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June 4, 2013
US Secretary of State warns regional powers that time is of the essence if they are committed to establishing long-term stability
The European Union announced Monday that it will provide Jordan with 50 million euros to assist it with providing humanitarian assistance to the swathes of Syrian refugees living in the country.
Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has clashed with the rebel Free Syrian Army in a Damascus suburb, leaving two Hezbollah fighters dead, one of them a high ranking official.
A 22-year-old man died from a gunshot wound following a protest in Turkey on Tuesday.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed that the US will send Patriot missiles and F-16 planes to Jordan, initially to take part in an international military exercise but he confirmed that the equipment could remain in the Kingdom permanently
A top Iraqi minister warned Israel that it cannot use its airspace to attack Iran.
Fighting in Qusayr - a strategic town near the Lebanon-Syria border - was attacked on Monday. A doctor said at least 300 people are said to be wounded.
Al Qaeda, the internationally recognised terrorist organisation, has set up a complaints department in the northern Syrian town of Raqqa, for those who have issues with "any element of the Islamic state".
June 3, 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Jordan in the upcoming days, as he strives to push the Palestinian-Israeli peace process forward.
British educated Rami Hamfallah will replace Salam Fayyad as Palestinian Prime Minsiter when he officially quits office later this month
A police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai region came under attack for the 39th time since the Egyptian Revolution, when unidentified gunmen shot at policemen, who returned fire at the attackers
Violence in Lebanon continues as one person was killed in overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli
Iran says it has thwarted an alleged terror network backed by Israeli intelligence that was plotting to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections
In the face of growing discontent, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected claims that he is a "dictator" and has criticised his people for protesting.
The floodwaters from the Syrian crisis rose higher in Lebanon Sunday, with Lebanese security sources reporting that for the first time fighting between Hezbollah and Syrian rebels had occurred on Lebanese soil.
