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Obama still undecided on Syria strike

Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:58:55

President Barack Obama says had not yet decided whether to strike Syria, but expectations of US military action hardened when Washington said a bid for a last-minute UN mandate was futile.

US enhances naval presence in Persian Gulf

Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:38:01

The US Navy has beefed up its presence in the Persian Gulf region, increasing the number of aircraft carriers from one to two.

Tamarod urges Suez ban on anti-Syria vessels

Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:02:47

Egypt’s Tamarod campaign has called on authorities to close Suez Canal to vehicles carrying weapons supporting US military attacks on Syria.

‘Syria strike a challenge to UN charter’

Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:03:24

Calls for a military intervention in Syria are an "undisguised challenge" to the United Nation charter, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday.

UN Syria inspectors make 2nd site visit

Thu Aug 29, 2013 08:19:13

UN inspectors have inspected a second site on the outskirts of the Syrian capital suspected of being hit by chemical weapons attack last week.

UNSC unable to sign resolution on Syria war

Wed Aug 28, 2013 22:38:13

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have failed to reach an agreement on a British-proposed resolution to authorize the use of military force against Syria.

Israelis queue for gas masks over Syria war fears

Wed Aug 28, 2013 22:21:03

Thousands of Israelis have lined up for gas masks or ordering them by phone, spurred on by fears that any Western military strike on Syria could ensnare the Israeli regime in war.

Premature car bomb blast kills 40 militants in Syria

Wed Aug 28, 2013 21:42:47

Some 40 foreign-backed militants have died after a car bomb they were preparing exploded in eastern Syria, al-Alam reports.

UN urges diplomatic solution for Syria crisis

Wed Aug 28, 2013 21:03:03

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged a diplomatic solution to the Syrian unrest as the West appears to be moving toward taking military action against the Arab nation.

Iraq on high alert over probable Syria war

Wed Aug 28, 2013 19:52:14

Iraq has put its security forces on high alert ahead of an expected Western strike on neighboring Syria.

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