garnered the resounding ...
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Call for Syria's president to go wins support from United Nations assembly
Detroit Free Press
By Edith M. Lederer AP UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights ...
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Syria opposition's SNC seeks backers but lacks leaders
Reuters
Doubts over the SNC's authority inside Syria have been brought sharply into focus by a February 24 meeting in Tunisia of the "Friends of Syria," organized by the Arab League to try to build international momentum against Assad.
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Can you judge a nation by the company it keeps? Syria's thuggish coalition ...
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Those are the countries that voted “no” on a UN General Assembly resolution, modeled on the Arab League initiative, which called on Bashar al-Assad to resign and the Syrian army to remove all its tanks and heavy artillery from residential streets.
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UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn Syrian crackdown
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding that Syria end its brutal 11-month crackdown on protesters and endorsing an Arab League plan for a political transition that would require President ...
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UN General Assembly adopted Resolution on Syria
Day Press News
(DP-News - agencies) Late on Thursday, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing anArab League plan that calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by Syria`s ...
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Day Press News
Syrian campaigner warns worst yet to come
ABC Online
More than 130 countries voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, which was similar to the Arab League plan that was vetoed by Russia and China in the Security Council earlier this month. The Russian and Chinese delegations were among just 12 ...
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UN passes Syria resolution
UPI.com
The non-binding resolution endorsed the Arab League's effort for an end to the Assad government's deadly crackdown on the nearly yearlong pro-democracy uprising and asking the president to leave office. Those voting against the measure included Russia ...
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UNGA 'Condemns' Syria's Assad for 'Widespread' Rights Violations
Voice of America (blog)
It also endorsed an Arab League plan for a democratic transition in Syria, requiring Mr. Assad to hand power to a deputy and form a unity government to prepare for internationally-supervised elections. General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, ...
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More protests, attacks in Syria after UN condemnation
Reuters
Demonstrations against Assad were reported by activists in several cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus and the commercial hub Aleppo, after Friday Muslim prayers despite the threat of violence from security forces.
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India votes for Syria resolution in UNGA
Hindustan Times
India supported the Arab League-backed resolution, but made it clear that it was opposed to use of force. resolution, adopted by a vote of 137 in favour to 12 against with 17 abstentions, Thursday called on Syria "to immediately put an end to all human ...
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UN General Assembly backs Arab League Syria plan
euronews
The United Nations General Assembly has given overwhelming approval to an Arab League plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al Assad to step aside. A non binding resolution received 137 votes in favour, with 12 against and 17 abstentions.
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euronews
Why the Reluctance?
Al-Arabiya
By Hassan Haidar In its last resolutions regarding Syria, theArab League seemed to be proceeding along a parallel course that cannot intersect with the ongoing developments in the country, while it was unable to catch up with the wheel of the security ...
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Al-Arabiya
Report Shows West Mischaracterizing Syria | - Maoist Rebel News
By Maoist Rebel News
In the last few months we have heard nothing but about how horrible Syria is and how they have been mindlessly brutal towards its population. The West ... Endless stories of violence against the population have been sent to us depicting a particular situation. The image is that Assad has just mercilessly slaughter his own people for his benefit. However all not not be as it appears. An Arab League report from January 27th shows that the situation in Syria has been “ mischaracterized”.
Arab League wants UN peacekeepers in Syria - US News and ...
CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint ... Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with President Bashar Assad's regime, the League's latest effort to ... US News& World Report Politics ...
www.usnews.com/.../arab-league-considers-revival-of-syrian-...
Arab League Calls For UN To Create Joint ... - Fox News
The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping ... Assad's regime, the League's latest effort to bring an end to the violence that has killed more than 5000 people. ... The Journal Editorial Report ...
www.foxnews.com/.../arab-league-considers-revival-syrian-mi...
Arabs end Syrian mission, seek joint UN force
Syrian swiftly rejected the latest Arab League resolution that called for supporting the ... the League resolution "completely," Syria's state newsagency reported.
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-arabs-idUSTRE81B0AD2012021...
Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Syria - NYTimes.com
The Arab League's foreign ministers called on Arab nations to sever ...The league's observer mission to Syria failed to end the bloodshed lastmonth. ... night that it “completely rejected” the proposal, the state newsagency, Sana, reported.
www.nytimes.com/.../arab-league-requests-un-peacekeepers-fo...
Syria observer mission head steps down - World - CBC News
The Sudanese head of the Arab League's observer mission to Syria has resigned , ... Major StoriesIn The News ... Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM ET ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-arab-league-mission.html
Arab League to ask UN for peacekeeping force in Syria - SYRIA ...
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Rejecting Arab League Pressure, Syria Resumes Shelling, Reports ...
CAIRO — Syrian forces were reported on Monday to have resumed their... Home | Middle East News | Rejecting Arab League Pressure, Syria Resumes Shelling, ... The league's own observer mission to Syria failed to end the bloodshed last ...
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The Arab League Report On Syria – Yet Another “F”?MuslimMatters ...
The Arab League officially halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday the ... for his immediate resignation, all news bulletins are pointing Middle East-wards. ... the League's decision to remain mum on the twin uprisings from earlier last ...
muslimmatters.org/.../the-arab-league-report-on-syria-yet-anot...
Syria uprising: Arab League wants joint peacekeeping force with UN ...
The Arab League said Sunday it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's... Drummond Report's 'tough medicine' for Ontario could be model for fiscal reform across ... Latest Business Headlines Feed ... The latest news from CFL free agency ...
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Syria: Arab League And West Vow On Diplomacy After ... - Sky News
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the figure, which follows claims of ... Half of those killed in the latest flashpoints were civilians in the cities of Homs, ... The Arab League should pursue their plan, they should intensify their own ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16163541
Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN - SYRIA ...
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Arab League is 'under Western petrodollar influence' — RT
The Arab League is lobbying for a UN peacekeeping initiative in Syria. ... Go to main page ...
rt.com/news/arab-league-west-syria-213/
Arab League proposes joint peacekeeping force with U.N. in Syria ...
News, Weather and Sports for SE TexasArab League proposes joint ...board with the plan offered by the Arab League, which suspended Syria late last month. ... The international political maneuvering comes asreports continue to stream in ...
www.12newsnow.com/.../arab-league-proposes-joint-peacekee...
Arab League Proposes Peacekeeping Force, Support For Syrian ...
(CNN) -- Arab League members Sunday called for a joint peacekeeping mission in ... U.N. officials say about 6000 have been killed since lastMarch, when ... In Damascus, meanwhile, the state-run Syrian Arab NewsAgency reported that ...
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