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Syrian Tanks, Troops Extend Reach In Border Areas PDF Print E-mail
Written by H.P   
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 06:46

 BOYNUYOGUN, Turkey — Syrian tanks and the government's most loyal troops pushed into more towns and villages Tuesday, trying to snuff out any chance that the uprising against President Bashar Assad could gain a base for a wider armed rebellio [ … ]
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 06:49
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Sailing to Gaza With Love on The Audacity of Hope PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gale Courey Toensing   
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 06:37

 I’m honored and delighted to be a passenger on the U.S. Boat to Gaza—The Audacity of Hope—at the end of June. The boat will be part of the international Freedom Flotilla of more than a dozen boats from more than a dozen countries carrying mor [ … ]
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Video: A soldier flees Syria PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gamut News   
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 05:14
 A Syrian soldier joins other refugees near Turkish border where he tell Turkish TV he was told to shoot protesters. Deborah Lutterbeck reports..
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Female Syrian-American blogger kidnapped in Syria PDF Print E-mail
Written by News   
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:58
 A prominent female Syrian-American blogger who had called for an end to the country's regime has reportedly been kidnapped in Damascus.
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Israel creates special military unit to fight Gaza tunnels PDF Print E-mail
Written by Saleh Naami   
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:32
 Israel's military is training special units to fight in tunnels in Gaza and southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli media.
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In Saudi Arabia, Royal Funds Buy Peace for Now PDF Print E-mail
Written by Neil MacFarquhar   
Thursday, 09 June 2011 05:30

 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As one nation after another has battled uprisings across the Arab world, the one major country spared is also its richest — Saudi Arabia, where a fresh infusion of money has so far bought order.
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The New Egypt Does Not Care About The Gaza Strip PDF Print E-mail
Written by Khaled Abu Toameh   
Saturday, 04 June 2011 04:54

 Egypt's decision to reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip is aimed more at improving the image of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces than at helping the Palestinians.
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Rights group calls for Syria sanctions PDF Print E-mail
Written by News   
Saturday, 04 June 2011 04:39
 Human Rights Watch has called on the UN Security Council to impose sanction on Syria and to hold the government accountable to the International Criminal Court, following the deaths of more than 800 people in recent weeks.
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New Syria protest center sees unrelenting attacks PDF Print E-mail
Written by ZEINA KARAM   
Saturday, 04 June 2011 04:16

 BEIRUT – Electricity, phone lines and then the water supply were cut off in a restive area of Syria that is a new center for protests against President Bashar Assad, and activists said 15 people died in the sixth day of sustained government a [ … ]
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Syria Goes Offline on 'Children's Freedom Friday' PDF Print E-mail
Written by URI FRIEDMAN   
Saturday, 04 June 2011 04:11

 In what Syrian activists are calling the largest demonstrations yet against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, protesters took to the streets across the country today in the name of the children--including 13-year-old Hamza al-Kh [ … ]
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