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Saudi cleric claims: Iran to assassinate Nasrallah

Tue May 28, 2013 19:08:15

Saudi Salafist cleric Sheikh Muhammad al-Arifi claims that Iran is going to assassinate Hezbollah’s chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah because his effective role is over, CNN Arabic and other Arabic websites report.

‘Over 50 million Iranians eligible to vote’

Tue May 28, 2013 18:13:51

Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar says that nearly 50.5 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

Iran slams EU decision to arm Syria militants

Tue May 28, 2013 17:18:49

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has slammed the European Union’ decision to lift its arms embargo on the militants operating inside Syria as a “hasty and dangerous” measure.

US senator on illegal visit to Syria to meet rebels

Tue May 28, 2013 15:13:45

Leading US Senator John McCain has illegally travelled to Syria on a surprise visit to meet with insurgents.

Russia raps EU decision to arm Syria militants

Tue May 28, 2013 13:51:09

Russia is “disappointed” by an EU decision to ease arming militants in Syria, saying it will "directly harm" the prospects of holding a peace conference on the bloody conflict.

Iran leaving no chink in armor

Tue May 28, 2013 13:40:53

Iran is equipping all its armored vehicles with reactive armor in order to protect them against shaped charges and munitions, a senior army commander has said.

Syria's battle to recapture Qusayr continues

Tue May 28, 2013 12:49:06

At least 13 militants have been killed in latest clashes between the Syrian army and terrorist groups in al-Qusayr.

Lebanese soldiers killed near Syria border

Tue May 28, 2013 11:32:24

Armed men have killed three Lebanese soldiers near the Syrian border in the deadliest such attack since the start of the Syrian conflict more than two years ago.

EU decides to arm insurgents in Syria

Tue May 28, 2013 10:21:05

The European Union has agreed to lift its embargo against arming insurgents in Syria in a bid to prop up militants in the face of the Syrian army's advances.

Hague: UK ready to arm Syria rebels alone

Mon May 27, 2013 23:25:20

The British Foreign Secretary’s campaign with France to supply arms to Syrian rebels was met by continued resistance at home and across EU, while William Hague hinted that the UK was ready to provide foreign-backed terrorists with military equipment.

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