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News
Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012
9:06 PM EST

Syria releases the 7/7 'mastermind’
Jason Lewis, Investigations Editor
The London Telegraph


Saudi-Syrian Relations: A Historic Divide
Yazan al-Saadi

Today Syria …Tomorrow Iran
Tariq Alhomayed

Syria: Mail-Order Massacre
Pravda

Clinton concedes to Russian adamance on Syria
RT

Security Council Syria resolution vetoed by Russia, China


News
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2012
12:17 PM EST

Moscow to continue arms deliveries to Syria
Garibov Konstantin


News
Posted Sunday, January 29, 2012
6:22 PM EST

The Free Syrian Army Bleeds the Assad Regime
Jeffrey White
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy,


Syria: 100 killed in a day
Tariq Alhomayed
Asharq El Awsat


Looking into the Syrian abyss
Derek Henry Flood
Asia Times


Syria launches offensive near Damascus
The Herald Sun


News
Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011
10:00 PM EST

Intelligence heart of Syria is attacked by army defectors

No more friends for Bashar Assad

Former Syrian regime insiders expect Assad's fall
Deborah Pasmantier

Syria on the Brink
The beginning of the end

Brian M Downing

Bashar's fate in his own hands
Barbara Slavin


News
Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011
4:41 AM EST

Syria: Bashar’s dangerous myopia
Amir Taheri
Ahsarq Al Awsat


News
Posted Friday, November 4, 2011
10:54 PM EDT

Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Reuters


Syria Crackdown Gets Italy Firm’s Aid With U.S.-Europe Spy Gear
Ben Elgin and Vernon Silver
Bloomberg



Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011
7:02 AM EDT

Alain Juppe, Foreign Minister of France:
Fall of Syrian government is "unavoidable":

Nicholas Vinocur
Reuters


Stories of killings in Homs are reinforcing support for Assad in Damascus
Robert Fisk
The Independent


Defectors Claim Attack That Killed Syria Soldiers
Nada Bakri
The New York Times


News
Posted Friday, June 24, 2011
6:31 PM EDT

'They Can Only Kill and Hope'
Journey Through a Divided Syria

Spiegel Staff

Will Syria's sectarian clashes spill into Lebanon?
Nicholas Blanford
The Christian Science Monitor


Conflict In Syria 'In Danger Of Escalating'
Sky News

Syria on the brink
Al Ahram

US warns Syria over troop movement at Turkey border
BBC

Syria’s Ailing Economy Poses a Threat to Assad
Anthony Shadid


News
Posted Saturday, June 18, 2011
9:31 AM EDT

Echoes of Arkan in Syria
Michael Young

Why Iran needs to drop Assad
Amir Taheri

Syria, pawn in power play by world’s major powers? Yes.
James M. Dorsey
Al Arabiya


Sixteen die as Syrian uprising enters fourth month
Phil Sands
The National


News
Posted Sunday, June 12, 2011
5:27 PM EDT

Syrian infighting suggests Assad's grip on power is slipping
Simon Tisdall

Tanks, Helicopter Gunships Patrol Syria's North
VOA News

Graham: Now is the time to take action in Syria
Lucy Madison
CBS News Video


Syria's regime cracks down hard. But is the military on board?
Nicholas Blanford
Beirut, Lebanon


Syrian army 'moves on Jisr al-Shughour'
Istanbul - Daily News with wires


News
Posted Sunday, June 5, 2011
8:24 PM EDT

Syria‘s opposition: Will get in touch with intl institutions
PTI

Syria: 'Dozens killed' as thousands protest in Hama
BBC

Clinton : US 'deeply concerned' at Syria's Internet cut
AFP

Syria's cruel regime
Source: Chattanooga Times

Syrian Tanks Move in on City as Thousands Mourn Protesters’ Deaths
The New York Times
Liam Stack


News
Posted Friday, June 3, 2011
10:47 PM EDT

Unrest in Syria inspires Kurdish activism
Chris Zambelis

At least 67 people killed, scores injured in Syria as protesters reach capital
Abeer Tayel and Dina Al Shibeeb
Al Arabiya with Agencies


IDF sources: Assad regime will eventually succumb to Syria protests
Amos Harel

SYRIA: Many deaths reported as thousands march in 'Friday of the children of freedom' protests
The Los Angeles Times

Anonymous to Attack Syrian Embassy Web Sites
Chloe Albanesius


News
Posted Sunday, May 22, 2011
11:39 AM EDT

Assad as Puppetmaster
Micah Levinson

Robert Fisk: Uneasy times in Lebanon as Syrian revolt simmers
The Independent - UK

Syria mourners 'attacked by security forces'
Al Jazeera

Syria Toll Rises to 50, as Assad Continues Killing Campaign
Mustapha Ajbaili and Sara Ghasemilee
Al Arabiya with Agencies


Middle East front opens for the Koreas
Yong Kwon

Syrian violence continues to spiral
Victor Kotsev


News
Posted Saturday, May 21, 2011
4:08 PM EDT

Syrian troops 'kill 44 protesters after Friday prayers'
BBC

Grief, anger in Syria after deadly violence
CNN Wire Staff

Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Syria's suffers 'another bloody Friday'
Phil Sands


News
Posted Friday, May 13, 2011
5:56 PM EDT

Obama and Syria : courting disaster
Foreign Policy
Posted By John Hannah


Syrians flee unrest into north Lebanon
Dana Khraiche
The Daily Star


News
Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2011
4:22 PM EDT

Is Asma Assad in London?
Nabila Ramdani

Assad has gone too far --- the west must reject him
Simon Tisdall
Guardian UK


News
Posted Sunday, May 8, 2011
3:36 PM EDT

Protests Across Syria Despite Military Presence
The New York Times
Associated Press


Syria Broadens Deadly Military Crackdown on Protesters
Anthony Shadid

Iran helping Syrian regime crack down on protesters, say diplomats
The Guardian-UK

Syria deploys more troops, tightens grip over key cities


News
Posted Monday, April 18, 2011
12:05 PM EDT

13 killed as protests continue despite Assad’s pledges to lift Syria’s emergency rule
Tara Bahrampour
The Washington Post


Prospects for the Sectarian Terrain (Part I)
Nir Rosen

Prospects for the Sectarian Terrain (Part II)
Nir Rosen

Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton Remarks
On Libya- Syria

US Embassy
Berlin, Germany


U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show
Craig Whitlock
The Washington Post


Syria: Who Is the Real President Assad?
Rania Abouzeid
TIME


Iran-Lebanon solidarity has foiled enemies’ plots: Ahmadinejad
Tehran Times Political Desk


News
Posted Monday, April 4, 2011
9:13 AM EDT

Demonstration in support of protests in Syria staged in Prague
Prague Daily Monitor

Syria: Minister to form cabinet as Douma buries dead
BBC

Assad’s Moment of Truth in Syria
Rami G. Khouri

Regional Implications of Syria’s Crisis
Patrick Seale

State Dept. issues travel warning on Syria
Washington (AP)

U.S. offers free flights out for employees in Syria
Washington (Reuters)

Crowds gather for funerals of slain protesters in Syria
The Washington Post

Tense Calm Prevails in Syria as Latest Crackdown Victims Are Buried
Neil MacFarquhar
The New York Times


News
Posted Friday, April 1, 2011
1:28 PM EDT

Time to rewrite America’s Syria strategy
Tony Badran

A White House Divided on Syria
Michael Singh
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy


Assad’s shaky house
Jeff Jacoby
The Boston Globe


Bashar Al-Assad's Last Stand?
Lee Smith
The Weekly Standard


Syria’s opposition movements ready for Friday rallies
Now Lebanon

If Assad Falls, Who Wins in Syria?
Neil Snyder
American Thinker


News
Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011
9:22 AM EDT

The Syrian spring
Caroline B. Glick
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Monday, March 28, 2011
8:17 PM EDT

Challenges for al-Assad as events in Syria threaten regional upheaval
Zain Verjee and Tim Lister
CNN


Protesters in South Draw Fire From Syrian Forces
The New York Times


News
Posted Monday, March 28, 2011
7:08 AM EDT

Two Reuters TV journalists missing in Syria
Reuters

Syria deploys troops after clashes
Al Jazeera

Crisis spirals as Assad readies TV address
UPI


News
Posted Saturday, March 26, 2011
3:51 PM EDT

Is Syria's Assad Next to Fall?
Guy Taylor

SYRIA: Facebook group calls for uprisings all over Syria on Saturday
The Los Angeles Times

Syria's Assad faces deep crisis
Reuters

Mourners burn Baath headquarters and police station in Syria village
Haaretz


News
Posted Thursday, March 24, 2011
4:46 PM EDT

The War in Libya: Unprecedented Strangeness
Barry Rubin


News
Posted Wednesday, March 23, 2011
11:30 AM EDT

Is Syria the next domino?
Ribal al-Assad

Security Forces In Syria Kill At Least Six People
The Huffington Post

Target of Deadly Protests In Syria Has US Investments
Zina Moukheiber
Forbes


For all his faults, Assad is the devil we know
Yaakov Katz
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Sunday, March 20, 2011
7:07 PM EDT

Iran Continues to Change the Balance of Power in Middle East
US should Support Iranian Opposition Forces

Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret)

The Gaddafi Precedent
Frank Gaffney


News
Posted Thursday, March 17, 2011
11:16 AM EDT

Bahrain unleashes assault against protesters’ camp in capital
Michael Birnbaum
The Washington Post


Learn lesson from Saddam’s fate: Ahmadinejad
MNA

Flowers of Arab spring will bloom in the desert
By Gul Jammas Hussein

Iranian DM Warns Riyadh against Military Intervention in Bahrain
FNA


News
Posted Sunday, March 13, 2011
8:15 PM EDT

Meeting with Vice President of the United States of America Joseph Biden
Gorki, Moscow Region

Ariel Cohen
Dancing with Russia

Benghazi’s rebels know it is now them or Gaddafi
Chris McGreal
News Source


The "Arab Awakening," America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Middle East's Balance of Power
Flynt Leverett

Clapper's comments on China, Russia, Libya put him in hot water … again
Josh Rogin

Will Syria Be the First Arab Nation to Develop a Nuclear Weapon?
Kenneth Bandler
Fox News


News
Posted Friday, March 4, 2011
11:32 AM EST

Iran's Going Nuclear
Charles A. Duelfer

Israel: Bastion of Freedom in Turbulent Arab World Region
Fred Gedrich


News
Posted Saturday, February 26, 2011
7:26 AM EST

U.S.-NATO Intervention in Libya: Risks and Benefits
Jason Hanover and Jeffrey White
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy


News
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2011
6:58 AM EST

Obama Is Helping Iran
Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett

4 nuclear sites found in Syria
Yitzhak Benhorin

Iranian naval ships arrive in Syria
Dudi Cohen

U.S. lawmaker, Syria's Assad working to renew peace talks with Israel
Barak Ravid


News
Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2011
8:23 AM EST

Iran forces 'raid Karroubi homes, arrest son'
AFP


News
Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2011
4:10 AM EST

Libya's regime launches military assault in Tripoli
The Los Angeles Times

Qaddafi Says He Hasn’t Fled Libya as Regime Starts to Unwind
Massoud A Derhally and Mariam Fam

Iran, Syria and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Huda Al Husseini
Al Shark Al Awsat


News
Posted Sunday, February 20, 2011
2:05 PM EST

The Roving Eye
Next Stop: The House of Saud

Pepe Escobar
Asia Times


Iran, Syria and Iraq build pipeline to beat sanctions
UPI

Ex-officials call for easing stance on Iran group
AP

America can’t afford to ignore the chaos in Bahrain
David Frum
The National Post


Al-Qintar: Syria A Partner of Resistance
SANA

Egypt Will Allow Iran to Send Two Naval Ships Through Suez on Way to Syria
Mariam Fam and Benjamin Harvey

Iranian warships to pass through Suez Canal
Mohamed Abdel Salam

Revolution might not be a cure for Egypt's extreme poverty
Timothy M. Phelps
Los Angeles Times


News
Posted Saturday, February 19, 2011
10:25 AM EST

Jewish World: Malcolm in the middle
Gil Shefler
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Thursday, February 17, 2011
12:59 AM EST

Throwing an Ally Off a Cliff
Dimitri K. Simes

Israel claims Iran warships Suez-bound
Associated Press

The Balance Shifts in Lebanese Politics
Josh Wood
The New York Times


News
Posted Sunday, February 13, 2011
10:11 AM EST

Syria Seeks Secular Image as Jews Restore Synagogues
Bloomberg

Israel Debates Strategy in Region
Richard Boudreaux
The Wall Street Journal


News
Posted Friday, February 11, 2011
12:48 PM EST

Egyptian state TV: Mubarak has left Cairo
Washington Post Foreign Service

Egypt's Military Backs Transfer of Power to Vice President
VOA News

Egypt protesters say army guarantees fall short
Marwa Awad and Alexander Dziadosz


News
Posted Monday, February 7, 2011
3:34 PM EST

Barry Rubin Interview: Revolution And The Muslim Brotherhood
Stefan Frank

Lebanon's history presents two important lessons
Joseph Wakim

Ex-official: Direct Israel-Syria talks were close
Associated Press

Iran's Battleships Arrive in Saudi Arabia on Route to Gulf of Aden
FNA

Iran is ready to start defense funding for Lebanon: minister
The Daily Star

Damascus Jews Restore Synagogues as Syria Burnishes Image
Massoud A. Derhally
Bloomberg


News
Posted Sunday, January 23, 2011
9:23 AM EST

Who's hitting on Iran ?
Richard M Bennett

Who Killed Lebanon 's Rafik Harari? Say It Nicely or the Terrorists Will Get Angry!
Barry Rubin

Lebanese Druze leader stresses alliance with Syria, Hezbollah
Xinhua

PFLP carries out military exercises in Eastern Lebanon
Ya Libnan

Lebanon offers us a serious lesson
C.W. Gusewelle
The Kansas City Star


News
Posted Thursday, January 13, 2011
11:00 AM EST

Iranian Envoy: US Opposed to Establishment of Security in Lebanon
FNA

Countdown to a New Lebanon Crisis:
Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut

Dr Shimon Shapira
The Jerusalem Center


Israel needs to be concerned
Yaakov Katz
The Jerusalem Post


Lacking Leverage , U.S. Grasps for a Solution in Lebanon
Mark Landler and Robert F. Worth
The New York Times


Hezbollah’s Latest Suicide Mission
Thanassis Cambanis


News
Posted Monday, January 10, 2011
4:50 PM EST

Indecent proposal
Ambassador Dore Gold
The Jerusalem Post


Buying time with Iran
David Ignatius
The Washington Post


Clinton: Arab world must confront Iran
Matthew LeeThe Associated Press

Sanctions Slow Iran 's Warhead Capability
Jay Solomon in Vienna and Charles Levinson in Jerusalem
The Wall Street Journal


News
Posted Friday, January 7, 2011
1:16 PM EST

Conflict in Lebanon? The Broader Dimensions Behind “STL”
Malou Innocent

Syria's Assad pushes 'Four Seas Strategy'
UPI

The Direction of Turkey 's Foreign Policy and Strategic Partnerships
Michael Rubin
Euro-Atlantic Quarterly


Salehi seeks Iran-Iraq-Turkey-Syria alliance for regional security
Tehran Times Political Desk

Security and Defense: Can Damascus be swayed?
Yaakov Katz
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011
11:44 AM EST

Answering a critic of 'Shariah: The Threat to America'fc
Clare M. Lopez
Senior Fellow - Center for Security Policy


Iranian Missile Base In Venezuela?
Chet Nagle

Princes of the Petty
Daniel Greenfield

The Left’s loser message
Caroline B. Glick
The Jerusalem Post


Israel’s Challenges for 2011
CBN


News
Posted Sunday, January 2, 2011
11:52 AM EST

U.S. officials: Barak 'deceived' us about his role in peace process
By Barak Ravid
Haaretz


Militancy cools down in Lebanese refugee camp
Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor

Partial successes, worrisome failures
Al Ahram weekly


News
Posted Tuesday, December 28, 2010
5:50 PM EST

Syria, Iran Warn against STL; Bolton Deals Blow to March 14 Allies
Mohamad Shmaysani
Al Manar


Iran says 'Mossad spy' hanged
Al Jazeera

Iranian Minister: US, Britain 's Destiny Worse than Hitler's
FNA

Rush Limbaugh: START Disarms America
Dan Weil
Newsmax


Conflict on the Horizon as Indictments Loom for Lebanon Tribunal
Daniel J Gerstle

The wars of 2011
Caroline B. Glick
The Jerusalem post


News
Posted Sunday, December 26, 2010
12:22 PM EST

Hizballah Fears 'Qaeda' Type Attacks from Lebanese Sunnis
Nicholas Blandford
Tripoli, North Lebanon


Slouching towards Teheran
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Thursday, December 23, 2010
4:43 PM EST

Hezbollah: "Sisterly" Iran to the Rescue
Tariq Alhomayed
Asharq Alawsat


The Netherlands, The Middle East, and the 2010 Parliamentary Elections
Barry Rubin

Everyone's scared of Syria
Everyone knows truth about Hariri assassination but prefers to remain silent

Alex Fishman
YNET


How Islamism—With Iran at its Center and Flanked by the Global Left–Can Be Defeated
Seth Mandel
David Horowitz Blog


Officials upbeat as Lebanon holiday lull sets in
Syrian ambassador says Damascus and Riyadh pursuing efforts to resolve crisis

Hussein Dakroub
Daily Star staff


News
Posted Friday, December 10, 2010
10:42 AM EST

Lebanon holds its breath over leaked revelations
Robert Fisk in Beirut

Hariri assassination indictment coming very soon
Mike Corder
The Washington Post


Washington skeptical of France-Syria ties as two leaders meet
Marc Daou
France 24


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