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At least two people were killed in Beirut as clashes between supporters of Syria’s government and opposition members spread to the Lebanese capital for the first time since Syria’s uprising broke out last year.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem called the Arab League’s sanctions against his country a declaration of “economic war” as a United Nations human-rights panel said Syrian forces had committed crimes against humanity.
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Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood would follow the Turkish model were it to gain power should President Bashar al-Assad’s regime fall, said Mohammad Shaqfah, the exiled leader of the outlawed Syrian group.
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Russia won’t back the U.S. and its Arab allies in a United Nations resolution to oust Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as it seeks to defend its most important lever in the Middle East, said researchers from Moscow to London.
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Syrian mobilization against President Bashar al-Assad has followed a weekly cycle, with the biggest rallies taking place after Friday prayers. That may change during Ramadan, which starts next week.
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Syria’s escalating crackdown on protesters left at least 100 people dead yesterday, drawing condemnation from the Arab world and prompting three Gulf states to recall their envoys.
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Syria’s escalating crackdown on protesters left at least 100 people dead yesterday, according to activists, as it draws growing condemnation from the Arab world.
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