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  • Hezbollah’s role in Syrian civil war drives sectarian tension in Lebanon - paper

    Date: 2013-04-28 10:39:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:84122

    US-Lebanon-TensionsHezbollah’s role in Syrian civil war drives sectarian tension in Lebanon - paper   WASHINGTON, April 28 (MENA) - Lebanese groups on opposite ends of the nation’s polarized political spectrum are starting to ....

  • Free Srian Army downs regime warplane

    Date: 2013-04-27 18:50:58 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:83529

    Syria-Clashes-Plane Downing Free Srian Army downs regime warplane    DAMSCUS, April 27 (MENA) - The Free Syrian Army on Saturday shot down a regime warplane in Aleppo city, northern Syria.    Al-Arabiya TV channel aired the ....

  • Fierce clashes erupt in Rif Dimashq

    Date: 2013-04-27 17:56:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:83367

    Syria-Developments-clashes Fierce clashes erupt in Rif Dimashq    Damascus, April 27 (MENA) – Fierce clashes erupted Saturday between Syrian armed rebels and regime forces in many cities and towns in Rif Dimashq.    ....

  • Obama should remember Rwanda as he weighs action in Syria: Washington Post

    Date: 2013-04-27 17:55:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:83183

    US-Syria-RwandaObama should remember Rwanda as he weighs action in Syria: Washington Post   WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - As President Obama and his advisers look for more conclusive evidence that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has used ....

  • Israel 'to stop using white phosphorus shells'

    Date: 2013-04-26 19:21:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:82364

    Israel-White Phosphorus-Criticism Israel 'to stop using white phosphorus shells'      GAZA CITY, April 26 (MENA) - The Israeli military said it is to stop using artillery shells with white phosphorus to create smokescreens on ....

  • Israeli military force attacked in northern Hebron

    Date: 2013-04-26 13:06:05 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:81909

    Israel-Palestine-Security Israeli military force attacked in northern Hebron    GAZA CITY, April 26 (MENA) - An Israeli military force came under attack by Molotov cocktails in northern Hebron but no casualties  were reported, ....

  • Israeli army patrols near Lebanese border

    Date: 2013-04-26 12:50:00 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:81823

    Lebanon-Israel-Tension Israeli army patrols near Lebanese border      BEIRUT, April 26 (MENA) – The Israeli army deployed intensive patrols on the Blue Line near the southern Lebanese borders on Friday.    Also ....

  • Inciting violence in Iraq is 'playing with fire': Iran official

    Date: 2013-04-26 12:49:29 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:81826

    Iran-IraqInciting violence in Iraq is 'playing with fire': Iran official   TERHAN, April 26 (MENA) - An Iranian official warned foreign sides against inciting violence in Iraq, describing the measure as "playing with fire," Press TV ....

  • UNRWA says no plans to open Cairo relief office for Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria

    Date: 2013-04-26 12:49:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:81836

    Palestine-Egypt-UNRWAUNRWA says no plans to open Cairo relief office for Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria   GAZA CITY, April 26 (MENA) - The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) stressed on Friday that Egypt is not an area of operations to ....

  • Israel continues to breach Lebanese skies

    Date: 2013-04-26 11:55:26 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:81837

    Lebanon-IsraelIsrael continues to breach Lebanese skies   BEIRUT, April 26 (MENA) - Israel continued its daily violations of the Lebanese skies on Friday.Israeli warplanes flew low over southern Lebanon and carried out mock raids on ....

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