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  1. Syria will never make peace with IsraelRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Yourish.com

    Posted on September 7th, 2008 at 9:00 am by Meryl Yourish. Filed under: Syria The so-called Syrian peace negotiations are a sham .

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  2. Russia courts old allies, steps up defiance of the WestRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Christian Science Monitor

    ... is leading Moscow to circle the wagons closer to home and to revive alliances with former Soviet allies such as Syria and Cuba, and new partners such as Venezuela. At a State Council meeting with Russian regional leaders Saturday, President Dmitry ...

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  3. Syrian Case Tests Tolerance on Killing KinswomenRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Women's eNews

    Oasis, Syria's first shelter for battered and abused women, opened its door the first week of August.

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  4. Slain Hezbollah warlord an enigmaRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

    ... left a safe house in the Kfar Soussa neighborhood of Damascus, a warren of drab towers that houses the headquarters of Syria's vast intelligence apparatus. He had just met with a Syrian spy chief and was preparing for a secret meeting that night ...

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  5. Sunday News BriefsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ya Libnan

    ... Lebanon." Hariri was referring to the Fatah al Islam terrorists that were reportedly financed , trained and backed by Syria in their 15 week battle against the Lebanese army last year to undermine the state The Lebanese were also angered that Shaker ...

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  6. Jumblatt: Syria for Sunni-Shiite conflict to intervene in LebanonRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ya Libnan

    Beirut- Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt warned that breaking out of a Sunni-Shiite conflict would provide Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with a "pretext to intervene in Lebanon." ...

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  7. Take a revealing look at Syrian lingerieRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Lifestyle

    ... for outrageously sexy negligees. The Souk al-Hamidiyeh is the largest and most famous marketplace in Damascus, Syria. Here, shoppers can find lingerie with feathers, crocheted bodysuits and edible bikinis. Some of the pieces light up; others play ...

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  8. Aga Khan's visit to Syria witnesses signing agreement between AKDN and Syrian GovernmentRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | AME Info

    His Highness the Aga Khan completed a six-day official visit to Syria from 24 to 30 August, at the invitation of the Syrian Government.

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  9. U.S. embassy denies involvement in Israeli-Syrian peace talksRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    ... to the talks. "I haven't heard anything about that at all," he said. According to The Jerusalem Post, since Israel and Syria started indirect peace talks in May, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said on a number of occasions that serious ...

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  10. Editor's Notes: A losing battle, so farRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... the construction of a nuclear weapons facility, Israel sent sent 12 members of the Sayeret Matkal commando unit into Syria in two helicopters to collect soil samples outside the site in question. Needless to say, this was a highly dangerous ...

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  11. Obama's Powerful Personality CultRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | China Confidential

    ... well before it was clear that the Democrats' charismatic young superstar would be the party's presidential nominee... Syria's enthusiasm for Obama, so widely shared among Muslim Arabs, is not surprising, given his endorsement of directly engaging ...

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  12. Syria arrests Kurdish poet: rights group

    19 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    ... the rights group said. The three men "should be set free or referred to the judicial authorities," it said. - ' AFP "> Syria arrests Kurdish poet: rights group DAMASCUS: The Syrian authorities have arrested three people, including the brother of the ...

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  13. Syria accused of plotting return to power in LebanonRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | The News

    Sunday, September 07, 2008 BEIRUT: Anti-Syria parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of trying to use unrest in north Lebanon to engineer a return to military ...

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  14. Crowds queue to glimpse Hezbollah's grisly shrineRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Scotsman.com News

    THE children crowd forward around the glass case, eager for a glimpse of the martyr's bloodstained clothes.

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  15. Before even one home is removed from the GolanRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Haaretz

    ... who was one of the leaders of the indirect talks with the Syrians, has yet to be resolved, talks cannot be held with Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad was understanding about it. After all, unlike Syria where everything depends on the president, ...

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  16. Hariri, Sunni leaders warn of Syrian comebackRead the original story

    Yesterday | Earth Times

    Beirut - Saad Hariri, the Sunni leader of Lebanon's western- backed ruling majority accused Syria on Saturday of meddling in Lebanese political affairs and exporting terrorism into the country, local media have ... 1 comment

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  17. ANKARA: Yerevan visit to boost Turkey's imageRead the original story

    Yesterday | Groong Armenian News Network

    ... stated ErdoÄ?an, who spoke to reporters on a plane en route to Ankara from Damascus. ErdoÄ?an was in Syria on Thursday to attend a quadripartite summit in Damascus with French, Syrian and Qatari leaders, who convened to discuss Lebanon and ...

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  18. Report: US to oversee Syria-Israel talksRead the original story

    Yesterday | Jerusalem Post

    Israel-Syria peace talks, which were reanimated several months ago with Turkish mediation after being frozen since the premiership of Likud's Binyamin Netanyahu, will continue in approximately two weeks ...

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  19. Israeli official says unaware of plan to send U.S. observer to talks with Syria

    Yesterday | People's Daily Online

    An Israeli official denied Saturday a report on an American observer being sent to the next round of indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website.

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  20. Group calls for release of arrested Syrian KurdsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Gulfnews

    Damascus: Syria's National Organization for Human Rights is demanding the release of three Syrian Kurds they said were arrested by military intelligence.

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