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Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline
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Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline

UNITED NATIONS — Kofi Annan asked the UN Security Council to back a 10 April deadline for partial implementation of…
Syria forces hit rebel bastions despite peace moves
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Syria forces hit rebel bastions despite peace moves

President Bashar al-Assad's regime pressed its deadly campaign to crush dissent on Monday, reportedly pounding northern rebel strongholds as it…
Egyptian Embassy in Damascus releases Egyptians, warns of dangers
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Egyptian Embassy in Damascus releases Egyptians, warns of dangers

The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus on Sunday succeeded in releasing 29 Egyptians who had been arrested in Syria for illegal…
Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
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Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels

ISTANBUL — Participants at a conference on Syria say Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are creating a multimillion-dollar fund…
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
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Syria blasts international conference on crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria blasted an international conference on the country's spreading crisis before it even started Sunday, calling it…
Young Syrian activists put life on hold in revolt
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Young Syrian activists put life on hold in revolt

TRIPOLI, Lebanon— Last year, Khalid was a 19-year-old Syrian university student whose modest dreams were to land a job and…
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis
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Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to work out a unified strategy on the…
Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources
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Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources

LONDON — Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to…
Explosions heard as Arab summit opens in Baghdad
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Explosions heard as Arab summit opens in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the…
Syrian suspicions swirl over Iranian hand in Assad’s repression
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Syrian suspicions swirl over Iranian hand in Assad’s repression

ANTAKYA, Turkey — The Syrian rebel fighter pulled a small copper-plated bullet from his trouser pocket, offering it as supporting…
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