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CIA, US forces already entered Syria: report

Fri Aug 23, 2013 19:55:55

US special forces and CIA operatives, along with Israeli and Jordanian troops, are already in Syria to command members of the militant groups fighting seize power in the Arab country, a French newspaper report has revealed.

Hezbollah denounces Tripoli 'criminal attack'

Fri Aug 23, 2013 18:32:43

Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned deadly Friday attack in northern city of Tripoli saying that the attack was part of a criminal plot to ignite sedition in Lebanon.

Beirut to take Israel raid to UN Security Council

Fri Aug 23, 2013 18:14:15

Lebanese president has lashed out at a recent Israeli air raid on southern Beirut and called upon foreign ministry to file an urgent complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council.

In pictures: Lebanon’s Tripoli deadly blasts

Fri Aug 23, 2013 18:02:12

Twenty seven people were killed and 358 more were injured after two blasts hit Lebanese northern city of Tripoli on Friday, August 23, 2013.

Lebanese officials condemn Tripoli terrorist attack

Fri Aug 23, 2013 17:13:28

Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri has strongly condemned Friday” terrorist attacks” in northern city of Tripoli, after two blasts left some 18 people killed.

Britain runs secret spying base in Middle East

Fri Aug 23, 2013 16:38:11

Britain runs a secret monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept large numbers of telephone calls, emails and internet traffic that it shares with intelligence agencies in the United States, the Independent newspaper has reported.

27 killed in Tripoli blast: Lebanon health ministry

Fri Aug 23, 2013 16:05:25

Twenty seven people have been killed and 358 more have been injured after two blasts hit Lebanese northern city of Tripoli, Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil has announced.

UNIFIL calls on Israel to stop offensive in Lebanon

Fri Aug 23, 2013 15:51:54

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has called on Israel to cease from offensive military action in Lebanon after an Israeli air raid targeted an area south of Beirut earlier in the day.

Brotherhood calls for new demos, army beefs up

Fri Aug 23, 2013 15:37:37

Egyptian troops and police stood ready in Cairo to foil Muslim Brotherhood plans for "Friday of Martyrs" protests against the army's bloody crackdown on followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

US-Russia meeting on Syria set for August 28

Fri Aug 23, 2013 13:52:28

Russia and US have agreed to meet at The Hague on August 28 to discuss ways to end the ongoing crisis in Syria.

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