Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated to the grand mufti of Syria his full support in the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story »
At least 39 people were killed Thursday in the city of Homs in the fourth day of the massive attack by the Syrian regime forces Full Story »
The U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that the head of the Arab League, Nabil Al-Arabi, had asked him Tuesday for UN cooperation to a new observer mission to Syria. Full Story »
Syrian regime forces tightened the noose around the rebel city of Homs, determined to crush the resistance, activists said Wednesday. Full Story »
Bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs by government forces killed at least 52 civilians overnight, activists in the city and opposition sources said on Wednesday. Full Story »
The Gulf monarchies announced Tuesday they had decided to expel the Syrian ambassadors from their countries and to withdraw their envoys to Damascus Full Story »
PALESTINIAN ARENA
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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmud Abbas will lead an interim national government to prepare for upcoming elections, under an agreement signed on Monday in the Qatari capital.
CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu does not trust President Obama
DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ
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In an attack Friday on a funeral ceremony near a hospital in the Iraqi capital Baghdad at least 28 people have been killed.
LEBANON & SYRIA
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At least 128 civilians were killed Monday in Syria, mostly in the bombing of the city of Homs and its province, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
REGIONAL NEWS
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Angry protesters clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday for the fourth day after a deadly incident at a soccer match killed over 70 last week.
THE IRANIAN FILE
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' on Thursday slammed the EU decision to ban Iranian oil imports
WAR ON TERROR
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Al Qaeda fighters swept into the southern Yemeni town of Rada overnight and overran it within hours, local and tribal officials were quoted as saying by AFP on Monday.
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