U.S., EU must tackle Syria on Kurds' plight: group
Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 4:07 am ETHuman Rights Watch urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to raise the plight of Syria's Kurdish minority in talks with Damascus.
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U.S., EU must tackle Syria on Kurds' plight: group
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 4:07 am ETHuman Rights Watch urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to raise the plight of Syria's Kurdish minority in talks with Damascus.
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Richard Grenell: Our Problematic Syria Policy
The Huffington Post - Thu Nov 26, 1:39 pm ETSyria must join with other Arab nations in the effort to isolate Iran. For too long, it has served as a destabilizing force in the region.
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Al-Qaida tied to Iraqi Baathists in Syria?
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 7:06 pm ETWASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence officials worry the Syrian border with Iraq will become a terrorist safe haven like the Pakistani tribal areas, an intelligence review stated.
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Video: Man arrested in missile sting in Philly
Main Line Times - Fri Nov 27, 2:47 am ETPHILADELPHIA - A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday
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In Baghdad, a Day for the Dead
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 3:04 pm ETOn the first day of Id al-Adha, literally “the Great Feast,” thousands of mourners throng among the headstones on the banks of the River Tigris to pay respects to the dead.
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IAEA sees no progress in Syrian nuclear probe
Space War - Thu Nov 26, 8:19 pm ETVienna (AFP) Nov 26, 2009 - UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei complained Thursday that his agency had made "no progress" in its investigation into alleged illicit nuclear activities in Syria.
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Iraqi MP threatens to cut trade with Syria over Baghdad attacks
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 4:11 am ETBaghdad - An Iraqi lawmaker, in remarks published Monday, threatened to cut economic ties with Syria if Damascus does not extradite men Iraq accuses of involvement in attacks in Baghdad. Baghdad may have to reconsider its economic relations with Syr...
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SYRIA: Drought response faces funding shortfall
IRIN - Tue Nov 24, 1:45 am ETDAMASCUS, 24 November 2009 (IRIN) - With a few weeks left before the end of this year's planting season, UN officials have raised concerns over the lack of funds to help drought-hit farmers and herders in northeastern Syria.
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Man arrested in plot to buy weapons including anti-aircraft missiles to send to Syria
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 6:35 pm ETPHILADELPHIA - Federal investigators in Philadelphia say they have arrested a man who wanted to obtain weapons to ship to Syria, including anti-aircraft missiles.
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UAE not to deport Syrian witness in Hariri probe
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:26 am ETThe UAE will not extradite a former Syrian spy accused of misleading a UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, Gulf News reported on Friday, citing an official source.
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Iraq says October 25 bombers came from Syria: spokesman
Space War - Mon Nov 23, 11:04 pm ETBaghdad (AFP) Nov 22, 2009 - Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion.
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Dearborn dentist lectures in Syria
Dearborn Press & Guide - Wed Nov 25, 11:35 am ETDr. Chris Mei of West Village Dental Care in Dearborn just returned from speaking at the
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Hugo Chavez Aligns Himself With Palestinians
Fox News - Fri Nov 27, 12:26 pm ETVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping squarely into Middle East politics, hosting the leaders of Iran and the Palestinians while trading barbs with Israel's president.
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Move Over Manischewitz, Israeli Wines Gain Acclaim
NPR - Fri Nov 27, 11:33 am ETThe wineries of Israel are gaining global acclaim for their quality product, giving kosher wines a vintage reputation. But many of the finest wines come from vineyards in territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war.
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Hezbollah official indicted on weapons charge
Washington Post - Wed Nov 25, 12:00 am ETA Hezbollah political official and his son-in-law sought this year to smuggle 1,200 machine guns from the United States to the militant Islamist group via Syria, according to indictments made public Tuesday against 10 men in federal court in Philadelphia.
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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