#Syria sugar refineries paralyzed, smuggling seen soaring

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Exclusive: Syria sugar refineries paralyzed, smuggling seen soaring »

LONDON (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the stapl...

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Syria boycotts U.N. torture hearing, charges mount »

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria boycotted a hearing by the United Nations' main anti-torture body on Wednesday, avoiding a grilling over its crackdown on civilians during a year-old uprising.Nobody from Syri...

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