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- Between 180-200 French militants have fought in Syria - Le Monde 2 hours 57 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Between 180 and 200 French citizens have travelled to Syria in the past year to join a two-year-old rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, More »
Hezbollah chief promises 'victory' in Syria conflict 3 hours agoHezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed "victory" in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular More »
- Syria opposition says kidnapped bishops 'in good health' 3 hours ago
Two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria last month are "in good health," though there is no news on their whereabouts, an opposition official told reporters More »
- Syrian opposition in knots over Muslim Brotherhood: dissidents 4 hours ago
A Saudi-led bid to dilute the Muslim Brotherhood's influence over Syria's main opposition has thrown the group into disarray, dissidents said Saturday, with some More »
- Iraq forces strike Sunni militants near Syria 4 hours ago
Iraqi forces mounted a massive operation on Saturday to better secure the country's western desert amid concerns it is being used by Sunnis heading to fight in More »
- Israel says Syria seeks to provoke conflict 4 hours ago
Israel on Saturday accused Syrian forces of trying to provoke conflict as the two sides rowed over responsibility for a border clash. More »
- France rules out Iran taking part in Syrian peace talks 4 hours ago
By John Irish ABU DHABI (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was More »
- UAE's Majid AL Futtaim eyes $1 billion investments this year 5 hours ago
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Dead Sea, Jordan (Reuters) - UAE's Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) - sole franchise of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Gulf - said it More »
- Hezbollah, Syrian government forces push for advance in Qusair 5 hours ago
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in More »
- Iran says never sent 'military forces' to Syria 6 hours ago
Iran's defence minister insisted on Saturday that the country has never sent "military forces" to Syria, reiterating its denial of allegations by Western powers More »
- Syrian-linked death toll grows in Lebanon's Tripoli 6 hours ago
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - The death toll in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli reached 25 on Saturday in the seventh straight day of clashes between factions More »
- Israel targeted in Syria cyber attack: expert 7 hours ago
An organisation calling itself the "Syrian Electronic Army" has launched a cyber attack against the water distribution system of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, More »
- Jordan plans military exercises with 18 countries 7 hours ago
More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 different countries will take part in a joint military exercise in Jordan in the coming weeks, a military official said on More »
- Hezbollah losses in Syria steep, but morale high 7 hours ago
Hassan is just 18 and a fighter with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which threw nearly 2,000 men into the Syrian army's assault on the central town of Qusayr More »
- Saudi says Assad should not have role in Syria talks 9 hours ago
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Saturday that Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad should not take part in the proposed peace talks aimed More »
- Syria regime to attend peace talks: Russia 15 hours ago
Russia's announcement that the Damascus regime has agreed to attend an international peace conference on the Syrian crisis has been met by scepticism among the More »
- In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S. 15 hours ago
By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both More »
- Syria opposition unity talks face collapse 18 hours ago
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war More »
- Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds Fri, May 24, 2013
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace More »
- Syria opposition demands 'goodwill gestures' from Assad Fri, May 24, 2013
Syria's opposition called Friday on President Bashar al-Assad to prove it is working for a transition of power in the war-torn country, as they gathered in Istanbul More »
- Peace efforts leave Syrian refugees in Jordan cold Fri, May 24, 2013
International efforts to organise a Syria peace conference are at fever pitch, but in Jordan's Zaatari camp, Syrian refugees are more concerned with the misery of More »
- US worried Syrian war spilling into Lebanon Fri, May 24, 2013
The United States expressed concern Friday that Lebanon could find itself dragged into Syria's civil war and expressed support for efforts by the country's army to More »
- Syria army says rebels trapped in Qusayr's north Fri, May 24, 2013
Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a More »
- Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs Fri, May 24, 2013
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is constructing 2.5-km-long (1.5 mile) twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three More »
- ITV News Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army Fri, May 24, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media outlet to have one of its Twitter feeds hacked by anonymous supporters of Syria's President More »
- US, Turkey, Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria Fri, May 24, 2013
The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the More »
- Stretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcements Fri, May 24, 2013
By Ilze Filks and Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth More »
- Kerry, Lavrov hold phone call on Syria peace conference Fri, May 24, 2013
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on Friday to discuss efforts to bring Syria's More »
- Lebanese president cautions Hezbollah over Syria Fri, May 24, 2013
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman cautioned Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah on Friday over its militants' intervention on the side of the regime in the conflict in More »
- Kerry, Lavrov to meet on Syria in Paris on Monday Fri, May 24, 2013
AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet privately in Paris on Monday to discuss their efforts to More »
- Sweden: Fifth Night Of Rioting In Stockholm Fri, May 24, 2013
Rioters took to the streets of Sweden for the fifth night in a row on Thursday, torching cars, shops, schools and a police station. More »
- Syria opposition struggles to forge transition plan before talks Fri, May 24, 2013
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's divided opposition leaders have failed to back a plan by their outgoing leader for President Bashar al-Assad to More »
- Iran denies it has forces in Syria Fri, May 24, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded More »
- William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK Fri, May 24, 2013
Britain's Foreign Secretary has brushed aside an Israeli minister's allegation that anti-Israeli sentiment was growing in the United Kingdom - by agreeing with him. More »
- Syria regime agrees to attend peace conference: Russia Fri, May 24, 2013
Syria's most powerful ally Russia said Friday that the Damascus regime had agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that More »
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