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Syrian Crisis Hits Lebanon's Economy BEIRUT Early evening in Ashrafieh, a Beirut district known for its nightlife, the Couqley Restaurant is getting ready to open for dinner. Owner Ziad Kamel oversees the preparations. Business is tough. Since the Sy

VOA标准英语2013--Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade

Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade In his backyard north of the city of Idlib, Ahmed Abu Taleb and his friend use handpumps to transfer a barrel of crude oil into a tank. A fire burns in a pit dug below the tank. Then drip by drip, through a simple syste

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Syrian Refugees In Connecticut, A Helping Hand From Private Volunteers

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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

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - Conflict Presses Syrian Economy

Economics Report - Conflict Presses Syrian Economy This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Eighteen months of conflict in Syria have hurt the countrys economy. But in the capital, Damascus, a certain level of normalcy exists. Prices are hig

VOA标准英语2012--Two Brothers Wage Media War for Syrian Rebels

Two Brothers Wage Media War for Syrian Rebels Its a dangerous trek across the Turkish border into Syria. With the Turkish military patrolling one side and Syrian rebel fighters on the other, the risk of being caught up in the conflict is extremely hi

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Conflict Gives Kurds New Freedom

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VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Bombings Force Villagers to Flee

Syrian Bombings Force Villagers to Flee Marea, a town in northern Syria about 40 kilometers from Aleppo. A family clears up what remains of their home after a government warplane bombed it on August 21 killing one person and wounding eight others. Sa

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border

Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter

Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter Syrian forces continue to shell opposition strongholds. The opposition refuses to back down. And civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence. But in the far calmer surroundings of Paris

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VOA标准英语2011--Syrian-American Activists Fearful for Re

Syrian-AmericanActivistsFearfulforRelativesinSyria As protests in Syria continue, Syrian-American dissidents in the U.S. are increasingly faced with a troubling dilemma: Do they pursue their activism from afar - even if it places their relatives and

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Opposition Groups Demand Presiden

Syrian Opposition Groups Demand President Step Down Syrian opposition groups ended a two-day meeting in Turkey on Thursday with the demand that President Bashar al-Assad step down. Opposition activists are also calling for protests nationwide Friday,

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugee Camps in Turkey Strained, Over Crowded

Syrian Refugee Camps in Turkey Strained, Over Crowded Bab al-Salama Camp on Syria's border with Turkey. In the past month the number of Syrians waiting to cross into Turkey here has grown from a few hundred people to more than 6,000. The Turkish gove

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps

Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps Up until August of this year, Ahmad was a colonel in the Syrian Army. But when his village in Daraa was attacked by the Syrian air force, he decided to cross the border into Jordan with his wife and five ch

VOA标准英语2012--Lebanese Take Sides in Syrian Civil War

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

VOA标准英语2013--Egyptian Support for Syrian Rebels Still Words Over Action

Egyptian Support for Syrian Rebels Still Words Over Action Syria's civil war has increasingly drawn in outsiders, from individual fighters to regional and international powers lining up on opposing sides. Egypt recently has stepped up its role, but t

VOA标准英语2013--Syrian Refugees Go ‘Home’ to Former Russian Riviera

Syrian Refugees Go Home to Former Russian Riviera Syrias civil war has created more than one million refugees. Many live in border camps in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon. But a lucky few are finding shelter on the Black Sea coast, in Abkhazia, a breakawa

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