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Slain coffee-seller boy symbol of rebel-held Syria

Thu Jul 11, 2013 17:51:41

Brutal killing of a 14-year old boy accused of blasphemy by western-backed militants in Syria’s Aleppo has come to symbolize concerns about the power of radicals in the insurgency in Syria.

Militants open fire on besieged protesters in Aleppo

Thu Jul 11, 2013 17:05:42

Desperate residents in Aleppo, suffering from a strict siege imposed by foreign-backed extremist groups have staged a protest to call for an end to the blockade of the northern Syrian city.

Gunmen kill 14 at Ramadan meal in Iraq

Thu Jul 11, 2013 16:51:54

Gunmen have overran an Iraqi army checkpoint and opened fire on a trailer packed with policemen breaking their Ramadan fast, killing 14 in the country’s restive western Anbar province, authorities say.

Assad slams Egypt's MB, hails Iran and Hezbollah

Thu Jul 11, 2013 16:21:56

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has renewed his criticism of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, while saluting Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

More Jordanian extremists enter Syria via Turkey

Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:59:19

Jordanian extremists groups have revealed that a number of Salafi militants have entered Syrian northwestern city of Aleppo through Turkey.

Saudi missiles set to target Iran, Israel: UK paper

Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:04:43

Satellite images indicate that Saudi Arabia has deployed ballistic missiles that are pointed towards Israel and Iran, the Daily Telegraph claimed Wednesday evening.

UN accepts Syria offer on chemical arms probe

Thu Jul 11, 2013 07:44:51

The United Nations has accepted the Syrian government's invitation for a visit by two senior UN officials for talks on the use of chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war by militant groups.

One-km long bomb-laden tunnel found in Homs

Wed Jul 10, 2013 22:59:04

A tunnel filled with explosives set as a trap by militants in Syria’s strategic city of Homs was found by the Syrian army, before the insurgents could detonate the bombs.

Iran slams civilian killings in Egypt

Wed Jul 10, 2013 22:26:02

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has strongly condemned the recent killing of a number of civilians in Egypt, urging Egyptian political figures and factions to help stop divisions in the North African country.

Egyptian reporter filmed his own death: Video

Wed Jul 10, 2013 20:44:46

A video has emerged of conflicts in Egypt that suggests a photographer captured his own death at the hands of Egyptian army snipers on camera.

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