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        <title>Egypt places entry restrictions on Syrians</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Cairo fears many would-be entrants are Muslim Brotherhood supporters</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-places-entry-restrictions-on-syrians/">Egypt places entry restrictions on Syrians</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Defected Syrian general: Assad oblivious to violence</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/defected-syrian-general-assad-oblivious-to-violence/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>President's childhood friend Manaf Tlass says he lives in complete isolation, surrounded by people who tell him what he wants to hear</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/defected-syrian-general-assad-oblivious-to-violence/">Defected Syrian general: Assad oblivious to violence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian lawmaker rejects rebels&#8217; conditions for talks</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-lawmaker-rejects-rebels-conditions-for-talks/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mouaz al-Khatib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Arabiya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayez Sayegh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Nuland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Obama administration says those with 'blood on their hands' in Syria need to be held accountable </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-lawmaker-rejects-rebels-conditions-for-talks/">Syrian lawmaker rejects rebels&#8217; conditions for talks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Assad proves no bakery is safe</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-proves-no-bakery-is-safe/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian humanitarian crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tartus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdel Bari Atwan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tariq Humeid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sergey Lavrov]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>More attacks on civilians in Syria shock the Arab world; Russia tells Assad he can't move in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-proves-no-bakery-is-safe/">Assad proves no bakery is safe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Victory against rebels impossible, Syrian VP says</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/victory-against-rebels-impossible-syrian-vp-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Assad regime makes rare admission of inability to contend with armed uprising</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/victory-against-rebels-impossible-syrian-vp-says/">Victory against rebels impossible, Syrian VP says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria&#8217;s VP says both sides are losing the war</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-vp-says-both-sides-losing-are-losing-the-war/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Farouk al-Sharaa calls for national unity government, says neither Assad nor rebels are in position for a military victory</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-vp-says-both-sides-losing-are-losing-the-war/">Syria&#8217;s VP says both sides are losing the war</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Damascus knows Ankara can&#8217;t afford to &#8216;go a step further&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-cross-border-salvos-send-message-to-turkey/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Gul]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Syria is aware Turkey won't want to undermine the West's commitment to a political solution by using force, expert says</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-cross-border-salvos-send-message-to-turkey/">Damascus knows Ankara can&#8217;t afford to &#8216;go a step further&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Days of Ottoman Empire are gone, Syria warns Turkey</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/days-of-ottoman-empire-are-gone-syria-warns-turkey/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmet Davutoglu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Omran al-Zoubi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Syrian information minister calls Ankara's suggestion to replace Assad with his vice president a 'flagrant gaffe'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/days-of-ottoman-empire-are-gone-syria-warns-turkey/">Days of Ottoman Empire are gone, Syria warns Turkey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Turkey warns it will reply forcefully to every Syrian shell</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-warns-it-will-reply-forcefully-to-every-syrian-shell/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syria-Turkey relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian-Turkish border]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmet Davutoglu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ankara promotes Syrian VP as suitable replacement for Assad</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-warns-it-will-reply-forcefully-to-every-syrian-shell/">Turkey warns it will reply forcefully to every Syrian shell</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Turkish FM suggests Syria&#8217;s vice president could replace Assad</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkish-fm-syrian-vice-president-acceptable-substitute-for-assad/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmet Davutoglu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=243730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rebels seize military outpost near Syria-Turkey border</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkish-fm-syrian-vice-president-acceptable-substitute-for-assad/">Turkish FM suggests Syria&#8217;s vice president could replace Assad</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria&#8217;s number two makes public appearance, ending defection rumors</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-number-two-makes-public-appearance-stopping-rumors-of-defection/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Vice President Farouk Sharaa seen for first time since July 18</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-number-two-makes-public-appearance-stopping-rumors-of-defection/">Syria&#8217;s number two makes public appearance, ending defection rumors</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successor</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-welcomes-algerian-brahimi-as-annan-successor/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Riad Hijab]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Office of Vice President al-Sharaa expresses support for appointment, denies rumors of al-Sharaa's defection to opposition</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-welcomes-algerian-brahimi-as-annan-successor/">Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria denies rebels&#8217; claim that vice president has defected</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-vp-and-two-high-ranking-officers-defect-to-jordan-says-opposition/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In what would be the highest-ranking defection to date, FSA says Farouk al-Sharaa has fled to Jordan</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-vp-and-two-high-ranking-officers-defect-to-jordan-says-opposition/">Syria denies rebels&#8217; claim that vice president has defected</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian vice president&#8217;s absence raises questions of his whereabouts</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-deputy-president-vanished/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farouk al-Sharaa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maher Assad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rumors circulate that Farouk al-Sharaa may be under house arrest or could have defected to Jordan</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-deputy-president-vanished/">Syrian vice president&#8217;s absence raises questions of his whereabouts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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