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Breaking News Wed, 8 Feb 2012
The 2011 Syrian protests are a series of major protests taking place in Syria, which began on 26 January 2011, influenced by concurrent protests in the region.
Damascus   Homs   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
 Khaleej Times 
Dozens dead as Syria regime pounds Homs
DAMASCUS ' Syrian forces pressed a relentless assault on the protest city of Homs Wednesday, with dozens of civilians reported killed, hours after President Bashar al-Assad said he was committed to en... (photo: Creative Commons / shamsnn)
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for the media Wednesday Aug 10 2011, Syrian soldiers stand on their armored vehicle which is placed on a flatbed truck heading out of the city after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising.
Photos   Politics   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
 DNA India 
Assad militia kills 3 families in Syria's Homes
| Militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead at least 20 civilians when they stormed the homes of three unarmed families on the edges of opposition districts in the city of Homs on Wednes... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Russian Foreign Minister Segey Lavrov is seen inside a car as pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  Novosti 
U.S. Skeptical about al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives
| The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. | Russian Foreign Minister Ser... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012  The Independent 
Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
| Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, that the embattled leader had pledged to talk to the opposition, hold a referendum on a new draft of the constitution a... (photo: AP / SANA)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Top Stories
People watch the televised speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a cafe in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, June 24, 2011. The Siasat Daily
Nasrallah calls for unity among Muslims
| Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has called for Islamic unity and praised Iran for its support of the Lebanese resistance movement, Press TV reports.... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari)
Hezbollah   Muslims   Nasrallah   Photos   Wikipedia: Hassan Nasrallah  
Russian Foreign Minister Segey Lavrov is seen inside a car as pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Novosti
U.S. Skeptical about al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives
| The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. ... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks onstage prior to speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The Independent
Iraq's Sunni MPs lift their boycott of Maliki cabinet
| The government of the Shia Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, set off the political crisis in December by issuing an arrest warrant against the country's most senior Sunn... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen)
Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Sunni   Wikipedia: Iraq  
In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 The Independent
Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
| Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, that the embattled leader had pledged to talk to the opposition, hold a referendum on a n... (photo: AP / SANA)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, unseen, at the Foreign Office in central London, Monday, June 27, 2011. The Independent
UK rules out military action or arming Syrian rebels
| David Cameron chaired a meeting of the National Security Council which agreed to increase sanctions against the regime and to strengthen links with opposition leaders. ... (photo: AP / Carl Court, pool)
Military   Photos   Syria   UK   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Assaid Ibrahim, 23, lies burned and with a broken leg as his brother, above left, speaks to a friend who was with him when he was wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, at the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle. BBC News
Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
One of the first announcements made by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the fall of Tripoli last August was a promise to all those wounded in the fight a... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Libya   Photos   Treatment   War   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war  
Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday. The Star
Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
| KHARTOUM/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers on Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan wh... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
Business   China   Khartoum   Photos   Wikipedia: Sudan  
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, as Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov smiles second right, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ohio
Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
| BEIRUT: Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President ... (photo: AP)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Politics Business
- Keep off Syria, Russian prime minister warns
- Russia ties itself to Al Assad
- Depravity in Syria
- Syrian regime gets bloody nose from resistance
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for the media Wednesday Aug 10 2011, Syrian soldiers stand on their armored vehicle which is placed on a flatbed truck heading out of the city after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising.
Assad militia kills 3 families in Syria's Homes
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- Sanctions weigh on Lebanon-Syria banking ties
- SYRIA: CIA-MI6 Intel Ops and Sabotage
- Obama administration struggles to find strategy to halt Syri
- EU chokes Syria economically: Central bank, gold trade may b
File - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian photographers take pictures of burnt police vehicles, after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising.
Syria: The revenge of Hama 30 years on
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Culture Travel
- Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film F
- Showbiz Arabia: The Fab Four are back
- Syria Under Siege: Photographs by Alessio Romenzi
- Building African-Arab connections during Black History Month
Silver White Crackles of fireworks
Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film Festival
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- Tom Boonen the man to beat in Tour of Qatar
- General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
- Tom Boonen takes stage 4, moves closer to 4th Tour of Qatar
- In Prague, European, Palestinian and Israeli Views of the Mi
A PTV aboard an Etihad Airways aircraft, part of the in-flight entertainment system. Economy class is known as the Coral Zone.
Etihad Airways offers complimentary 96-hour UAE visas
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Industry Oil
- UAE, Saudi oil to make up for shortfall
- Moving Past ‘Fierce’
- Malaysia halts palm oil supply to Iran
- Arab media must stand up for truth
Silver White Crackles of fireworks
Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film Festival
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- UAE, Saudi oil to make up for shortfall
- Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors
- Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors
- The dymanics of Saudi Arabia - part III
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.
A World At Risk
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Sport Health
- Video: Boonen in charge in Qatar
- Boonen Sets Pace In Qatar
- Summary Box: Bahrain's Batelco sells minority stake in I
- Summary Box: Time Warner beats Street in 4th-Qtr earnings
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during an interview at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, May 19, 2011. FIFA President Sepp Blatter says a whistleblower from Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid will be interviewed over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters. The whistleblower claims that FIFA executive committee members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma were paid US $1.5 million to vote for Qatar.
FIFA gives $250K to families of Egypt riot victims
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- Putin Warns of Growing ‘Cult of Violence’
- Saleh to vote in presidential poll
- Gingrich warns darkly of Iran nuclear possibility
- Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
Assaid Ibrahim, 23, lies burned and with a broken leg as his brother, above left, speaks to a friend who was with him when he was wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, at the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle.
Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
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