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June 11, 2013
After encroaching upon rebel positions in Aleppo since the fall of Qusayr last week, regime troops have launched an offensive against an Aleppo airbase, as well as key areas of the northern province.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke out on the preconditions that the Palestinians for the negotiations, calling them insurmountable.
Two suicide bombers targeted a busy Damascus square on Tuesday morning. No reports on the number of casualties have been released yet.
Hundreds of Turkish riot police on Tuesday morning entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square, after forces reportedly used tear gas last night to disperse protesters on the 11th day of anti-government demonstrations.
The Cairo Criminal Court ordered the release of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's sons on Monday as his retrial has been postponed yet again.
A van carrying Lebanese gunmen who were on their way to fight in Damascus was targeted by a car bomb in Lebanon's Bekaa valley on Monday. Several casualties were reported, but the gunmen still managed to enter Syria.
June 10, 2013
An estimated 61 people died in Iraq on Monday as violence swept the country. In Mosul, in northern Iraq, five car bombs targeted army and police personnel.
Indonesian consulate set on fire as thousands of expatriate workers amass in bid to sort out their employment papers
Conservative former parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel on Monday withdrew his candidacy from Iran's June 14 presidential election. Meanwhile, an Iranian watchdog group denies banning a candidate from the 2013 election.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial over his role in the deaths of protesters in 2011 was resumed in Cairo on Monday, amid rumours that the court will acquit him.
The anti-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi 'tamarod' (rebellion) campaign has gathered 13 million signatures since May 1, as the number of voices calling for Morsi's early ousting increases.
All seven of the suspected Taliban militants who launched an attack on Kabul airport died in suicide bomb explosions on Monday, an Afghani police chief said
A car bomb exploded in Taanayel east Lebanon, damaging nearby vehicles but causing no injuries
At least eight Egyptians have been injured after clashes with Libyan border guards, who set an Egyptian truck on fire.
The Guardian Council are reassessing Hassan Rouhani's qualifications to run for President as reports emerged that a reformist coalition had settled on backing his candidacy
