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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: Refugee, International Economic Institution, John Kerry, Economic Organization, Bashar Assad
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Syrian rebels seize military base, kill 40 soldiers - monitor
ReutersBEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they captured a military base in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....Tags: Research, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Human Rights
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With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict
ReutersBy Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon, May 23 (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hezbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Israel, Bashar Assad
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Global stocks, oil fall after Bernanke; dollar gains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks, bonds and currencies took a wild ride on Wednesday, as remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to provide the clear picture investors had hoped for of the likely continuation of the U.S. central bank's bond-...Tags: Milan (Italy), Finance, Kim Sung-hwan, Real Estate Buyers, North Sea
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Retired Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese dies at 76
Charley Reese, a retired Orlando Sentinel columnist who for decades argued forcefully for less government and more personal freedom, died Tuesday. He was 76. Reese, who lived in Seminole County, died of respiratory failure after a long illness, family...
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
Reuters(Updates with Kerry, Lavrov quotes) * Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria * U.S. may boost rebels if Assad won't talk peace * Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Syria conflict spreading beyond its borders * Russia says...Tags: Religious Conflicts, U.S. House of Representatives, John Kerry, U.S. Senate, Iran
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Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 22 (Reuters) - Lebanese supporters of rival factions in Syria's civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two years ago. One person was killed and many...Tags: Religion and Belief, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Religious Conflicts
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General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall
Reuters* Israel faces possible conflict on three fronts * Fears "strategic looting" of Syria's advanced weaponry By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Robin Williams, Israel, Weaponry, Bashar Assad
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Syria opposition calls for reinforcements in embattled Qusair
ReutersBEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Syria's leading opposition group called on Wednesday for rebels across the country to send reinforcements to the strategic border town Qusair, where heavy fighting has drawn in fighters from Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah...Tags: Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Islam
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Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German diplomats said on Wednesday. Britain said on Tuesday it wanted the EU to add...Tags: Germany, Bulgaria, Punishment, National Government, Government
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Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
ReutersBAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Nearly 300...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Emergency Incidents, Iraq, National Government, Transportation Accidents
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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: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Political Corruption, Ruhollah Khomeini, Revolutions, Iran
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