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Obama nixes meeting with Persian Gulf monarchs amid divisions

Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:58:25

The White House has canceled plans for a meeting later this month between President Barack Obama and Persian Gulf monarchs in Saudi Arabia based on tensions among US allies in the region.

Several militants killed fleeing famed Crusader fort: Syria army

Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:34:20

Syrian troops have killed several militants as they fled the village of Al-Hosn, home to famed Crusader castle Krak des Chevaliers, for the nearby Lebanese border, a military source says.

Topple SNC head Ahmad Jarba: Syrian activists demand

Fri Mar 21, 2014 09:36:22

Activists have called for nationwide demonstrations against the head of the so-called Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, as a strong “message” to signal disappointment with the opposition-in-exile’s catalog of political failures.

Turkey’s prime minister threatens to eliminate Twitter

Fri Mar 21, 2014 08:19:20

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to eliminate Twitter, building up on a similar earlier threat.

Medieval castle near Homs recaptured by Syrian army

Thu Mar 20, 2014 21:08:50

Syrian army forces have recaptured a famous medieval castle near the western city of Homs after heavy clashes with foreign-backed militants surrounding the area.

ISIL behind attack on Israeli Golan base not Syrian army: Report

Thu Mar 20, 2014 19:22:27

A recent attack on an Israeli base in the occupied Golan Heights that prompted an aggressive airstrike by Israel on Syrian army positions, was probably conducted by the infamous terrorist groups that has been ripping Syrian towns and villages apart, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.

Syrian army improves in Qalamoun, rebels flee to Lebanon

Thu Mar 20, 2014 17:20:48

A major Syrian army operation in west of the country has pushed scores of militants feeling toward the Lebanese border, as the army improves strongly to get over with securing west of the country.

Syria rebels’ loads of Captagon and arms seized at Jordan border

Thu Mar 20, 2014 16:19:36

Jordanian border guards have seized two vehicles crossing from Syria loaded with arms and thousands of Captagon tablets, a drug widely used by Syrian rebels, the army announced Thursday.

13 people die in Baghdad café as al-Qaeda shows muscle

Thu Mar 20, 2014 15:44:54

Massive explosions rocked a café in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing thirteen people and wounding several others, as al-Qaeda militants target more civilians to undermine security efforts out up by the government.

Al-Qaeda women recruiting online: Saudi Arabia

Thu Mar 20, 2014 13:47:14

Saudi Arabia has warned that members of terror group Al-Qaeda are using popular websites to recruit young people into what has been described as a new online-based “invasion”, reports say.

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