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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, China, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Xi Jinping, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Islam, Weaponry, Skype, Politics
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: War Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Law, Religious Conflicts, Computer Networking and Internet
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Syria's Internet back after eight-hour blackout
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Internet started working again on Wednesday evening, a U.S. web tracking firm said, and residents reported phone lines were back up after an eight-hour blackout left much of the population cut off from the outside world....Tags: Bashar Assad
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ACTUALIZA 1-Siria recupera conexión a Internet tras ocho horas de bloqueo
Reuters(Actualiza con restauración de las comunicaciones; cambia título y redacción) BEIRUT, 15 mayo (Reuters) - Las conexiones a internet de Siria se restauraron el miércoles por la noche, dijo una firma estadounidense de seguimiento de la red, luego de un... -
Siria recupera conexión a Internet tras ocho horas de bloqueo
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Las conexiones a internet de Siria se restauraron el miércoles por la noche, dijo una firma estadounidense de seguimiento de la red, luego de un bloqueo de ocho horas que mantuvo a gran parte de la población desconectada del resto del... -
RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: War Crimes, Wars and Interventions, International Criminal Court, International Law, Religious Conflicts
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Palestinians unite behind Gaza Strip "Arab Idol" star
Reuters* Gaza refugee wows judges, fans in pan-Arab singing contest * Songs of love and longing for Palestinian homeland * Abbas endorses singer, Islamist Hamas praises his family By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, May 13 (Reuters) - The fractious factions in the...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Gaza Strip, Entertainment, Politics, Fatah
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Iranians protest desecration of Syrian shrine
TEHRAN -- Iranians took to the streets Friday in the latest protest against the desecration last week by Syrian rebels of an ancient Shiite shrine outside Damascus, the Syrian capital. "We have to show our anger," declared Ebrahim Jalili, 80, a carpet...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Islam, Politics, Government
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Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan
ReutersBy Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - Threats from Damascus and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to turn the Golan Heights into a "resistance front" against Israel could end nearly four decades of calm across the increasingly tense ceasefire line...Tags: Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Palestine, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Army shelling kills 25 in Syrian town after truce ends
Reuters* Residents of Halfayeh flee by river * Military build-up around Qusair is concerning - UN BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were killed in army shelling in the central Syrian town of Halfayeh on Friday after a months-old local truce between...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Activism, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Politics
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Libya c.bank sees 18 pct economic growth in 2013 despite unrest
ReutersTRIPOLI, May 9 (Reuters) - Libya's central bank governor said on Thursday he expects the economy to grow 18 percent this year despite a deepening crisis threatening the government's ability to press ahead with its agenda. Armed groups surrounded...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Central Bank, Weather Reports, International Monetary Fund, Libya
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