Today is Monday, December 24th, a day after dozens of Syrians are killed, waiting in line for bread. The activists that we spoke with say that this is the town that harbors a lot of anti-Syrian regime and anti-Bashar al-Assad sentiment. A day to prep

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Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Are Forces Behind Syrian Uprising For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisi

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As the government shutdown persists, calls for House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the Senate spending bill are growing louder. As NPRs Ailsa Chang reports, both President Obama and Senate leaders say the speaker could single-handedly end t

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叙利亚化武外交继续 和谈前景模糊 The U.S.-Russian framework for eliminating Syrian chemical weapons does not address the political divisions that have long delayed peace talks. 美俄达成的销毁叙利亚化武框架协议,并没有解

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On Tuesday night, President Obama spoke to the American people about Syria. He aimed to give a moral argument for why the U.S. military should get involved, and explained why he thinks whats happening in Syria could potentially affect the United Stat

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Israel says it is extending an olive branch to Syria in a bid to end an escalating war of words. 以色列向叙利亚抛出了橄榄枝,试图结束双方的口水战。 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to ease tensions with Syria

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By Karem Said Cairo 02 January 2006 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, and Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam (file photo) The U.N. commission investigating the February 14 murder of former Leban

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Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks U.N. and E.U. nuclear talks with Iran have settled on another round of negotiations next month in Baghdad. And Israel is not happy about it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says more time is just what Iran want

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US Wants Iraq to Block Iran Weapons Sales to Syria Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is one of the last major suppliers of military intelligence and weapons to embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. officials say Iran's support for the

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US Looks for New Civilian Leadership in Syrian Opposition The SNC long looked to be the foundation of a transitional authority to replace President Assad. But Washington has watched with frustration at the opposition's personality-driven leadership a

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Lebanese Take Sides in Syrian Civil War Posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad festoon this hilltop neighborhood overlooking Tripoli, Lebanons second largest city. This one reads: The Arab nation will not kneel as long as Bashar al-Assad is thei

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US Rejects Syria Vote as 'Sham' STATE DEPARTMENT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won re-election in a vote held in government-controlled parts of his war-torn country. U.S. officials dismiss his re-election as a farce. But for Assad, the vote si

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Syrian Troops Show Strength Ahead of Peace Talks The government offensive against the former rebel stronghold Qusair comes ahead of a peace conference next month aimed at bringing both sides in the conflict to the negotiating table. Some observers be

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: There may still be terrorist attacks carried out in its name, but the state of Islamic State is really no more. ISIS is down to a handful of enclaves, but there are still hundreds of U.S. forces fighting ISIS in Syria. And the Pen

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Saudis Shun Diplomacy in Syria Crisis 沙特人在叙利亚危机外交 CAIRO Saudi Arabia has backed Syria's rebels in a civil war that has directly affected much of the region, but with little transparency in the kingdom, its precise role remains u

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今天我们要学的词是full-blown. Full-blown is spelled f-u-l-l-b-l-o-w-n; full-blown. Full-blown指全面的,盛开的。The percentage of U.S. teenagers with pre-diabetes or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years. 在

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In jeans and a T-shirt, Asma al Assad among her people. Shes the London girl who married a president. She has the same name as my daughter. Down to earth and relaxed in crowds of young admirers. The dynamic first lady of a country thats changing. In

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Iraq Syrian report The Syrian ambassador to Washington says his country is interested in talks about stabilizing Iraq, but not if the United States dictates the terms. The Syrian envoy spoke at

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The government announced our new ambassador to the United States will be Mike Moore. This is an interesting choice as Mike Moore was a Labour Party MP and also, very briefly, the Prime Minister in 1990. The present government is a National government

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Tensions soared last week when Syria's President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war Robert Berger | Jerusalem 07 February 2010 Benjamin Netanyahu Israel says it is exten

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