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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria 10 hours agoBy Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act More »
- Syrian army, Hezbollah attack rebels in border town - opposition 12 hours ago
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on More »
- Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms: Netanyahu 13 hours ago
Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. More »
- Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper 16 hours ago
LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar More »
- Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S. - report 18 hours ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad More »
- Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms 21 hours ago
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time More »
- Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria Sat, May 18, 2013
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be More »
- Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down Sat, May 18, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with More »
- Ahmadinejad cancels Thailand trip due to busy schedule Sat, May 18, 2013
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was due to address a water security forum in Thailand has cancelled the trip because of his busy schedule, a member of the More »
- Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival Sat, May 18, 2013
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film More »
- U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer Fri, May 17, 2013
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by More »
- Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad - U.S. general warns Fri, May 17, 2013
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could More »
- Sanctions-hit SyrianAir booked out as war imperils roads Fri, May 17, 2013
International sanctions have piled up against SyrianAir but the carrier is operating at full capacity as civil war has made domestic road travel perilous and Syrian More »
- France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran Fri, May 17, 2013
The United States and European nations should take "decisive sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le More »
- Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone Fri, May 17, 2013
By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to More »
- Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom Fri, May 17, 2013
By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a More »
- France opposed to Iran attending Syria conference Fri, May 17, 2013
France said Friday it is opposed to having Iran attend a peace conference on Syria despite Damascus's ally Russia wanting Tehran's presence at the event expected in More »
- Iran's Oscar winner scores Cannes hit with melodrama Fri, May 17, 2013
Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a Paris-set tale about love and its More »
- Iran Presidential Election: Women Banned Fri, May 17, 2013
Women who put themselves forward as presidential candidates in Iran have been told they cannot run for election. More »
- UN, Russia call for urgent Syria conference Fri, May 17, 2013
UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Russia agreed Friday that a peace conference on Syria should be held "as soon as possible", even as Moscow defied growing global pressure More »
- Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes Fri, May 17, 2013
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming More »
- Bahrain forces raid top cleric's house - opposition Fri, May 17, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Friday, the opposition said, an act likely to More »
- Iran women cannot stand for presidency: cleric Fri, May 17, 2013
Women can not contest Iran's June 14 presidential election, a member of the Islamic state's electoral watchdog said in media reports on Friday, dashing the hopes of More »
- Bodies of Iraq Shiites killed in Syria war arrive home Fri, May 17, 2013
The bodies of two Iraqi Shiites killed fighting in neighbouring Syria alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces arrived home on Friday, providing more evidence More »
- U.N. chief Ban says must not lose momentum on Syria conference Fri, May 17, 2013
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday a proposed international conference on Syria should be held as soon as possible, but More »
- Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power Fri, May 17, 2013
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to More »
- Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai 'water summit' Fri, May 17, 2013
Iran's firebrand President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a forum on water security in Thailand next week, an embassy official said on Friday, just weeks before More »
- Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks Fri, May 17, 2013
By Thomas Grove MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to try to end Syria's More »
- U.S. adds sanctions on Syria, labels rebel chief a terrorist Fri, May 17, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad More »
- Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria Thu, May 16, 2013
By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and More »
- U.S. widens sanctions to four Syrian officials, TV station, airline Thu, May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad More »
- Iran's Jalili says nuclear talks 'long and useful' Thu, May 16, 2013
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Thursday that nuclear talks with the EU'S foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were "long and useful" and that More »
- Iran should take part in Syria conference: Russia Thu, May 16, 2013
Iran should take part in an international conference agreed by Moscow and Washington to help broker an end to the Syria conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei More »
- CIA chief 'in surprise Israel trip over Syria' Thu, May 16, 2013
John Brennan, director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, arrived in Israel late on Thursday on a surprise visit to discuss the situation in Syria, an official More »
- US-led navies press Gulf manoeuvres amid Iran tensions Thu, May 16, 2013
Divers leap from a helicopter into the Gulf's choppy waters to destroy a mine, while a US marine fires at a floating target, as forces from 41 countries gathered More »
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