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Biography for Riyadh Isa Shalish

First Name: Riyadh Isa

Last Name: Shalish

Organization: Miltary Housing Institution

Country: Syrian Arab Republic

Place of Birth: Latakia, Syria

Family: Brother of Dhu al-Himma Shalish. Cousin of the current president Bashar al-Assad. Son of one of Hafez al-Assad's sisters.

Languages: Arabic

CV: Head of a governmental construction organization- the military housing institution, which he during the 1990s managed to transform into his own company with help from his brother Dhu al-Himma Shalish.Was an officer in the Defence Detachments (Sarya al-Difa)

Misc: Made a fortune on constrution and contracting deals in Syria involving large scale project financed by other Arab states.

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G8 and Syria

The G8 summit wasn’t expected to come up with anything substantial to expedite Bashar Al Assad’s exit. Nor was it expected to reach any unanimous decision on Syria given the divergent views of its members. But the absolute failure of the world’s most ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Group of Eight, Vladimir Putin, G8 Leaders, Stephen Harper

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Obama on Syria – too little too late

WASHINGTON: For a measure of the snail’s pace of President Barack Obama’s decision-making on Syria, look at two dates: Aug. 18, 2011, and June 14, 2013. One marks the first of several calls for ... ... [Published Big News Network - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Barack Obama, Syria, Snail

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Speaking on Syria and Lebanon

I will speak on Syria and Lebanon this evening (5:00PM California Times) and you can listen live . ... [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Lebanon, Syria

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Vladimir Putin

Steer clear in Syria

Deplorable seems inadequate to describe how wrong Vladimir Putin is to double-down on Russia’s support for dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s civil war. Still, one bad decision doesn’t warrant another. We think President Barack Obama, after wisely and ... [Published HighBeam Research - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Dictator, Vladimir Putin, Civil War

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

The Great War’s End in Syria

NEW DELHI – As the West begins to gear up for the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the Middle East is being convulsed as never before by the legacy of the Ottoman Empire’s breakup. Look no farther than Syria, where one part of that legacy ... [Published Project Syndicate - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Hafez al-Assad, World War I

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

G8 leaders call for peace talks on Syria

(AFP) — G8 leaders called yesterday for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally.At the end of two days of tough talks in Northern Ireland, the leaders agreed ... [Published Jamaica Observer - 14 hours ago]

Entities: G8 Leaders, Syria, Peace Talks

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Syria State TV: Explosion at Latakia Military Depot

An explosion at a military depot outside Syria's coastal city of Latakia left six people lightly injured on Wednesday, state television said.State TV said a "technical error" caused the explosion at a base used by the army corps of engineers. The Britain-based ... [Published Naharnet - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Latakia (Syria), Syria, Detonation, Military/Armed Forces

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 4 reports

G8 members compare notes on Syria at summit

LOUGH ERNE, United Kingdom, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The G8 summit closed here on Tuesday amid consensuses, compromises and differences over various issues, in particular the Syria crisis this time.Whatsoever, all the G8 members hoped the Syria issue could ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Group of Eight, Russia, Chemical Weapon, David Cameron

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 8 reports

Leaders overcome ‘fundamental’ differences to solve Syria crisis

ENNISKILLEN - Leaders of the world’s most powerful nations papered over their differences on Syria to agree a joint position at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on Tuesday that could pave the way for fresh peace talks in Geneva.The statement makes no ... [Published Pakistan Today - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Syria, G8 Summit, Peace Talks, Crisis

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

At G8, Obama says important to build strong opposition in Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it was important to build a strong opposition in Syria that could function after Bashar al-Assad loses power. ... [Published XE - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Group of Eight, Barack Obama, Syria

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

IRAN DENIES PLANS TO SEND REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS TO SYRIA

Iran has no plans to send troops to aid Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces in the ongoing civil war there, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, June 18, rejecting media reports claiming Tehran was set to intervene directly in the ... [Published Armtown.com - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Syria, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 3 reports

Syrian Arab Republic: USG Humanitarian Assistance Syria - Complex Emergency (as of 17 June 2013)

Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey Link: Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Syria, Humanitarian Aid, emergency

Blogs

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Making sense of Syria [Published IISS Strategic Comments - Jun 28 2011] With more than 1,400 of his country's citizens killed in three months of protests, the president of Syria decided to give a speech on 20 June. It was the third time Bashar al-Assad had addressed the nation since the Arab Spring reached Syria, but his ...
Syria [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - May 21 2013] This is not my battle: you have your trenches and I have mine. ...
Syria [Published Eschaton - Jun 13 2013] Above my pay grade, but MOOOOOAAAR VIOLENCE is always the solution. ...
It is over in Syria [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Dec 28 2012] "Assad’s departure is likely only weeks away, a few months at the most, White predicted ." We can all go home now. ...
War with Syria? [Published AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the t ... - Apr 25 2013] The US says Syria did use chemical weapons against its people - Obama's promised a harsh response if true.. ...

Audio/Video

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U.N.: 60,000 killed in Syria [Published CNN.com - Video - Jan 02 2013]
The President and Syria [Published ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - Apr 27 2013]
Reports: American woman killed in Syria [Published CNN.com - Video - May 31 2013]
Violent Saturday in Syria [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 23 2012]
Obama: Syria a 'significant problem' [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 26 2013]

Press Releases

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Council conclusions on Syria [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 27 2013]
Council declaration on Syria [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 27 2013]
Humanitarian crisis in Syria needs robust funding [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Jan 29 2013]
Council eases sanctions against Syria to suppor... [Published European Council - Press - EN - Apr 21 2013]
Syria: EU economic sanctions to apply until 1 J... [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 30 2013]