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Syrian troops move on rebel-held town

19 May 2013, 22:25 PM

Middle East | The Syrian army has launched an offensive to retake the western town of Qusayr, a government official says. Read more

Assad tells Argentine paper he won't go

Assad tells Argentine paper he won't go

19 May 2013, 17:34 PM

Middle East | In an interview with an Argentinian newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated again he will not step down, putting any peace process in doubt. Read more

Damascus car bomb kills at least three: TV

19 May 2013, 11:14 AM

Middle East | A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least three people, state TV reports. Read more

Family slaughtered in more Iraqi bloodshed

19 May 2013, 0:38 AM

Middle East | Gunmen slaughtered a Baghdad family in the latest bloodshed of an escalating sectarian conflict in Iraq. Read more

New case of deadly virus in Saudi Arabia

New case of deadly virus in Saudi Arabia

18 May 2013, 20:23 PM

Middle East | Saudi Arabia has reported another case of the deadly coronavirus which has already killed 15 people. Read more

Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens

Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens

18 May 2013, 12:05 PM

Middle East | Sectarian bloodletting is once more on the rise in Iraq as 67 people are killed in two blasts at a Sunni mosque and a funeral procession. Read more

Turkey arrests prime suspect over car bomb

18 May 2013, 11:00 AM

Middle East | One of the prime suspects has been arrested over a blast in the Turkish town blast near the Syrian border that killed 51. Read more

Russia's missiles will embolden Syria: US

Russia's missiles will embolden Syria: US

18 May 2013, 9:32 AM

Middle East | Russia's shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will 'embolden' the Syrian government and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer said.
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UN, Russia call for urgent Syria summit

UN, Russia call for urgent Syria summit

17 May 2013, 21:53 PM

Middle East | Russia and the UN have called for an urgent conference to end the Syrian conflict. Read more

Comment: Turkey 'world's leading jailer of journalists'

Comment: Turkey 'world's leading jailer of journalists'

17 May 2013, 17:16 PM

Middle East | With 47 journalists imprisoned for their work, Turkey is the world's leading jailer of journalists -- ahead of Iran and China, write Christophe Deloire and Joel Simon.
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Syria's Banias massacre toll up to 145

16 May 2013, 21:19 PM

Middle East | At least 145 people died, including 34 children, in the coastal Syrian city of Banias, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read more

Iraq car bombs kill 12, wound 30

Iraq car bombs kill 12, wound 30

16 May 2013, 19:48 PM

Middle East | Two more deadly bombings in Iraq highlight growing tensions between the Shi'ite-led government and Iraq's Sunni minority. Read more

UN slams Assad 'escalation' in Syria

UN slams Assad 'escalation' in Syria

16 May 2013, 16:30 PM

Middle East | The UN has condemned what it calls the regime's "escalation" of the conflict in Syria. Read more

Syrian rebels detonate Aleppo jail bombs

15 May 2013, 20:38 PM

Middle East | Syrian rebels have detonated two bombs and are trying to storm Aleppo's main jail believed to be holding hundreds of regime opponents. Read more

Syrian rebels vow to punish human rights abusers

Syrian rebels vow to punish human rights abusers

15 May 2013, 19:54 PM

Middle East | The Free Syrian Army has vowed to punish those committing atrocities, following a video showing a rebel apparently cutting out and eating the organs of a regime soldier. Read more

Syria projectiles hit Golan Heights: Israeli army

15 May 2013, 19:41 PM

Middle East | Two projectiles fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Mount Hermon morning but did not cause damage or injuries, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.
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Syria rebels vow to punish atrocities

Syria rebels vow to punish atrocities

15 May 2013, 18:33 PM

Middle East | After outrage over a video purporting to show a Syrian fighter eating the heart of a corpse, the mainstream rebel group has vowed to punish such acts. Read more

Comment: What is known about man behind horrific Syria video

Comment: What is known about man behind horrific Syria video

15 May 2013, 15:17 PM

Middle East | What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter?, asks Peter Bouckaert. Read more

94,000 dead in Syria war: revised toll

94,000 dead in Syria war: revised toll

15 May 2013, 6:59 AM

Middle East | The death toll in the Syrian conflict has been revised upwards to 94,000 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read more

Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad alcohol shops

15 May 2013, 6:13 AM

Middle East | Gunmen have killed 12 people at Baghdad alcohol shops, an attractive target for fundamentalist groups. Read more

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