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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: Government, Christianity, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), 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: Periodicals, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of State, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Syria's exile opposition opens conference in Turkey amid anger, confusion
McClatchy Foreign StaffISTANBUL Syria's political opposition met Thursday in Istanbul to elect new leadership, choose a government-in-exile and deliberate on a negotiating stance for peace talks, but it hit a controversy when the immediate past president of the Syrian...Tags: Political Dissent, Peace Negotiations, Lebanon, Government, Christianity
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Syrian refugee exodus to Jordan has slowed to trickle, U.N. says
McClatchy Foreign StaffBAGHDAD The flow of refugees crossing from Syria into Jordan has all but stopped in the last six days amid heavy fighting in the area and claims by Syrians that Jordanian border guards are preventing them from entering. The Jordanian foreign minister has...Tags: Government, United Nations, John Kerry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government
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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: Lebanon, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Revolutions
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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: France, Lebanon, United Kingdom, European Union, 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: Religious Conflicts, Lebanon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Friends of Syria demands withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fighters
ReutersAMMAN, May 23 (Reuters) - The Friends of Syrian alliance called on Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah ally on Thursday to withdraw fighters immediately from Syrian territory and described their armed presence in the country as a threat to regional stability....Tags: Iran
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World Bank proposes $150 mln loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank)...Tags: International Organizations, Economic Organization, International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Friends of Syria demands Hezbollah, Iran fighters withdraw
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - The Friends of Syria alliance called on Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah ally on Thursday to withdraw fighters immediately from Syrian territory and described their armed presence in the country as a threat to regional stability. In a...Tags: Iran
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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: International Organizations, Economic Organization, International Monetary Fund, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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NYMEX-Oil falls to around $94 on gasoline stocks, Fed concerns
ReutersPERTH, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures prices dropped to around $94 a barrel on Thursday after data showing U.S. gasoline supplies rose and on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may curtail its bond-buying stimulus later this year. FUNDAMENTALS...Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumer Confidence, China, HSBC Holdings plc, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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