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UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
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UN split on Syria action even as killings spike

A new Arab and European bid to secure UN action over Syria's crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition even…
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing
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Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing

Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army…
Moussa: Revolution anniversary should honor the martyrs
Egypt

Moussa: Revolution anniversary should honor the martyrs

The first anniversary of the revolution is not for celebration but a chance to recall a historic day and honor…
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
Egypt

Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper

The Arab League offered former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei the position of special envoy to Syria, a London-based newspaper reported…
Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
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Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria

The Arab League has formally requested a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon to discuss its plan for resolving the…
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
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Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis

BEIRUT — Syria rejected Monday a new Arab League plan aiming to end the country's 10-month crisis by calling on…
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
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Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end…
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
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Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria

Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there which…
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
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Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion

Western democracies should overcome their aversion to Islamist groups that enjoy popular support in North Africa and the Middle East…
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
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Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria

Pressure is mounting on the Arab League to seek UN intervention amid growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission…
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