Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/video-u-s-shutters-embassy-in-syria-as-diplomatic-efforts-crumble-8307.html Middle East Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:00 -0600 Violence in Syria escalated over the weekend with reports of another dozen or more people killed as President Bashar Al-Assad seeks to clamp down on the democratic uprising underway in the country. On Monday, the United States announced it had closed its embassy and withdrawn all its personnel from the country. PRI: Public Radio International