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White House condemns Hezbollah role in Syria 3 hours agoThe White House on Tuesday condemned Hezbollah's direct intervention in the battle for the Syrian rebel stronghold of Qusayr, and slammed President Bashar al-Assad More »
- Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues 3 hours ago
The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli More »
- Claim Saudi princes laundered Hezbollah money "fanciful"- lawyer 4 hours ago
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a Jordanian businessman who More »
- Three killed during Syria-related clashes in Lebanese city 5 hours ago
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Three people were killed in further sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, security sources said, More »
- Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights 5 hours ago
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on More »
- Syrian opposition, government prepare for peace talks - mediator 5 hours ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, the United Nations-Arab League More »
- Damascus opponents demand guarantees Assad will quit 5 hours ago
Syrian opposition representatives have demanded international guarantees that President Bashar al-Assad step down in any peace deal, former opposition chief Ahmed More »
- EU set to brand Lebanon's Hezbollah as 'terrorists' 6 hours ago
Ending months of hesitation, the European Union opened the door Tuesday to adding the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah to its list of international terrorist More »
- Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown 6 hours ago
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown since the crisis in Syria More »
- Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle 6 hours ago
Elite Hezbollah fighters poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria on Tuesday, a watchdog and others said, bolstering Syrian regime forces battling to retake More »
- Israeli army denies vehicle destroyed by Syrian fire 6 hours ago
Israel's army and Syrian forces exchanged fire across the sensitive ceasefire line on the Golan Heights on Tuesday, but the Jewish state denied one of its vehicles More »
- Syria 'Destroys' Israeli Vehicle In Golan Heights 6 hours ago
Syria claims it has destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights. More »
- Eurovision: Russia Angered Over Vote 'Theft' 7 hours ago
Russia has demanded answers over what it claims was an "outrageous" theft of votes from its Eurovision entry on Saturday. More »
- UN calls for 'credible' Syrian players at Geneva talks 7 hours ago
A planned Syria peace conference next month will only work if the government and rebels send credible negotiating teams, the UN's deputy secretary-general Jan More »
- Kerry visits Oman for arms deal, talks on Syria, Mideast 7 hours ago
By Arshad Mohammed MUSCAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion (1.3 billion More »
- Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle on its territory 7 hours ago
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on More »
- Syria names negotiating team for peace talks - sources 9 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has put forward names of five officials from his administration for internationally-sponsored peace talks with More »
- Syria submits five names for possible peace talks 10 hours ago
The Syrian regime has put forward a list of five officials including Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi as potential negotiators in talks with the opposition, European More »
- Kerry in Oman to help ink $2.1 bln defence deal 10 hours ago
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman on Tuesday aiming to help finalise an estimated $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defence system to the More »
- Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive 10 hours ago
AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the More »
- Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12 10 hours ago
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority More »
- Iran wants in on Syria peace conference 11 hours ago
Iran said Tuesday it is willing to attend an upcoming peace conference on Syria, arguing all influential parties must be included in the process for it to be a More »
- Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops 11 hours ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the More »
- Israel denies Syrian claim Israeli vehicle destroyed 11 hours ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military denied on Tuesday a claim by Syria that its armed forces destroyed an Israeli vehicle on the Golan Heights. An army More »
- Obama to meet Xi in California in June 19 hours ago
President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying More »
- Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast 20 hours ago
By Arshad Mohammed SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion More »
- U.S. names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about More »
- Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants - U.N. 22 hours ago
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in More »
- Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned" 23 hours ago
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered More »
- Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah role in Syria Mon, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to More »
- Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, five killed Mon, May 20, 2013
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources More »
- William Hague: 'All Options' Open Over Syria Mon, May 20, 2013
"No option" is off the table if the Syrian regime does not negotiate seriously at planned peace talks, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. More »
- Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing - Qatar Mon, May 20, 2013
By Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put More »
- Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq Mon, May 20, 2013
By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on More »
- Syrian opposition chief kidnapped: NGO Mon, May 20, 2013
An opposition leader, rights activist and long-time dissident in Syria's rebel-held city of Raqa has been abducted, a watchdog said on Monday. More »
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