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Policeman killed in Lebanon's Tripoli: security source

Fri Mar 28, 2014 18:30:45

A Lebanese policeman has been killed Friday by unknown gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli, which has been rocked by violence linked to the Syrian conflict, a security source says.

Thousands trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp amid violence

Fri Mar 28, 2014 17:18:49

Thousands remain trapped inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near the Syrian capital, Damascus, as Takfiri militants continue to hamper humanitarian aid operations.

Saudi women renew push for right to drive ahead of Obama visit

Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:48:07

In the six months since Saudi activists renewed calls to defy the kingdom’s ban on female drivers, small numbers of women have gotten behind the wheel almost daily in what has become the country’s longest such campaign.

Many dead as ISIL, Nusra militants clash over Syrian oil fields

Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:22:49

Militants from the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have clashed with other radical groups for control of oil facilities in Syria’s east.

Saudi king Abdullah names ex-spy chief as deputy crown prince

Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:10:46

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz, a former intelligence chief in the kingdom, has been appointed deputy crown prince, making it likely he will one day become king.

Syrian army, Hezbollah advance on Flita and Kasab

Fri Mar 28, 2014 08:36:04

The Syrian army and Hezbollah are advancing on the village of Flita near the Lebanon border, where militants had fled following the liberation of the Syrian city of Yabroud.

Erdogan wants to drag Turkey into war against Syria: Opposition party

Fri Mar 28, 2014 07:52:19

Turkey’s main opposition party has criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his policy on neighboring Syria.

Wanted terror suspect dies of wounds in Lebanon hospital

Thu Mar 27, 2014 21:46:49

One of the most wanted anti-Syria terrorist suspects has died of wounds he sustained during a shootout with soldiers in the course of his arrest, security sources said.

Israel shot dead Palestinian teen without warning

Thu Mar 27, 2014 21:43:26

Israeli troops who shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank last week used live fire without warning, a human rights group says.

Turkey blocks YouTube access after Syria war leak

Thu Mar 27, 2014 21:40:52

Turkey has blocked access to video-sharing website YouTube, hours after leaking of a recording purportedly of top officials discussing possible military operations in Syria.

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