Read more Syria stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/310/syria.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73823/sans-brad-angie-shops-for-baby-no-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngelina Jolie is planning to adopt yet another child, this time a girl from Syria—whether Brad Pitt is on board or not. The actress hasn’t hidden her desire to have “more kids—one way or another,” though Pitt is reticent. “He has made it clear that six children are...http://www.newser.com/story/73823/sans-brad-angie-shops-for-baby-no-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:01:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73163/tortured-rendition-victim-told-he-cant-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Canadian citizen sent to Syria after being mistakenly arrested at JFK Airport cannot sue US authorities, a court has ruled. Maher Arar, who says he was tortured during the year he was held in Syrian custody, was told by a New York court that it has no legal right...http://www.newser.com/story/73163/tortured-rendition-victim-told-he-cant-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 4:01:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70877/todays-hot-topic-in-syrian-blogosphere-masturbation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSyria’s authoritarian regime has been quick to lock up bloggers who tweak it even slightly, but it seems to have turned the other cheek as a flame war over masturbation has erupted. One blogger’s call for a crackdown on the evidently widespread “secret habit” elicited a push for an “unprecedented...http://www.newser.com/story/70877/todays-hot-topic-in-syrian-blogosphere-masturbation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 13:31:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70869/dont-forget-iraqi-refugees-brangelina.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in Syria, using their powers for good. The celebrity übercouple visited Iraqi refugees in Damascus today in an attempt to keep the lowest-profile victims of the war from falling off the radar, People reports. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency, released...http://www.newser.com/story/70869/dont-forget-iraqi-refugees-brangelina.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 17:04:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64323/drying-euphrates-cripples-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqis are suffering as the Euphrates river dwindles, a result of Turkish and Syrian dams upstream, a 2-year drought, and Iraqi’s own mismanagement of its water supply, the New York Times reports. Farmers and fishermen have been ruined and key grain-growing land desiccated. “The old men say it’s the worst...http://www.newser.com/story/64323/drying-euphrates-cripples-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 8:53:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62655/us-sending-ambassador-to-syria-after-4-year-absence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American ambassador will soon be on the road to Damascus for the first time since early 2005, the Washington Post reports. The Obama administration plans to send an envoy to Syria as part of efforts to reengage with the influential Arab country. The move, which follows recent high-level diplomatic...http://www.newser.com/story/62655/us-sending-ambassador-to-syria-after-4-year-absence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 2:19:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61245/pro-west-bloc-claims-victory-in-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLebanon's pro-Western coalition claimed victory a parliamentary election today, striking a blow against Iran and Syria, Reuters reports. "Congratulations to democracy, congratulations to freedom," coalition leader Saad al-Hariri said in a speech in Beirut. Official results are due tomorrow, but the Hezbollah led-bloc is already admitting defeat. "We accept the...http://www.newser.com/story/61245/pro-west-bloc-claims-victory-in-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 19:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58644/militants-again-flow-from-syria-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor years, the threat of fighters entering Iraq through Syria seemed to have faded—but recent attacks show the al-Qaeda in Iraq pipeline is pumping again, the Washington Post reports. Soon after Iraqi elections, the number of militants entering via Syria had dropped to just a few, said an official....http://www.newser.com/story/58644/militants-again-flow-from-syria-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 11:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57249/in-beirut-clinton-reassures-about-us-overtures-to-syria.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton reassured the Lebanese people today that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country's interests. Clinton spoke on a surprise visit to Beirut ahead of a critical June 7 election that could see the pro-US Lebanese government ousted by...http://www.newser.com/story/57249/in-beirut-clinton-reassures-about-us-overtures-to-syria.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 9:32:00 CDT