Syria News | News Date April 18, 2012

U.N. wives appeal to Syria first lady

The wives of the British and German ambassadors to the United Nations have taken on Syria&apos;s first lady in an online video, calling on Asma al-Assad to stop your husband and stop being a bystander.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=JhMuqJQtlxk:8tZ6053A8wc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=JhMuqJQtlxk:8tZ6053A8wc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=JhMuqJQtlxk:8tZ6053A8wc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=JhMuqJQtlxk:8tZ6053A8wc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=JhMuqJQtlxk:8tZ6053A8wc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img

Turkey to search ship possibly carrying weapons to Syria

Turkish authorities are preparing to board and search a German-owned cargo ship reported to be carrying Iranian weapons bound for Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Go1FA3F0H2I:cxqiIjIGieM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Go1FA3F0H2I:cxqiIjIGieM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Go1FA3F0H2I:cxqiIjIGieM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=Go1FA3F0H2I:cxqiIjIGieM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Go1FA3F0H2I:cxqiIjIGieM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img><

Experts: Al-Assad making gains during Syria cease-fire

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is tightening his grip on the country during the decrease in violence brought on by U.N. demands, experts on the region say.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=fX5d-iTHPhw:jW-yCp-rNog:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=fX5d-iTHPhw:jW-yCp-rNog:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=fX5d-iTHPhw:jW-yCp-rNog:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=fX5d-iTHPhw:jW-yCp-rNog:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=fX5d-iTHPhw:jW-yCp-rNog:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_top

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