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  • UN peacekeepers hurt in Syria Golan clashes

    Date: 2013-06-06 18:02:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:143547

    UN-Syria UN peacekeepers hurt in Syria Golan clashes NEW YORK, June 6 (MENA) - Two UN peacekeepers have been wounded on Thursday during clashes between Syrian government troops and opposition forces over control of a border crossing near ....

  • Qaeda leader urges Muslims to fight in Syria

    Date: 2013-06-06 16:52:41 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:143349

    Syria-Zawahri Qaeda leader urges Muslims to fight in Syria DAMASCUS, June 6 (MENA) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged Sunni Muslims to unite and join the battle in Syria to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and prevent a US allied ....

  • Austria withdrawing its UN peacekeepers from Golan

    Date: 2013-06-06 15:35:27 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:143162

    Austria-Syria-Withdrawal Austria withdrawing its UN peacekeepers from Golan VIENNA, June 6 (MENA) - Austria's government says it is withdrawing the country's 377 UN peacekeepers from the Golan Heights for safety reasons after the Syrian ....

  • We killed 45 soldiers on road to Damascus Int'l Airport - Free Syrian Army

    Date: 2013-06-06 15:02:43 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:142917

    Syria-Opposition-Developments We killed 45 soldiers on road to Damascus Int'l Airport - Free Syrian Army DAMASCUS, June 6 (MENA) – The Free Syrian Army announced that its forces killed on Thursday 45 regimented soldiers after violent ....

  • Haniyeh reiterates commitment to non-interference in Egypt's internal affairs

    Date: 2013-06-06 14:06:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:142846

    Palestine-Egypt Haniyeh reiterates commitment to non-interference in Egypt's internal affairs GAZA, June 6 (MENA) – Head of the Hamas sacked government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh met at his home on Thursday, prominent Egyptian Salafist leader ....

  • Israeli reconnaissance planes violate Lebanese airspace

    Date: 2013-06-06 13:51:16 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:143046

    Lebanon-Israel Israeli reconnaissance planes violate Lebanese airspace BEIRUT, June 6 (MENA) - Israeli military aircraft continued violations of the Lebanese airspace on Thursday, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. ....

  • David Cameron faces serious Cabinet split over arming Syrian rebels

    Date: 2013-06-06 13:31:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:142820

    Britain-Syria David Cameron faces serious Cabinet split over arming Syrian rebels LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a serious Cabinet split over his plans for Britain to take a leading role in ....

  • 1,400 reporters to cover Iran's presidential, city council elections: official

    Date: 2013-06-06 10:59:07 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:142747

    Iran-Elections-Media 1,400 reporters to cover Iran's presidential, city council elections: official TEHRAN, June 6 (MENA) - Some 1,400 journalists and reporters from around the world are set to cover Iran’s upcoming presidential as well as ....

  • White House condemns in strongest terms Assad's regime assault on Qusair

    Date: 2013-06-06 09:43:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:142581

    US-Syria-Qusair White House condemns in strongest terms Assad's regime assault on Qusair WASHINGTON, June 6 (MENA) - The White House on Wednesday condemned the assault on the Syrian border town of Qusair by Syrian government forces, who ....

  • Kerry, Davutoglu discuss protests in Turkey

    Date: 2013-06-06 00:40:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:130 - ID:142386

    US-Turkey Kerry, Davutoglu discuss protests in Turkey WASHINGTON, June 5 (MENA) – The US Department of State said on Wednesday that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed protests in Turkey ....

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