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Turkey-Iran relations not affected by Syrian crisis
[Today's Zaman]- Turkey’s Foreign Minister admitted that Iran and Turkey have differing positions over the crisis in Syria. He has denied that this has caused difficulties with relations between the…
Jordan stops Syrian monitoring mission
[Al Arabiya]- Jordan’s Foreign Minister confirmed that the country has withdrawn its monitors from the Arab League mission in Syria. The League withdrew from the mission due to increased violence. …
UN resolution on Syria could cause civil war
[Voice of America]- According to Russia, a Western and Arab exertion for the UN to find a resolution on Syria will inevitably lead to civil war. Russia’s foreign minister, Gennady Gatilov…
Syrian military fights rebels in Damascus suburbs
[Reuters]- Nearly twenty were reported killed as Syria’s military rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus. Troops were backed by tanks and armored vehicles. The Arab League ended monitoring the…
Syria buries victims of contested bombing
Services were held in Damascus for victims of a suicide bombing which killed 26 people. Buenosairesherald.com reports, “The blast, which also wounded 63 people, occurred before an Arab League committee…
Gunmen kidnap 5 Iranian engineers in central Syria
From this AP story in finance.yahoo.com, “Iran’s official news agency says gunmen in Syria have kidnapped five Iranian engineers building a power plant in a central region of the country…
Denmark dumps Iraqi refugees in favour of Burmese
The Danish immigration minister has made an about turn on her policy of accepting Iraqi refugees under the United Nations agreement. Just eight weeks ago Immigration Minister Birthe Ronn Hornbech…
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