Politicians bolt from Lebanon’s cabinet & Parliament in aftershocks of Beirut mega-blast
With its discredited ruling institutions breaking up five days after massive explosions obliterated Beirut port – on the heels of
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Which Foreign Hand Stirred up Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s Troubles?
The disturbances engulfing Turkish cities since Friday left Western media readers asking: Who is the real Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan?
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Young Israeli “tent city” protesters ape Arab Revolt, go political
Two weeks ago, a motley group of youngish people set up a "tent city"in the high-end Tel Aviv Rothschild Boulevard
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Obama dodges action against Syria by turning to Turkish leader
US President Barack Obama continues to avoid direct action against Bashar Assad's increasingly savage crackdown on dissidents by cultivating a partnership
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Assad’s crackdown protest threatens sectarian war
President Bashar Assad, while abrogating Syria's detested 48-year old emergency laws Tuesday, April 19, immediately replaced them with new draconian
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Assad’s own smuggling network commandeered for arming his opposition
Syrian troops were fanned out Sunday, April 17, along the country's borders with Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to choke off
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In an unexpected turn in the three-week popular revolt against Bashar Assad's rule, Syrian TV alleged Thursday night, April 14
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More than 50 killed as protests spread to 25 Syrian towns
The pro-democracy, anti-Assad days of rage spread dramatically across Syria Friday, April 8, flaring in 25 cities and seriously shaking
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