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Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war. Under international pressure to swiftly resolve...Tags: National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religion and Belief, Iraq, Politics
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COLUMN - Changing Assad's calculus
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde AMMAN, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and 10 European and Arab foreign ministers gathered in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday night to again talk about...Tags: International Military Interventions, Iran, Weaponry, Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials
ReutersBEIRUT, May 23 (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from prosecution. Assad is likely...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Revolutions, Lebanon, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
ReutersPARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - France is ready to support a British initiative to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organisations, an official said on Thursday, confirming comments by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius....Tags: European Union, Lebanon, United Kingdom, France, Paris (France)
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Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday. Tripoli has suffered...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Lebanon, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religion and Belief
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Syria to decide soon on peace talk participation: minister
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government will decide soon whether to take part in peace talks with the opposition, a senior Syrian diplomat said after talks in Moscow. Asked whether Damascus had committed to joint Russian-U.S....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Peace Negotiations, Russia, Moscow (Russia), Wars and Interventions
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but asserted her constitutional...Tags: Career and Workplace, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, John Kerry, FBI
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombs
ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs...Tags: Abdullah Gul, National Government, Bombings, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rentals
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
Reuters(Updates with Kerry, Lavrov quotes) * Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria * U.S. may boost rebels if Assad won't talk peace * Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Syria conflict spreading beyond its borders * Russia says...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Iran, Weaponry, Islam, Israel
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Syrian rebels seize military base, kill 40 soldiers - monitor
ReutersBEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they captured a military base in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, Lebanon, Science and Technology, Wars and Interventions
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With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict
ReutersBy Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon, May 23 (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hezbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia
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Kerry warns Syria's Assad against rejecting political solution
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad if he rejects a political solution to Syria's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Kerry said recent military...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, John Kerry, Rebellions
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