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Obama calls for rethinking Syria options: Kerry

Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:09:29

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that President Barack Obama has asked his aides to rethink options on the situation in Syria.

Saudis to give anti-aircraft arms to Syria insurgents

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:02:13

Washington's Arab ally Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide militants in Syria with more sophisticated weaponry, including shoulder-fired missiles that can take down jets, according to Western and Arab diplomats and opposition figures.

Jordanians rally against Israel, US-brokered talks

Sat Feb 15, 2014 09:44:25

Jordanian demonstrators have held a protest rally against the Israeli regime and the US-proposed talks between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Lebanon's Hariri pledges to confront radicals

Sat Feb 15, 2014 09:25:20

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri has vowed to tackle sectarian radicalism, calling on all factions in Lebanon to avoid being drawn into a "sectarian holocaust".

Saudis to acquire $10 billion of American weapons

Sat Feb 15, 2014 08:56:37

Saudi Arabia plans to purchase $10 billion in US weaponry from the Canadian subsidiary of a major American arms maker.

Pakistan anti-drone activist freed after kidnap, torture

Sat Feb 15, 2014 08:11:54

A Pakistani man known for his vocal opposition to the US drone program has returned home after being interrogated and tortured following his kidnapping last week, his lawyer said.

Syrian militants detonate mines under Aleppo hotel

Fri Feb 14, 2014 19:30:42

Foreign backed militant groups detonated mines in tunnels under a hotel in northern Syria's Aleppo on Friday, killing at least five, activists said.

UN set to resume 3rd round of Syria peace talks: Opposition

Fri Feb 14, 2014 18:49:32

A Syrian opposition negotiator Ahmad Jakal said on Friday that UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi plans to take Syrian peace talks into a third round.

ISIL terrorists execute 13 civilians near Aleppo

Fri Feb 14, 2014 17:37:23

An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria executed at least 13 people including relatives of fighters from rival rebel groups before withdrawing from a town near Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

Deadlocked Syria peace talks enter decisive day

Fri Feb 14, 2014 16:50:21

Syria's warring sides headed Friday into a decisive day for the faltering peace process, under pressure to agree on an agenda to save the deadlocked Geneva talks from collapse.

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