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Fierce clashes raging between Syrian army, opposition forces in Damascus

Date: 2013-05-27 17:50:38 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:127919

Syria-Clashes Fierce clashes raging between Syrian army, opposition forces in Damascus DAMASCUS, May 27 (MENA) - Fierce clashes broke out between the Syrian army and opposition forces near Garage Abbasids in Damascus, leaving lots of ....

Israel holds drill against missile attacks

Date: 2013-05-27 16:56:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:127774

Israel-Drill Israel holds drill against missile attacks RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Air raid sirens rang out across Israel this afternoon as the country’s week-long nationwide home-front defense drill reached its peak, Jerusalem Post ....

CSTO backs Russian-US initiative on Syria

Date: 2013-05-27 16:29:19 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:127649

Kyrgyzstan-CSTO-Syria CSTO backs Russian-US initiative on Syria BISHKEK, May 27 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has backed a Russian-US initiative to hold an international peace ....

Israeli military aircraft stage mock raids over South Lebanon

Date: 2013-05-27 16:27:25 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:127765

Lebanon-Israel Israeli military aircraft stage mock raids over South Lebanon BEIRUT, May 27 (MENA) - Israeli military aircraft flew over South Lebanon on Monday in violation of the Lebanese airspace. The Israeli aircraft carried out ....

Iran's IRGC conducts naval drills on disputed islands

Date: 2013-05-27 15:39:32 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:127665

Iran-Drills Iran's IRGC stages naval drills on disputed islands TEHRAN, May 27 (MENA) - Different combat units of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps staged four days of naval exercises in the Gulf waters to display and assess "Iran's ....

China's Mideast envoy to visit Jordan, Egypt, AL

Date: 2013-05-27 14:24:00 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:127514

China-Egypt-Envoy China's Mideast envoy to visit Jordan, Egypt, AL BEIJING, May 27 (MENA) - China's special envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike will pay a visit to Jordan, Egypt and the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo during the period ....

Qatari fuel aid to be pumped to Gaza within days

Date: 2013-05-27 14:21:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:127408

Palestine-Egypt-Fuel Qatari fuel aid to be pumped to Gaza within days GAZA CITY, May 27 (MENA) - The remaining quantities of Qatari fuel aid to the Palestinians in Egypt's Suez city will be pumped to the Gaza Strip within days. The ....

Ambassador Sobeih: Educational programs for Arab students to face Israel's claims

Date: 2013-05-27 12:20:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:127176

Arab League-Israel Ambassador Sobeih: Educational programs for Arab students to face Israel's claims CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League Secretary General for the Palestinian Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih stressed the ....

Israeli troops storm Aqsa – statement

Date: 2013-05-27 12:05:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:127121

Palestine-Israel-Mosque Israeli troops storm Aqsa – statement RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) – Around 70 Israeli female soldiers in uniform along with intelligence elements and 25 settlers stormed Aqsa mosque on Monday in a new provocative act ....

Syrian regime forces use chemical weapons in Jober district

Date: 2013-05-27 11:35:05 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:127125

Syria-Hizbollah Syrian regime forces use chemical weapons in Jober district DAMASCUS, May 27 (MENA) - Troops of Lebanon's Hizbollah movement tried to storm a village in Rif Dimashq amid fierce clashes with the Free Syrian Army, ....