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Marie Colvin: Britain summons Syria ambassador over killing – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukMarie Colvin: Britain summons Syria ambassador over killing
Telegraph.co.uk
Britain has summoned the Syrian ambassador, Dr Sami Khiyami, to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest over the killing of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin. By Nabila Ramdani, Peter Allen in Paris Its political director Sir Geoffrey Adams …
Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including Two JournalistsVoice of America
Journalists killed as Syria pounds HomsBrisbane Times
Syria Correspondent Wanted Her Reporting Read Outside Pay WallsNew York Times (blog)
CBS News -Metro
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:43 pm
Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border – AFP
AFPInsurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
AFP
"Iraqi forces today arrested the leader of Ansar al-Sunna, Walid Khaled Ali, as he tried to illegally infiltrate into Iraqi territory from Syria," Brigadier General Khaled al-Dulaimi told AFP. He "tried to cross on foot near Al-Walid border post" into …
Iraq insurgents reject sending arms, fighters to SyriaThe Daily Star
Al Qaeda in Iraq…Now in Syria!American Spectator (blog)
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:20 pm
Syria’s banks face struggle to survive as turmoil spreads – Reuters UK
The Daily StarSyria's banks face struggle to survive as turmoil spreads
Reuters UK
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi | AMMAN (Reuters) – Unrest in Syria is causing chaos at the country's banks, which posted bumper profits last year as a plunge in Syria's currency boosted foreign exchange gains, but will struggle this year in the face of rapidly …
FEATURE-Syria's banks face struggle to survive as turmoil spreadsReuters
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:25 pm
Medvedev Honors Controversial Syrian Writer – New York Times
Al-ArabiyaMedvedev Honors Controversial Syrian Writer
New York Times
MOSCOW — Amid the escalating violence in Syria and a diplomatic outcry over Russia's actions blocking intervention by the United Nations, President Dmitri A. Medvedev bestowed a prestigious cultural award on a Syrian writer and poet who has publicly …
Dialogue futile in stopping Syria bloodshed, Saudi king tells Russiagulfnews.com
Saudi King Tells Medvedev No Point in Syria Talks After VetoBusinessWeek
Kremlin: Russia, Iran oppose foreign intervention in SyriaJerusalem Post
RIA Novosti -DAWN.com -Al-Arabiya
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:02 pm
Need to Know News: Two Western journalists killed in Syria; Chris Christie … – CNN (blog)
Need to Know News: Two Western journalists killed in Syria; Chris Christie …
CNN (blog)
For February 22, 2012 – Two Western journalists killed in Syria, Chris Christie tells Warren Buffett to "shut up" and Adele's gesture overshadows prizes at Brit Awards… • Two Western journalists killed in Syria: "Two Western journalists were killed …
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:37 pm
Syria challenges ICRC claims – UPI.com
Syrian Arab News AgencySyria challenges ICRC claims
UPI.com
Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Yabred, near Damascus, Syria, on February 17, 2012. UPI DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 22 (UPI) — The Syrian government provides free healthcare services to all residents, …
Syria Sends Letters to ICRC, UN, HRC Refuting Misleading Provocative Campaign …Syrian Arab News Agency
ICRC seeking to clinch humanitarian truce in SyriaJerusalem Post
Syria violence rages on as meeting in Tunisia impendsShanghai Daily (subscription)
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:36 pm
Assad masses Syrian cyber army in online crackdown – New Scientist
AFPAssad masses Syrian cyber army in online crackdown
New Scientist
COMPARED with the activists who led the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, anti-government protesters in Syria face a tough, tech-savvy foe. The Egyptian government notoriously shut down the country's internet access for a time in January last year …
Syrian opposition says military intervention may be needed if cease-fire calls …Washington Post
China takes more nuanced stance on SyriaFinancial Times
Syrian opposition group warns on Tunis conferenceAFP
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:29 pm
Clinton on mission to boost diplomatic efforts against Syria – CBC.ca
Telegraph.co.ukClinton on mission to boost diplomatic efforts against Syria
CBC.ca
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to push diplomatic efforts against President Bashar al-Assad's regime on a trip to North Africa this week, as some countries begin to explore the possibility of arming Syria's rebels.
Syria: US says it will 'consider other measures' to end bloodshedTelegraph.co.uk
US ready to help arm Syrian rebelsThe Australian
US stepping up diplomacy on SyriaThe Press Association
RT -Middle East Online
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:13 pm
Syria violence pushes diplomatic divide – Financial Times
CBC.caSyria violence pushes diplomatic divide
Financial Times
By FT reporters, with Reuters At least 100 civilians were killed in attacks by Syrian government forces on restive areas across the country on Tuesday, activists said, as the Red Cross called for daily ceasefires to allow aid into the besieged city of …
Red Cross seeks daily humanitarian truce in SyriaReuters UK
50 Syrians killed in a day, opponents sayCBC.ca
US torn over arming Syrian rebelsAsia Times Online
BBC News -Irish Independent -CTV.ca
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:21 pm
China, Turkey highlight trade, downplay Syria differences on vice presidential … – Washington Post
China DailyChina, Turkey highlight trade, downplay Syria differences on vice presidential …
Washington Post
A visit to Turkey this week by China's vice president symbolized the growth of an alliance between two rising powers with booming economies — but they differ sharply over how to end the bloodshed in Syria. Xi Jinping presided over the signing of deals …
Syria and Trade Top Agenda for Chinese VP in TurkeyVoice of America
China, Turkey highlight trade, downplay Syria differencesCanadianBusiness.com
China and Turkey Sign Business PactsWall Street Journal
Bangkok Post
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 1:37 pm
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Deaths of journalists in Syria highlight dangers
The deaths of two Western journalists Wednesday in Syria — where at least three other journalists have been killed in covering the uprising — highlight the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:15 pm
U.N. says humanitarian chief to head to Syria soon
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos will head to Syria soon in an attempt to secure access for aid workers seeking to deliver emergency relief to people trapped in the country's conflict zones, the United Nations said on Wednesday. U.N. spokesman Eduardo del Buey said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would dispatch Amos to Syria "to assess the humanitarian situation …
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:40 pm
West slams Syria over killing of journalists
Western powers condemned Syria on Wednesday for the killing of two foreign journalists, with Washington slamming the regime's "shameless brutality" and Paris demanding an immediate end to attacks.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:18 pm
Sunday Times' Marie Colvin killed in Syria
Veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times was killed in Syria on Wednesday along with French photojournalist Remi Ochlik in the bombardment of the rebel city of Homs by government forces.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:47 pm
Syria asks foreign journalists to report to government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria's information ministry said foreign journalists illegally inside the country should report to the government on Tuesday, hours after bombardment of a rebel neighborhood in Homs killed two foreign journalists smuggled into Syria. "The ministry asks all foreign journalists that have entered Syria illegally to go to the nearest centre for immigration and passports to …
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:07 pm
Syria's banks face struggle to survive as turmoil spreads
AMMAN (Reuters) – Unrest in Syria is causing chaos at the country's banks, which posted bumper profits last year as a plunge in Syria's currency boosted foreign exchange gains, but will struggle this year in the face of rapidly declining deposits and rising bad loans.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:30 pm
Golan Druse support for Syria regime cracking
Syria's embattled leader, Bashar Assad, appears to be losing one of his last bastions of reliable support: the Druse Arab community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:37 am
Red Cross seeks daily 'humanitarian pause' in Syria fighting
Amid fear that Syria is headed toward civil war, the Red Cross proposes that both sides respect two-hour cease-fires to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded and sick. Opposition activists reported scores of people killed Tuesday across Syria, including many in a new round of government shelling of the besieged city of Homs, as the International Committee of the Red Cross called for a …
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:11 am
Syria stalemate: Is Russia pushing Mideast into cold-war style conflict?
Russia’s decision not to attend a “friends of Syria” meeting in Tunisia later this week deepens the international community’s divide over Syria and raises prospects of a cold-war-style proxy war in the Middle East.
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 10:27 pm
US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria
The United States voiced support Tuesday for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians as it distanced itself from calls to provide weapons to rebels fighting the regime.
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 10:08 pm
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Marie Colvin: fearless, committed, essential
The courage and self-sacrifice of Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria, was in the finest tradition of great journalism, writes Peter Oborne.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:39 pm
Marie Colvin: Syrian violence is the hideous death cry of a species sinking towards extinction
There is a video online showing the bodies of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik. They are covered in the dust and rubble of a destroyed house, its grey concrete set against a grey sky.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:29 pm
Mother of Marie Colvin says her daughter died doing what she loved
The mother of killed war journalist Marie Colvin, who died alongside a French photojournalist in Syria, told journalists her daughter was “totally committed to what she did”.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:37 pm
Marie Colvin: Syria regime accused of murder of journalists in besieged Homs
Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, was killed by Syrian forces acting on direct orders to murder Western journalists, it has been claimed.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:25 pm
Journalists have become targets – Marie Colvin
Speaking presciently at an event for journalists in 2010, the late Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin gives a prescient warning of the dangers facing those working in war zones.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:24 pm
Injured photographer Paul Conroy being treated in Homs
Paul Conroy, 47, was with Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin when she died in an attack on a media centre in Syria.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:08 pm
Marie Colvin killed in Homs: tributes to Sunday Times journalist
Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, a Sunday Times journalist, who was killed alongside a French photographer in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:15 pm
Remi Ochlik: the French photographer killed alongside Marie Colvin
Remi Ochlik, the French photographer killing alongside Marie Colvin in Syria, was a passionate professional who won praise for getting as “close as possible” to the story.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:50 pm
Marie Colvin killed: Syrian forces had pledged to kill ‘any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil’
Intercepted Syrian Army communication reveals direct order for troops to target makeshift press centre in which Sunday Times journalist Colvin died during attack.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:06 pm
Marie Colvin: Britain summons Syria ambassador over killing
Britain has summoned the Syrian ambassador, Dr Sami Khiyami, to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest over the killing of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:06 pm
