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Syria militants plan to open office in Jordan

Sat Aug 10, 2013 08:48:18

The anti-Syrian government militants intend to inaugurate headquarters in neighboring Jordan, a member of the opposition says.

US to reopen ME embassies except Yemen

Sat Aug 10, 2013 08:07:47

The United States will reopen all of the embassies it shut this week except the one in Yemen, after re-assessing the Al-Qaeda threat.

Five killed in Israeli air raid on Sinai

Fri Aug 9, 2013 21:56:44

Israeli regime’s drone attack in Egypt’s Sinai has claimed five lives, Egyptian security officials said.

Turkey pilot kidnappers demand hostage release

Fri Aug 9, 2013 20:30:19

Turkish pilot kidnappers have called for the freedom of some nine Lebanese hostages held in Syria in return for the release of the abducted pilots.

UNIFL: Israel incursion violates Resolution 1701

Fri Aug 9, 2013 20:10:49

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Gen. Paolo Serra said that Israeli regime has breached the UN resolutions by crossing the Blue Line into Lebanon early this week.

German FM to hold Mideast peace talks

Fri Aug 9, 2013 19:00:35

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will travel to occupied lands and the Palestinian territories in a bid to lend backing to US-led reconciliation talks, a ministry spokesman said Friday.

‘Israeli settlement to derail US-led talks’

Fri Aug 9, 2013 18:41:55

With a second round of Israeli-Palestinian talks slated to take place next week, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat yesterday sent a furious letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanding that he stop Israeli regime from moving forward on plans for new settlement construction.

Al-Nusra militants execute FSA commander

Fri Aug 9, 2013 18:21:11

Al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra militants have killed a commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) as in-fighting and rivalries between opposition groups rage in Syria.

Syria to get Russia’s S-300 by June 2014

Fri Aug 9, 2013 17:44:41

Russia’s contract with Syria to supply S-300 air defense systems will be fulfilled by June 2014, a corporate report indicates.

‘Harsh power struggle underway in Saudi’

Fri Aug 9, 2013 16:38:50

A Damascus-based political analyst says Saudi monarchy is right now facing growing domestic challenges over power struggle which could pave the ground for the extinction of monarchy.

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