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‘Hezbollah critics aim to neglect Takfiri terrorism’

Thu Jan 23, 2014 01:25:03

Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Adnan Mansour has emphasized during his address during the Geneva II conference that critics of Hezbollah's role in Syria seek to divert attention from the terrorist "Takfiri" threat.

Syria TV airs Jarba’s speech with opposition terror acts

Thu Jan 23, 2014 00:54:33

Syrian state television has broadcast the speech of the foreign-backed opposition chief Ahmad Jarba at the Geneva II conference in Switzerland alongside the footage of terrorist acts of the opposition-led insurgents and Takfiri groups in Syria.

Syria peace talks nearly collapse on first day

Wed Jan 22, 2014 22:50:41

Long-shot peace talks intended to bring an end to Syria’s vicious civil war have been on the verge of collapse before they even really began.

Pro-Assad rally held outside Geneva II Confab

Wed Jan 22, 2014 21:23:33

More than 100 pro-Assad protesters have gathered outside the venue for the Geneva II conference on Syria’s crisis in the Swiss city of Montreux.

Israel plans 261 more settlement units

Wed Jan 22, 2014 21:12:33

The Israeli regime has moved forward with plans for to construct 261 new homes in two illegal settlements located deep in the occupied West Bank, according to a settlement watchdog group.

Israeli air raid kills two Palestinian in Gaza

Wed Jan 22, 2014 18:52:39

Israeli war planes have conducted an overnight bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian members of the Islamic Jihad Movement, witnesses and medical said.

Kerry demands 'regime change' in Syria

Wed Jan 22, 2014 17:56:59

US Secretary of State John Kerry has again insisted on regime change in Syria, claiming President Bashar al-Assad must not be part of a transitional government.

Turkey removes 100s of law enforcement authorities

Wed Jan 22, 2014 17:45:28

Turkey has reassigned nearly 100 prosecutors and judges as well as 470 police officers in its latest purge effort as the parliament began a debate on controversial government legislation to rein in the judiciary.

Iraqi PM urges tough line on al-Qaeda insurgents

Wed Jan 22, 2014 17:15:47

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called for residents of the conflict-hit province of Anbar to "take a stand" against the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, as the United Nations warned of deteriorating displacement problem in the nation’s largest province.

'Some Geneva-2 attendees engaged in Syria terror'

Wed Jan 22, 2014 16:17:43

The Syrian foreign minister has expressed qualms during the opening session of the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis that some states taking part in the peace confab are actually involved in promoting terror in his country.

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