| Op-Ed Contributor: In Syria, the Soap Opera Is a Casualty of War |
In losing the soap opera, the Syrian government has lost one of its most powerful means of spreading ideas and political messages.
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| At least 60 killed in suspected massacre in Syria |
The bodies, found in a Damascus suburb's landfill, are among an estimated 200 people killed in the Syria conflict. BEIRUT — At least 60 charred bodies were found Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus in what activists described as another massacre committed by government forces.
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| In Lebanon, Sunnis Threaten Shiites Over Kidnapping of Syrians |
The expanded kidnapping wave occurred as the war in Syria staggered on, with battles in Aleppo and dozens of bodies found in a landfill outside Damascus.
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| UN Decides to Scrap Syria Mission, Russia Calls for Peace |
The UN Security Council has ordered a termination of its monitoring mission in Syria, starting Sunday. "The conditions for the continuation of the mission were not fulfilled," said French UN envoy and current Security Council chair Gerard Aro. At the same time, the UN has decided to continue its political office in Damascus, a decision coordinated with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. ...
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| U.N. Observer Mission in Syria to End |
The United Nations Security Council agreed to keep a much smaller liaison office in the country.
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| The politics of Tibetan self-immolations |
Consider this. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire and started a dramatic remaking of the political landscape. The striking of a match brought change not only in Tunisia, but also in Egypt and Libya, and even what is happening in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_worl
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| Photos: Slaughter in Syria |
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| Bulgarians in Lebanon Urged to Be Ready to Leave |
The Foreign Affairs Ministry is urging all Bulgarian citizens in Lebanon to be vigilant, stay in touch with the Bulgarian Embassy and be prepared to leave the country. The Ministry stresses that the situation in Lebanon has worsened sharply since Wednesday with escalating tensions and violence related to the Syrian conflict. The Ministry is further appealing to all Bulgarians to postpone trips to Lebanon while stressing that the Embassy in Beirut is open for advice and assistance within its possibilities and authority. ...
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| Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria |
The blast in Damascus near a hotel housing U.N. monitors on Wednesday was a rebel operation that targeted a nearby military complex, a Syrian rebel official told CNN.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="
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| The politics of self-immolations |
Consider this. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire and started a dramatic remaking of the political landscape. The striking of a match brought change not only in Tunisia, but also in Egypt and Libya, and even what is happening in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ko80oFoCZpU:sH9M3oCb2qg: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=ko80oFoCZpU:sH9M3oCb2qg: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=ko80oFoCZpU:sH9M3oCb2qg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ko80oFoCZpU:sH9M3oCb2qg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http:
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