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Syria crisis: US weighs military options
Date: 2013-08-24 09:49:46 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:255817
US/Syria/Military Syria crisis: US weighs military options in Syria KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Pentagon is moving forces closer to Syria as the US weighs its options in the conflict there, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has suggested ....
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Israel, Washington discuss Syria, Lebanon conditions
Date: 2013-08-24 09:47:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:255819
Israel/US Israel, Washington discuss Syria, Lebanon conditions GAZA CITY, Aug 24 (MENA) - Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz discussed with his US counterpart Gen. Martin Dempsey the conditions in Lebanon and Syria. The two ....
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Lebanese newspaper spotlight 2 terror attacks in Tripoli
Date: 2013-08-24 09:46:35 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:255828
Lebanon/Explosions Lebanese newspaper spotlight 2 terror attacks in Tripoli BEIRUT, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Lebanese newspapers shed light on the two terrorist attacks which took place outside two Sunni mosques, minutes apart, which killed ....
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US expands presence in Mediterranean due to Syria
Date: 2013-08-24 08:46:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:255754
US/Syria US expands presence in Mediterranean due to Syria WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The US ordered its Navy to expand its presence in the Mediterranean with a fourth cruise-missile armed warship because of the escalating civil war in ....
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Iran's FM voices concern over situation in Egypt
Date: 2013-08-24 00:00:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:255659
Iran/Egypt Iran's FM voices concern over situation in Egypt TEHRAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced deep concern over the current situation in Egypt, and underlined the need for immediate tranquility in ....
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Lebanese border town under fire from Syrian territories
Date: 2013-08-23 13:26:55 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:254871
Lebanon/Syria/Military Lebanese border town under fire from Syrian territories BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) – Beni Sakhr town in Wadi Khaled area in northern Lebanon has come under fire coming from the Syrian territories, security sources said ....
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Lebanon to file a complaint with UN against Israeli
Date: 2013-08-23 13:22:34 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:254875
Lebanon/Israel Lebanon to file a complaint with UN against Israeli BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) – Lebanese President Michel Suleiman strongly condemned on Friday, the Israeli shelling of an area south of Beirut. Suleiman asked Foreign ....
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Israeli occupation forces opens fire on farmers in Khan Younis
Date: 2013-08-23 13:13:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:254867
Palestine/Occupation Israeli occupation forces open fire at farmers in Khan Younis GAZA CITY, Aug 23 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces fired on Friday, machine guns towards a number of houses and farms of Palestinians east of Khan Younis ....
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No casualties from shelling by Israeli plane to Palestinian building - Lebanese army
Date: 2013-08-23 10:19:04 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:254586
Lebanon/Israel/Military No casualties from shelling by Israeli plane to Palestinian building - Lebanese army BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Lebanese army said that the Israeli military plane, which shelled the general command of the Public Front ....
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Israel continues to breach Lebanese skies
Date: 2013-08-23 09:49:13 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:254577
Lebanon/Israel Israel continues to breach Lebanese skies BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) - Israel continued its daily violations of the Lebanese skies on Thursday on the same day Israeli officials said four rockets were fired toward northern Israel ....