Lebanon's Hariri to visit Syria
AFP - 1 hour 34 minutes agoLebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Friday he will be visiting long-time foe Syria after parliament grants his government a vote of confidence, but gave no date for the trip.
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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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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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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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Damascus Bus Bomb: 'Up To 12' Killed In Syria Explosion
The Huffington Post - Thu Dec 3, 4:14 am ETWhat's Your Reaction? DAMASCUS, Syria — Arab satellite television stations say a blast has targeted a busload of Iranian pilgrims in a Damascus suburb and are reporting casualties.
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SYRIA: Tough new law against killer tobacco
IRIN - Thu Dec 3, 5:45 am ETDAMASCUS, 3 December 2009 (IRIN) - A much tougher anti-smoking law in Syria, signed by President Bashar al-Assad and due to come into force in early 2010, will outlaw smoking in public places, including restaurants and bars, hospitals, sports halls and cinemas.
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Bike travel author Anne Mustoe dies on bike tour in Syria
Biking Bis - Thu Dec 3, 7:00 am ETOne of the bicycling world's most articulate travel authors passed away recently on what she said was going to be her last around-the-world bike tour. Anne Mustoe of Great Britain died in a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on Nov. 10. She was 76. The former girl's school headmistress started her around-the-world bicycle travels when she was 54. She circled the globe twice -- once in each direction ...
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Bomb Hits Iranian Bus in Syria, 6 Killed
FOX 61 Chattanooga - Thu Dec 3, 5:31 am ETSyria's interior minister says there has been a blast in Damascus and witnesses say it targeted Iranian pilgrims on a bus, killing at least six people.
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Syria defends Iran nuclear plans
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 11:51 am ETSyrian President Bashar al-Assad defended Iran's controversial nuclear programme on Thursday, during a visit to Damascus by Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, and promised that cooperation between the two countries would continue.
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UNICEF and the Embassy of Denmark launch refurbished water plant in drought affected central Syria
Unicef - Wed Dec 2, 6:27 pm ETSALAMIEH, Syria, 2 December 2009 – Syria is experiencing a severe drought that is jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands of families. After a second straight year of poor rainfall, this country in the heart of the fertile crescent is, in places, becoming barren.
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Bus explosion kills, wounds dozens in Syria
CNN - Thu Dec 3, 10:56 am ETAn explosion killed or wounded dozens of passengers in a bus in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Thursday morning, an official in the president's office said.
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Syria blast was 'not terrorist act': minister
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:58 am ETAn explosion that wrecked an Iranian bus in Damascus on Thursday and killed three people was not a terrorist act but a tyre exploding as it was being repaired, Interior Minister Saeed Sammur said.
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Bus explodes in Syria causing casualties: report
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:28 am ETA bus exploded in a busy Damascus suburb causing dozens of casualties, Al Jazeera television reported on Thursday.
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Syria: Iran has right to nuclear technology
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 8:16 am ETDamascus - Speaking after a meeting with Iran's nuclear negotiator in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday reiterated his support for Iran's right to nuclear technology and to enrich uranium. Al-Assad and Saeed Jalili, the secretary...
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Chemical weapons watchdog pursues holdout nations
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:46 am ETThe newly elected chemical weapons chief says he will pursue the last seven holdouts — including Israel, Egypt and Syria — to get them to sign a disarmament treaty and submit weapons stockpiles for inspection.
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