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UK sells $18bn weapons to human rights violators

Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:51:40

Britain has issued more than 3,000 licenses allowing the export of weapons to countries where the UK has human rights concerns, according to a parliamentary report.

Lebanon president to reconvene national dialogue

Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:07:12

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman says he planned to reconvene "national dialogue" among rival political factions in order to reassert commitment to the “Baabda Declaration” amid deep national divisions over the bloody conflict in Syria.

Syrian pro-govt. politician assassinated in Lebanon

Wed Jul 17, 2013 09:55:46

Senior Syrian politician Mohammad Jamo has been assassinated in southern Lebanon, al-Alam reports.

Russia in largest military drills since Soviet era

Wed Jul 17, 2013 09:30:11

Russia is in the midst of its biggest war games since Soviet times, with 160,000 troops, 130 planes, 70 ships and thousands of tanks and armored vehicles participating in the country's Far East.

Iran's Rohani backs Syrian nation, Hezbollah

Wed Jul 17, 2013 08:57:30

Iran's president-elect Hassan Rohani has expressed hope that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will overcome the crisis with the assistance of "benevolent forces."

Syria conflict claims 5,000 lives a month: UN

Wed Jul 17, 2013 08:32:33

Five thousand people a month are dying in Syria's unrest, which has now generated the worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the UN says.

Egypt's interim cabinet swears in, MB rejects

Tue Jul 16, 2013 22:19:36

Egypt’s interim government has been sworn in, with army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the ousting of Mohammed Morsi, becoming deputy PM as well as defense minister.

Al-Qaeda plans to form own state in Syria

Tue Jul 16, 2013 21:37:29

Al-Qaeda is planning to declare a government of its own in north of Syria in August, establishing a stronger base for the terrorist group in the war-torn country.

Snowden submits asylum request to Russia

Tue Jul 16, 2013 19:18:37

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden has submitted an official request for temporary asylum in Russia.

Roadside bomb rips through Lebanon border

Tue Jul 16, 2013 19:04:32

A roadside bomb has exploded near two SUVs on an east Lebanon highway bordering Syria, wounding two people.

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