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Five Syrians killed, 13 injured by militant mortar fire

Thu Feb 27, 2014 17:35:36

Five Syrian citizens have been reported killed and 13 more injured in a rocket attack by foreign-backed insurgents that struck a crowded area in Ikrema neighborhood of Homs City.

Israel warns Hezbollah of backing Syria insurgents

Thu Feb 27, 2014 16:25:12

The Israeli regime has reportedly sent a note to Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah through European mediators, vowing military interference in support of foreign-backed insurgents in Syria if Hezbollah establishes control over the Syria-Lebanon border.

Lebanon, France finalize $3 billion arms deal

Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:54:25

Lebanon and France have finalized an arms deal as part of a $3 billion Saudi grant aimed at bolstering Lebanon’s military capabilities, according to a report published Thursday.

Mission of OPCW, UN lauds Syria cooperation

Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:53:52

The Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations has hailed Syria for the removal of the stockpile of mustard gas from its territory.

Amnesty raps Israeli war crimes in West Bank

Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:47:21

Amnesty International has announced that unlawful killing and injuring of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank amounts to war crimes.

Riyadh threatens Qatar over Muslim Brotherhood support

Thu Feb 27, 2014 09:41:42

Qatar’s courting of the Muslim Brotherhood annoys Saudi Arabia to break up the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) and it could have reverberations on the US petrodollar trade.

Lebanese army arrests key al-Nusra Front commander

Thu Feb 27, 2014 09:36:41

The Lebanese Army scored another high-profile arrest with the capture of a suspected leader of the Nusra Front, as authorities charged the alleged mastermind of two bombings in the southern suburbs with new crimes.

Terrorist group wants gold to protect Syria Christians

Thu Feb 27, 2014 07:58:16

A Syrian terrorist group has demanded that Christians in a Syrian city it controls pay a gold levy, and curb displays of their faith in return for protection.

Jordan warns of review of peace deal with Israel

Wed Feb 26, 2014 22:32:45

Jordan has warned that it might review a 1994 peace treaty with Israel after Israeli MPs began a debate on allowing Jewish prayers at al-Quds' sensitive al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Syria militants’ infighting kills 3,300 since January: NGO

Wed Feb 26, 2014 22:00:25

Some 3,300 people have been killed in fighting between rebels seeking President Bashar al-Assad's ouster and their erstwhile militant allies since clashes erupted in January, a monitoring group says.

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