Syria

Type: Country

Name: Syria

population: 18,586,740

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 Documents

Fierce clashes as Syria forces assault rebel bastion: NGO

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights unveils a fierce attack on the rebel bastion in central Syria; six people were killed as violence swept other parts of the domestically-torn stateSyrians wait at a distribution centre for gas cylinders in the neighbourhood ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Al Ahram ]

Entities: ar-Rastan (Syria), Syria, Assault, Barrage Fire, Damascus

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 12 Documents

Sergei Lavrov

Syria Violence Shakes Lebanon's Fragile Stability | 2012-05-23 05:42:43 PM

Gunmen clash in deadly street battles, protesters block roads with burning tyres and opposition politicians demand the prime minister's downfall, denouncing the army as an agent of a foreign power.Fragile Lebanon's sectarian tensions, which festered for ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Nile International ]

Entities: Lebanon, Syria, Sergei Lavrov, Sunni Islam

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents

Government of Syria

West seems sending soothing signals to Syria

DAMASCUS, May 22 -- Recent world assurances that there would be no military intervention in Syria, coupled with consensual statements by UN officials and observers about the performance of the Syrian government, has to some extent raised optimism that ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Eastday.com ]

Entities: Syria, Government of Syria, United Nations

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 Documents

Allaw: Venezuelan Oil Tanker Loaded with 35000 Tons of Diesel Arrived in Syria

May 23, 2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Sufian Allaw, stressed on Wednesday that a Venezuelan oil tanker loaded with 35000 tons of diesel arrived on Monday, adding that Venezuela is preparing another tanker to ... [ Published 4 hours ago by Federation of Arab News Agencies ]

Entities: Sufian Allaw, Syria, Diesel, Venezuela, Sanctions

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 37 Documents

Syrian Government Continue Shelling as Rebels Deny Kidnapping Claim

Violence continued in Syria on Wednesday with government forces shelling the opposition dominated town of Rastan, according to opposition forces.The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the forces of President Bashar al-Assad pounded ... [ Published 2 hours ago by International Business Times ]

Entities: Government of Syria, Kidnapping, Shia Islam, ar-Rastan (Syria)

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated 4 hours ago - 80 Documents

11 Lebanese kidnapped in Syria are found

Lebanese officials working to secure kidnap victims’ release Beirut- Lebanon's foreign minister said Wednesday that authorities have located 11 Lebanese Shiites kidnapped the previous day in Syria and that he expects they will be released soon.Adnan Mansour ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Gulf News ]

Entities: Syria, Kidnapping, Lebanon

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 Documents

United Nations

Crises see no deadline

Summary executions, blanket siege of towns and villages, detention with torture, these are some of the features of the all-out war that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is waging against his own people.It has been going on for nearly 15 ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Gulf in the Media ]

Entities: Syria, Deadline, United Nations, Torture, Crisis

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated 10 hours ago - 7 Documents

Damascus, allies in Beirut ‘are seeking to sow chaos’

AFP/BeirutLebanon has fallen hostage to the conflict in neighbouring Syria following deadly sectarian clashes between the countrys pro- and anti-Damascus camps, experts say. These incidents were a clear message that Lebanon could explode at any time, ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Gulf Times ]

Entities: Damascus, Beirut, Lebanon

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated 11 hours ago - 17 Documents

Blast near Syrian capital kills 3 people

DAMASCUS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 19 others reportedly injured by a blast of an explosive device that ripped through a bus near the Electronic War Directorate just outside the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday, pro- government ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Damascus, Late Time, Improvised Explosive Device, Idlib (Syria)

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 18 Documents

Two dead in Beirut clashes post anti-Assad cleric killing

Middle East News: Lebanon, At the funeral of a Sunni Muslim cleric whose killing ignited street battles and brought the bloodshed from Syria's 14-month-old uprising spilling across the border into Lebanon, hundreds of Islamist gunmen fired in the air ... [ Published May 22 2012 by KeralaNext.com ]

Entities: Lebanon, Syria, Beirut, Future Movement (LB)

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 24 Documents

UN observers examine mutilated corpse near Syrian capital

A group of UN observers toured Tuesday the Damascus suburb of Mlaiha and examined a handcuffed body that was mutilated and tossed by a river there, the private- al-Ekhbaria TV reported. The body has traces of strangulation on the neck, said the TV, disclosing ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Individual.com ]

Entities: United Nations, Damascus, Herve Ladsous, Syria, Peacekeeping

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 25 Documents

International community concerned by Lebanon situation

A child walks past burning tires on Monday evening in North Lebanon after protesters blocked a road leading to the Akkar region. (AFP)The international community on Monday expressed concern over the situation in Lebanon following clashes involving pro- ... [ Published May 22 2012 by NOW Lebanon ]

Entities: Lebanon, Anti-Syrian, Hizballah, Abdul Wahed, Tripoli (Libya)

Quotes

"The Syrian National Council condemns any kidnappings, assault or terrorizing of our Lebanese brothers and demands their immediate release" the SNC said in a statement

Mansour: Hostages to be released soon [UPI - 1 hour ago]

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Mansour: Hostages to be released soon [ Published 1 hour ago by UPI ]
Syrian uprising polarising Lebanon [ Published 1 hour ago by Guardian.co.uk ]
Russia offers to host Syria peace talks: Ministry [ Published 1 hour ago by NDTV ]
Politics - Muqdad rekindles necessity of dissoc... [ Published 1 hour ago by National News Agency Lebanon ]
Politics - Cabinet convenes in session, emergen... [ Published 1 hour ago by National News Agency Lebanon ]
Politics - Aoun: Some try twining between Leban... [ Published 1 hour ago by National News Agency Lebanon ]
Damascus suburb blast leaves 5 dead [ Published 1 hour ago by Saudi Gazette ]
Fewer complaints from Sharjah power consumers s... [ Published 1 hour ago by Emirates247 ]
Syrian opposition condemns kidnapping of Lebane... [ Published 1 hour ago by Los Angeles Times ]
Navy demands new patrol boats to protect gas rigs [ Published 1 hour ago by Globes ]
Syria 'helping rebels' [ Published 1 hour ago by The Cyprus Weekly ]
Torture, displacement and resistance: the story... [ Published 1 hour ago by Ma'an News Agency ]
Suleiman: Jaafari's Letter to U.N. Not Based on... [ Published 1 hour ago by Naharnet ]
Arab spring uprisings: the scorecard [ Published 1 hour ago by Guardian.co.uk ]
Lockerbie Doubts [ Published 1 hour ago by Consortium News ]
Pan Am 103 Verdict: Justice or Politics? [ Published 1 hour ago by Consortium News ]
Amnesty Accuses UN Council of "Failed Leadershi... [ Published 1 hour ago by Nile International ]
Syria Violence Shakes Lebanon's Fragile Stabili... [ Published 1 hour ago by Nile International ]
BREAKING NEWS 2 Lebanese, 1 Iranian, killed oth... [ Published 1 hour ago by National Iraq News Agency ]
Syrian Smugglers' Operations Booming in Jordan [ Published 1 hour ago by VOA News ]
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With Crocker's exit, a chance for a new approac... [ Published 2 hours ago by Christian Science Monitor ]
There Is No Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus... [ Published 2 hours ago by Eunomia ]
US Senate Eyes 'Largest Aid Package' Ever for I... [ Published 2 hours ago by International Business Times ]
West seems sending soothing signals to Syria [ Published 2 hours ago by Eastday.com ]
Turkey tacks new foreign policy course [ Published 2 hours ago by Japan Times ]
Two Lebanese killed in Anbar province [ Published 2 hours ago by Aswat al Iraq ]
Russia for continuation of Annan work as Syria ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Itar Tass ]
Syrian Government Continue Shelling as Rebels D... [ Published 2 hours ago by International Business Times ]
Radio Univision Interviews Steptoe's Pryce Rega... [ Published 2 hours ago by Steptoe & Johnson LLP ]

Blogs

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There Is No Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus... [ Published 2 hours ago by Eunomia ] Aaron David Miller takes a reasonable observation to its absurd extreme: I raise the idea to drive home a broader point. Despite his campaign rhetoric, Romney would be quite comfortable carrying out President Obama’s foreign policy because it accords ...
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SaloumehZ: RT @paramjitgarewal: WorldView Yemen... [ Published 4 hours ago by Twitter / SaloumehZ ] SaloumehZ: RT @paramjitgarewal: WorldView Yemen, Syria Live Coverage A Suicide Bombing in Sana'a http://t.co/HhlMUgqm via @EANewsFeed ...
Sonja_Jo: #Russia warns Syrian violence could s... [ Published 4 hours ago by Twitter / Sonja_Jo ] Sonja_Jo: #Russia warns Syrian violence could spread to #Lebanon http://t.co/V6GqWKuF #Syria #Lavrov @Reuters ...
Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome now available f... [ Published 4 hours ago by The Next Web ] Google has announced on its blog that users in Syria can now access more of its services. Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome should all now be available for download. So far Syrians have been experiencing messages along the lines of “not available in ...

Audio/Video

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Security tightened along Syria-Turkey border [ Published 6 hours ago by Al Jazeera - YouTube ]
Syrian rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese, say officals [ Published 8 hours ago by France 24 English - YouTube ]
UN observers broker swap between rebels and Syr... [ Published 9 hours ago by Al Jazeera - YouTube ]
VIDEO: Beirut protests at Syrian kidnapping [ Published 12 hours ago by BBC News Video - World ]
U.N. video shows hope in Syria [ Published 19 hours ago by CNN.com - Video ]

Press Releases

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Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for... [ Published May 21 2012 by CisionWire - English ]
Brookwater Announces Management Update [ Published May 16 2012 by Marketwire - Breaking News Releases ]
AMSPAC SIGNS BILL TO PROMOTE FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY... [ Published May 15 2012 by CisionWire - English ]
Syria Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020- Sup... [ Published May 14 2012 by PR Newswire: Energy ]
UANI Launches Shipping Certification Campaign, ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Business Wire ]