Lebanon's Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria
AFP - Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ETLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
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Saving cultural treasures in war-torn lands
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Dec 7, 1:06 pm ETStuart Gibson circles the globe to help endangered museums undergo rebirth.
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TSA Leaks Sensitive Airport Screening Manual
Wired News - Mon Dec 7, 4:10 pm ETGovernment workers inadvertently leak a "sensitive" Transportation Security Administration manual detailing airport screening procedures. The full text of the security document is viewable by the public because the workers bungled the PDF redaction.
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TSA Manual Posted on the Internet
FOX 5 Washington D.C. - Mon Dec 7, 11:51 pm ETThe federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security. The document outlines who is exempt from certain additional screening measures.
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Lebanese Man Accused In Arms Buy To Be Detained
CBS 3 Philadelphia - Mon Dec 7, 11:36 pm ETA terror suspect won't fight detention on charges he came to Philadelphia to try to steer a huge cache of missiles and machine guns to his native Lebanon, in what proved to be an undercover sting.
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Syria defends Iran’s nuclear program
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 3, 2:52 pm ETWashington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Thursday defended Iran’s controversial nuclear program.
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Missile Plot Suspect Held After Hearing
NBC Philadelphia - Mon Dec 7, 6:30 pm ETA Lebanese man won't fight detention on charges he came to Philadelphia to buy a cache of missiles and machine guns.
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Syria angry over inaction on Israel
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 8:50 pm ETDAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem criticized the U.N. Security Council for not doing enough to end Israeli settlement activity.
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Veil's spread fans Egypt's fear of hard-line Islam
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Tue Dec 8, 2:35 am ETCAIRO—When Egypt s government banned Islamic veils and all-encompassing robes in the dorms of public universities, it cited reports of men wearing the garb to sneak into the women s quarters.
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Johnson City cardiologist retires with heavy heart
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Mon Dec 7, 9:58 pm ETJOHNSON CITY -- After almost 40 years of tending to patients' hearts, Dr. Mohamad I. Abdelazim views his upcoming retirement with a surprising sadness.
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Syria says explosion near bus was an accident, 3 killed by exploding tire
Sun-Sentinel - Thu Dec 3, 4:19 am ETDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A blast at a gas station in a Damascus suburb killed three people Thursday, gutting the back of an empty bus and blowing out nearby windows, officials said.
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The Donkey Saved by Facebook
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 5:54 am ETAn injured Donkey, abandoned near to the Dead Sea in Jordan has been rescued by UK veterinary charity SPANA after a plea for help was made via its Facebook page.
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Syria says explosion near bus was accident, 3 dead
FOX 11 Tucson - Thu Dec 3, 9:18 am ETDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — It was an accident, not terrorism. Syria's interior minister says an bus explosion at a surburban Damascus gas station was an accident that killed three people.
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At Least 3 Die in Syria Blast; Officials Call It an Accident
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 8:49 pm ETGovernment officials and witnesses gave conflicting reports about the cause of the explosion and the death toll.
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YEARENDER: Turkey tackles long-time taboos to achieve regional goals
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 12:18 am ETIstanbul - This past year was one filled with historic milestones for Turkey. On October 10, Ankara signed a historic deal that paves the way for restoring diplomatic ties with Arm...
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Syria says Iran bus blast was an accident
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 3, 10:52 am ETWashington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—Syria says an explosion that ripped through a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Damascus on Thursday was an accident and not a terrorist attack.
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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