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Unknown assailants kill 40 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

BAGHDAD: At least 40 Syrian soldiers and Iraqis were shot dead on Monday in Iraq's western province of Anbar who were being taken to...

Multinational Naval Peace Drills 2013 begins in Persian Gulf

KARACHI: The five-day multinational naval exercise hosted by Pakistan Navy has begun in Gulf Sea on Monday, aiming at to enhance expertise for controlling...

Iran sees Assad’s regime as legitimate till 2014

TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday that it expects Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to remain on his incumbent position untill next polls slated to be...

Iraq finance minister announces resignation

RAMADI: Iraq’s finance minister Rafa al-Essawi announced his resignation on Thursday before scores of demonstrators who were staging anti-government protest in the western area...

Israeli tank fire injures three Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA CITY: At least three Palestinians were reportedly injured when they were struck by a shell fired from an Israeli tank near central Gaza's...

Friends of Syria meeting encourage extremists; says Russia

MOSCOW:  Russia said on Friday that the decisions made this week at a Friends of Syria meeting in Rome would encourage extremists to seek...

11 killed in car bomb blasts in Baghdad: officials

BAGHDAD: At least 11 people were killed and 32 others were injured in two car bomb blasts near a football field in the Iraqi...

US to provide $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition

ROME : The US will provide non-lethal aid worth $60 million, including food rations and medical supplies, to Syrian opposition over the coming months,...

US, EU thinking to provide training to Syrian rebels as they did in Afghanistan 30 year ago

The US and Europe may begin equipping the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) with vehicles, body armor, night vision gear and binoculars, as well...

Israel ‘secretly deports’ 1,000 Sudanese who may face persecution at home

Israel has deported at least 1,000 Sudanese on 'voluntary leave,' Haaretz reported. The UN Refugee agency said it was not informed of the move,...

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