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April 24, 2013
Reports of the release of two bishops abducted by gunmen in a rebel-held area of northern Syria are denied by sources close to the pair.
April 23, 2013
An Algerian and a Moroccan were arrested by Spanish police on Tuesday
Sunni anti-government protestors have clashed with government troops in Hawija, near Kirkuk
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has used chemical weapons in Syria's two-year conflict, the Israeli military's top intelligence analyst said on Tuesday.
Two Aleppian bishops were reportedly kidnapped by Syrian rebels on the outskirts of the city on Monday evening.
Two rockets have hit Lebanon in the latest round of cross-border fire.
A car bomb has exploded in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Reuters reports.
The Syrian National Coalition’s interim president says the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has declared war on the Syrian people.
April 22, 2013
Judge keeps the ex-President behind bars, overturning a previous release order
The United States is to equip Israel with a range of advanced missiles and fighter jets.
An appeals court in Kuwait grants bail to a leading opposition figure convicted of insulting the ruling emir.
Hezbollah and Iran are thought to be sending thousands of militants to support Syrian regime forces fight against the Western/Gulf-backed rebels
A large Lebanese delegation of around 50 political figures traveled to Syria for talks with President Bashar Assad Sunday in a move likely to raise tension in an already divided Lebanon over the crisis next door.
Mohamed Morsi has embarked on a cabinet reshuffle without consulting advisers, according to reports
The European Union on Monday is set to ease its oil embargo placed on Syria in favor of opposition fighters in the country, EU diplomats said.
