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Archbishop: People will not let sectarian rift in Syria

Thu Aug 15, 2013 17:56:22

Syrian Archbishop Louka El-Khouri says Syrian people are aware of the volume of the crisis hatched against their country and nobody can drag their homeland to a sectarian strife.

Al-Qaeda ousts FSA partners from Raqqa

Thu Aug 15, 2013 17:14:31

Terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant and the Greater Syria have clashed with members of a group affiliated to the so-called Free Syrian Army, driving them out from the city of Raqqa.

Brotherhood determined to topple 'military coup'

Thu Aug 15, 2013 16:16:54

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says it is determined to bring down the "military coup" but stressed it remained committed to a peaceful struggle, despite the heavy loss of life when government forces broke up its protest camps.

Series of bomb blasts in Iraq kill 23

Thu Aug 15, 2013 14:14:08

Bombings in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad killed at least 23 people Thursday, officials said, a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to press a campaign against militants.

Egypt re-closes Gaza border crossing

Thu Aug 15, 2013 13:54:13

Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip "indefinitely" for security reasons after a day of deadly violence nationwide, a security official said on Thursday.

Army regains strategic district near Damascus

Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:26:19

The Syrian Army has gained control of a strategic district in the suburb of the capital Damascus following heavy clashes with foreign backed militant groups.

Syrian army to unveil rebels’ secret tapes

Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:16:27

Syrian army troops have carried out a series of mop-up operations in the principal port city of Latakia, seizing a large number of secret military documents from militant groups.

UN: Syria chemical arms probe imminent

Thu Aug 15, 2013 09:53:11

The United Nations said Wednesday the departure of a team of chemical weapons inspectors to Syria was "imminent" following a green light from Damascus.

‘Hezbollah foils Israel infiltration attempt’

Thu Aug 15, 2013 08:18:23

Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the resistance group fighters were behind last week’s attack against Israeli forces who violated Lebanese sovereignty.

Egypt VP ElBaradei announces resignation

Wed Aug 14, 2013 22:26:48

Egyptian vice president, Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, has announced his resignation in a letter to the interim president.

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