Syria conflict threatens Lebanon peacehttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAvw3_wgt./SIG=13mhafqp9/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/lebanon-syria-explainer/index.html%3feref=rss_topstorieshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAvw3_wgt./SIG=13mhafqp9/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/lebanon-syria-explainer/index.html%3feref=rss_topstoriesThu, 24 May 2012 08:34:29 -0700
The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.
Syria's conflict stirs up old rivalries in Lebanonhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwA3_wgt./SIG=13lfc65gq/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/lebanon-syria-explainer/index.html%3fsection=cnn_latesthttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwA3_wgt./SIG=13lfc65gq/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/lebanon-syria-explainer/index.html%3fsection=cnn_latestThu, 24 May 2012 08:34:29 -0700
The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.
Syria would need $11.5 billion quickly post-Assadhttp://news.yahoo.com/syria-11-5-billion-quickly-post-assad-180123466--finance.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwQ3_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-11-5-billion-quickly-post-assad-180123466--finance.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwQ3_wgt.Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:31 -0700
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Syria would need $11.5 billion in reconstruction funds in the first six months after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's rule, mainly to support its currency and pay public sector wages, the main Syrian opposition said on Thursday. The Syrian National Council, whose international support has been undermined by internal squabbling and power struggles, presented an ...
Syria says sanctions have cost country $4 billionhttp://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-sanctions-cost-country-4-billion-121445646.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwg3_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-sanctions-cost-country-4-billion-121445646.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAwg3_wgt.Wed, 23 May 2012 10:39:10 -0700
Syria's oil minister blamed international sanctions Wednesday for shortages of cooking gas and other basic goods, saying the measures have bled $4 billion from the nation's ailing economy.
Syria ships naphtha to Venezuela, which sent dieselhttp://news.yahoo.com/syria-ships-naphtha-venezuela-sent-diesel-112606578.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAww3_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-ships-naphtha-venezuela-sent-diesel-112606578.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAww3_wgt.Thu, 24 May 2012 04:26:06 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - A Venezuelan oil tanker is returning to Venezuela from Syria with a cargo of naphtha, shipping records showed on Thursday, after delivering badly needed diesel early this week as Western sanctions, causing severe shortages, hurt Syria's economy. The tanker loaded a cargo of naphtha, a refined petroleum product that can be used to make petrol, from the Syrian port of Banias ...
Syria Says Economic Pain from Oil Sanctions Growing More Acutehttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxA3_wgt./SIG=14a56dk4o/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/middleeast/syria-says-economic-pain-from-oil-sanctions-growing-more-acute.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxA3_wgt./SIG=14a56dk4o/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/middleeast/syria-says-economic-pain-from-oil-sanctions-growing-more-acute.htmlWed, 23 May 2012 15:33:49 -0700
Sanctions against Syria’s oil industry are taking a substantial toll, draining $4 billion from the country’s economy so far and causing widespread fuel shortages.
Oil Sanctions Take Economic Toll, Syria Sayshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxQ3_wgt./SIG=1526vo2ap/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/middleeast/syria-says-economic-pain-from-oil-sanctions-growing-more-acute.html%3fpartner=rss%26emc=rsshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxQ3_wgt./SIG=1526vo2ap/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/middleeast/syria-says-economic-pain-from-oil-sanctions-growing-more-acute.html%3fpartner=rss%26emc=rssWed, 23 May 2012 15:57:06 -0700
Sanctions against Syria’s oil industry are taking a substantial toll, draining $4 billion from the country’s economy so far and causing widespread fuel shortages.
Syria blames sanctions for shortageshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxg3_wgt./SIG=13b77cges/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13773222/syria-blames-sanctions-for-shortages/http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxg3_wgt./SIG=13b77cges/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13773222/syria-blames-sanctions-for-shortages/Thu, 24 May 2012 03:07:32 -0700
Syria says West is to blame as people stand in long lines to pay inflated prices for cooking gas, fuel, sugar and other staples.
Sanctions cost Syria $4B, oil minister sayshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxw3_wgt./SIG=13t3g3uv8/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/23/sanctions-on-syria-have-cost-country-4-billion-oil-minister-says/http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAxw3_wgt./SIG=13t3g3uv8/EXP=1337915544/**http%3a//www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/23/sanctions-on-syria-have-cost-country-4-billion-oil-minister-says/Wed, 23 May 2012 05:41:47 -0700
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria's oil minister acknowledged the heavy toll international sanctions have taken on the country's oil sector, saying Wednesday that they had sucked about $4 billion from the economy.
Syria kidnap triggers alarm over Lebanonhttp://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-urges-release-abducted-lebanese-080557411.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAyA3_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-urges-release-abducted-lebanese-080557411.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEYiL5P2BQAyA3_wgt.Wed, 23 May 2012 10:26:59 -0700
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The kidnap by Syrian gunmen of Lebanese Shi'ite pilgrims caused international allies and adversaries of President Bashar al-Assad to sound an alarm on Wednesday about a spread of sectarian violence across Syria's borders. As the Lebanese government tried to calm protests by Shi'ite families by saying that it expected the dozen men seized in Aleppo on Tuesday to be free "very ...
