[Reuters/Ynet News] Syrian authorities have tightened their "mighty grip" on the media and Internet since ties improved with the West last year, Mazen Darwich, head of the Syrian Media Center, told Reuters. Syria blocked 225 Internet sites last year, up from 159 in 2007, including several Arab newspapers and Amazon, Facebook and YouTube.
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