Shaaban

"It is obvious Syria is the target of a project to sow sectarian strife to compromise Syria and the unique co-existence model that distinguishes it," adviser Buthaina Shaaban was quoted as saying by SANA, the official news agency.

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Syrian presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban blamed a renowned Sunni Muslim cleric for the unrest in Latakia, saying Qatar-based Sheik Youssef al-Qaradawi had incited Latakia's Sunnis to revolt with his sermon in Doha on Friday.

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Mr. Hassan, who met with presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban two weeks earlier in a regime outreach to the opposition, said there was no progress in that effort.

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Bouthaina Shaaban, an adviser to Mr. Assad, said the visit was unauthorized and "an escalation" by the U.S. diplomat.

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On May 13, he had relayed a message to opposition activists through Ms. Shaaban of strict orders given to security forces not to open fire, though at least six people were killed that day and at least a dozen more in tank shelling on Homs throughout the week.

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The comments by U.S. officials were "not too bad," Ms. Shaaban told the Times.

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The adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban, made the comment in a New York Times interview published earlier this week.

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The adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban, made the comment in a New York Times interview published earlier this week.

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That's the word this week from Syrian President Bashar Assad's adviser Bouthaina Shaaban, who called in the New York Times man in Beirut for a security update.

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"There have been some phone calls," Mr. Hassan said, when asked if he had met with Ms. Shaaban again.

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