Posts Tagged ‘syria’

Syria angry at Olympic ban threat

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Syrian officials say the UK government “has no right” to deny their athletes access to the London 2012 Olympic games.

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Syria Denies Responsibility in Brutal Attack

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

The United Nations Security Council was set to meet over the killings of more than 90 villagers, including 32 children, which its top officials have sharply denounced.

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Syria Denies Responsibility in Brutal Attack

Dead Syrian children image shown

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Papers publish gruesome images of bodies of Syrian children

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VIDEO: Syria child massacre confirmed

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

At least 90 people, including many children, have been killed in Syria’s restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

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Syria child massacre confirmed

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

UN observers count at least 90 bodies, including 32 children, after Syrian government forces attacked the town of Houla, sparking foreign condemnation.

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‘Dozens die’ in Syria town attack

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

At least 88 people, including many children, are killed in a town in Syria’s restive province of Homs, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

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VIDEO: Syria unrest fuels Lebanon fears

Friday, May 25th, 2012

The bloodshed in Syria has spilled over the border into neighbouring Lebanon, fuelling fears of a return to the sectarian violence seen the past.

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Lebanese hostage pilgrims freed

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati confirms that 11 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been released after being abducted in Syria on Tuesday.

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VIDEO: Battle in Syria despite ‘ceasefire’

Friday, May 25th, 2012

BBC reporter Paul Wood has been inside the Syrian town of Rastan which has been under attack by the country’s military despite a UN brokered ceasefire.

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Syria army ‘behind rights abuses’

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

The Syrian army and security forces are responsible for most of the serious rights abuses committed since March, say UN-mandated investigators.

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Syria army ‘behind rights abuses’

Lebanese pilgrims ‘to be freed’

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.

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Abductions raise Lebanon tension

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.

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It’s the Economy: The Syria Paradox

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Aren’t countries with diverse economies supposed to be good at deposing dictators?

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It’s the Economy: The Syria Paradox

Syria town shelling ‘kills 34′

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Shelling by Syrian forces kills 34 people, according to the British-based group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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VIDEO: Deadly car bomb blast in Syria

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a car bomb exploded in eastern Syria, according to reports.

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VIDEO: Deadly car bomb blast in Syria