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Britain to reexamine ways to end Syrian conflict

Source: Lebanon Daily Star, Nov 8 2012, 8:00am CST

Jordan's King Abdullah (L) meets with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at the Royal Palace in Amman November 7, 2012. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS) LONDON: Britain wants to reexamine previou ...

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Testing time for Syria’s rebels

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 21 2013, 2:11pm CDT

It’s a rule of thumb in Middle East conflicts that whenever peace talks are announced, each side steps up the fighting so it can grab as much territory as possible before the cease-fire lines are drawn. This struggle for position is happ ...

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Number of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid rises to over 8 million - UN

Source: United Nations  |   May 21 2013, 1:59pm CDT

21 May 2013 A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported today that the total number of people in need of assistance as a result of the ongoing conflict in Syria is now 8.3 million, representing about 38 per cent of the country’s populat ...

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"The slaughter continues, the bloodshed is appalling, the bad effects it's having on the region, the radicalisation, but also the humanitarian crisis that is engulfing Syria. So let's work together on really pushing what more we can do"


Source: Lebanon Daily Star

 

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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 21 2013, 1:48pm CDT

Syrian refugees walk inside the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, 20 km (12.4 miles) east of the city of Zarqa April 29, 2013. GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with th ...

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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 21 2013, 1:29pm CDT

Lebanon's Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah and Lebanese flags as they parade during a rally marking the party's Martyrs Day in Beirut's suburbs November 12, 2012. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it had asked the Euro ...

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Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News  |   May 21 2013, 1:17pm CDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. Two senior members of the Syrian Nationa ...

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Britain's gay marriage bill to pass hurdle

Source: PerthNow  |   May 21 2013, 1:10pm CDT

A BILL to legalise gay marriage in Britain is set to pass a crucial hurdle in parliament after Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to strike a last-minute deal with the opposition to stop members of his own party wrecking the plans. MPs in the lower ...

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State Dept. official: Iranian soldiers are fighting for Assad in Syria

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 21 2013, 1:03pm CDT

MUSCAT, Oman — Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. An unk ...

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Editorial: The cracks from Syria are spreading

Source: The Telegraph UK  |   May 21 2013, 12:57pm CDT

Why the backwards step? In part, because Iraq is being destabilised by the failure of the Shia-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to find a satisfactory way of sharing power with the Sunni ...

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Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 21 2013, 12:52pm CDT

1 of 3. A view shows a damaged tower in Damascus' Jobar neighbourhood which is controlled by the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra, during a guided tour by a Syrian Army field commander, May 21, 2013. The building overlooks al-A ...

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