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Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
World
April 1, 2012
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
World
April 1, 2012
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
World
March 30, 2012
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
World
March 30, 2012
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
World
March 30, 2012
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
World
March 29, 2012
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
World
March 29, 2012
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…
Syria says will reject any Arab League summit initiative
World
March 28, 2012
Syria says will reject any Arab League summit initiative
Damascus will reject any initiative made at an Arab League summit relating to the violence in Syria, a Foreign Ministry…
Arab ministers push Annan’s Syria plan
World
March 28, 2012
Arab ministers push Annan’s Syria plan
BAGHDAD - Arab foreign ministers met on Wednesday to discuss how to implement a UN-backed peace plan for Syria after…
Syria accepts Annan six-point peace plan
World
March 27, 2012
Syria accepts Annan six-point peace plan
The government in Damascus has agreed to accept UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan on ending the bloodshed in…