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Lebanon at breaking point, needs help: PMLebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged Arab states to help his country cope with a flood of Syrian refugees who are stretching its scarce resources and will need at least $370 million in support this year. More… |
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As Syrians pour in, Lebanon's fears growThe arrival of tens of thousands of mostly Sunni Muslim Syrian refugees is seen as a replay of the flood of Palestinians which altered Lebanon's communal balance and challenged its power struc More… |
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Over 60,000 dead in Syria conflictAt least 60,000 people have died in Syria's conflict, UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said on Wednesday, citing an "exhaustive" UN-commissioned study. Over five months of More… |
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Iran warns Turkey not to deploy Patriot missilesIran said Turkey's plans to deploy Patriot defensive missiles near its border with Syria would add to the region's problems, as fears grow of the Syrian civil war spilling across frontiers. Turkey asked Nato for the Patrio More… |
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Syrian death toll now tops 30,000At least 30,000 people have died in Syria's 18-month-old uprising, a British-based Syrian monitoring group said, and more than half of the victims counted were killed in the past five months. More… |
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Wounded Syria nears threshold of civil warWhatever label the world gives it, Syria's worsening conflict justifies a UN warning of imminent civil war following massacres that have heightened the risk of widespread sectarian violence. Political analysts say several powerful fact More… |
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Annan warns of 'all-out' sectarian war in SyriaInternational peace envoy Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that Syria was slipping into 'all-out' war, and a Syrian opposition figure said Russia had become part of the problem and should urge President Bashar al-Assad to quit power. More… |
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Officials warn of Syrian civil war, 7 killedSecurity forces killed at least seven people in fighting across Syria on Tuesday, activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that the Red Cross and Arab League warned was becoming a civil war. Across Syria, clashes between state forces and r More… |
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Arab League warns of civil war in SyriaThe head of the Arab League said on Monday the Syrian army's use of heavy weapons against civilians was an escalation that edged the country towards civil war. "We follow with great anxiety and irritation developments in the field s More… |
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Arab League chief fears civil war in SyriaArab League head Nabil Elaraby said on Friday he feared a possible civil war in Syria that could have consequences for neighbouring countries, as the credibility of the League's monitoring mission was hit by members starting to walk out. More… |
