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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: Moscow (Russia), Religious Conflicts, Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry
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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: Moscow (Russia), Peace Negotiations, Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lebanon
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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: Lebanon, Bashar Assad, Government, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Religious Conflicts, Algeria, North Africa, Career and Workplace, 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: Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Armed Conflicts
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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: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Polls, Ruhollah Khomeini, Tehran (Iran), Elections
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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: Political Dissent, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Easter
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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: Petroleum Industry, Museums, Kaman Corporation, Human Interest, Armed Forces
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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: Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Museums, Arts and Culture, George Washington, Human Interest
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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...
Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Books, Tehran (Iran), Elections, Books and Magazines
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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: Heads of State, Central Intelligence Agency, Arab Spring, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Heavy Tunisian security crackdown blocks hardline Muslim rally, 1 dead in clashes
Associated PressKAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Religion and Belief, Islam, Tunisia, Arab Spring
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