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At least six killed in Turkey border explosion

Tue Sep 3, 2013 20:01:01

An explosion on the border between Turkey's southern province of Hatay and Syria killed six people on Tuesday, Turkish media said, but there were conflicting reports about the cause and exact location of the blast.

Army retakes strategic town in Syria

Tue Sep 3, 2013 19:19:11

The Syrian army has regained the control of a strategic town in northwest Syria on Tuesday after 10 days of intense clashes with foreign backed militant groups.

Hamas: Egypt building buffer zone near Gaza

Tue Sep 3, 2013 18:20:26

Egyptian security forces have destroyed some 20 houses along the border with Gaza in what the Palestinian Hamas movement says is an effort to build a buffer zone to isolate the coastal strip.

EU urges world to wait for Syria report

Tue Sep 3, 2013 17:48:29

The international community should wait for UN inspectors to complete their report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria before taking action, an EU spokesman said Tuesday.

Nasrallah, Iranian MP discuss Syria

Tue Sep 3, 2013 17:34:47

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has discussed the latest regional developments with the head of Iranian Majlis (Parliament) national security and foreign policy commission.

11 Brotherhood leaders sentenced to life in prison

Tue Sep 3, 2013 16:54:00

An Egyptian military court has sentenced 11 Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison for violence targeting the army in the port city of Suez last month.

Egyptian army airstrikes kill 15 in Sinai

Tue Sep 3, 2013 16:35:19

Egypt military helicopters have killed 15 militants and wounded 15 others in air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula, where the army has been battling a semi-insurgency, security sources have said.

Israel claims rocket fire in Mediterranean

Tue Sep 3, 2013 15:59:29

Israel has claimed responsibility for the rocket fires in the Mediterranean Sea, saying it was a test fire after Russian Defense Ministry announced the incident.

Russia warns US against adventurism in Syria

Tue Sep 3, 2013 14:19:19

Russia has criticized the United States for sending warships close to Syria, saying the deployments would exacerbate tension in the region.

Russia detects 'ballistic attack' in Mediterranean

Tue Sep 3, 2013 13:39:26

Russian radars have detected two ballistic "objects" that have been fired towards the eastern Mediterranean from the central part of the sea amid a threat by the US to launch an attack on Syria.

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