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WRAPUP 3-Syria opposition unity take face spectre of collapse
Reuters* U.S., Russia to discuss peace talks on Monday * Russia says Syrian govt agrees in principle to talks * West will step up support to opposition if talks fail (Recasts with opposition talks facing collapse, adds quotes) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis...Tags: Bashar Assad, Russia, Saudi Arabia, National Government, Politics
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WRAPUP 1-Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds
Reuters* Fractious opposition coalition seeks to forge united front * U.S., Russia to discuss peace talks on Monday * Russia says Syrian govt agrees in principle to talks * West will step up support to opposition if talks fail By Khaled Yacoub Oweis...Tags: Bashar Assad, Qatar, National Government, Russia, Saudi Arabia
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Syria opposition struggles to forge transition plan before talks
Reuters* Syrian National Coalition likely to attend Geneva talks * Fails to endorse outgoing leader's transition plan * Opposition in exile also has to elect new leader By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL, May 24 (Reuters) - Syria's divided opposition leaders...Tags: Bashar Assad, National Government, Religion and Belief, Saudi Arabia, Politics
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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: Bashar Assad, National Government, Lebanon, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions
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ANALYSIS-Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
Reuters* Moderate Islamist-led government cracks down on Salafists * Rupture raises risk of fuelling armed radicals in N.Africa * Main Salafist group rejects state, shuns elections * Secular Tunisians fear for freedom, stability By Tarek Amara TUNIS, May 23...Tags: Tunisian Revolution (2010-2011), National Government, Religion and Belief, Afghanistan, Tunisia
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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
ReutersTUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities. The...Tags: Tunisian Revolution (2010-2011), Egypt, Government, Libya, Police Arrests
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President...Tags: Easter, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Political Dissent
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Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders from next month's presidential election, but they risk alienating voters already disillusioned by the violent aftermath of the...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran Presidential Election (2009), Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief, Iran
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Reliving The Revolution On Horseback
The Hartford CourantSometimes David Loda feels like a time traveler. The Bolton resident has been engaging in historic reenactments since 2004 and says that the experience of recreating the past can be awe inspiring. "I will never forget the first time I ever visited...Tags: Wethersfield, Human Interest, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Music Industry, Army National Guard
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Mock Revolutionary Battle In Wethersfield To Bring History To Life
The Hartford Courant— The British are coming to Old Wethersfield. The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum will host its fifth annual Revolutionary War encampment Saturday featuring a mock battle between the Fifth Connecticut Regiment and a redcoat raiding party. Commanding...Tags: Wethersfield, Human Interest, Military Equipment, Memorial Day, George Washington
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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
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Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing
Reuters* Emir of Qatar calls for Palestinian state within 1967 borders * Sheikh Hamad says Qatari backing for Arab Spring was important * With little democracy at home, Sheikh says reform must be gradual By Regan Doherty DOHA, May 20 (Reuters) - Qatar's...Tags: Qatar, Human Rights, Government, Politics, Israel
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