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Turkey car bombings near Syria kill 18

11 May 2013, 23:38 PM

Middle East | Four car bombs have killed 18 people in a Turkish town near the violence-wracked border with Syria. Read more

Iran quake causes damage, injuries

11 May 2013, 16:35 PM

Middle East | A strong earthquake of 6.2 in southern Iran toppled houses and caused injuries. Read more

Strong quake strikes southern Iran

Strong quake strikes southern Iran

11 May 2013, 14:29 PM

Middle East | A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and several injuries.
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Cameron, Putin meet over Syria crisis

Cameron, Putin meet over Syria crisis

10 May 2013, 22:18 PM

Middle East | UK Prime Minister David Cameron is in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more

Comment: The art of civil war

Comment: The art of civil war

10 May 2013, 10:07 AM

Middle East | The Syrian civil war has destroyed the country's significant cultural heritage, writes Van Tets.
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Iranian murderer pardoned while on gallows

10 May 2013, 7:18 AM

Middle East | Relatives of a murdered policeman in Iran grabbed his killer, removed the noose from his neck and pardoned him moments after he was hanged. Read more

Finnish, Austrian hostages freed in Yemen

10 May 2013, 6:50 AM

Middle East | Three Europeans, seized in Sanaa on December 21, have been freed by local tribesmen on the border with Oman. Read more

Syria says ready for UN chemical probe

10 May 2013, 6:29 AM

Middle East | Syria first asked for the UN inquiry after accusing rebels of using chemical weapons in March in an attack which authorities say more than 30 people died. Read more

Syria's Assad must go, Kerry insists

Syria's Assad must go, Kerry insists

09 May 2013, 22:08 PM

Middle East | Assad has no place in any political solution for war-torn Syria, says US Secretary of State John Kerry, as the refugee crisis grows. Read more

Syria internet 'restored' after blackout

09 May 2013, 9:03 AM

Middle East | Syria's internet connections appear to have been restored after being down for two days. Read more

Syrian plight: Inside a refugee camp in Lebanon

Syrian plight: Inside a refugee camp in Lebanon

09 May 2013, 9:01 AM

Middle East | Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled the fighting since the conflict began two years ago. SBS Reporter Luke Waters has been visiting a refugee camp in Lebanon. Read more

Syrian rebels claim control of key town

08 May 2013, 23:36 PM

Middle East | Syrian rebels say they have regained control of a strategic town linking Damascus to the restive southern city of Daraa. Read more

Syria 'disappears' from the internet

Syria 'disappears' from the internet

08 May 2013, 12:31 PM

Middle East | Internet traffic to and from Syria has 'disappeared' according to a firm that monitors global web traffic. 
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UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

08 May 2013, 6:21 AM

Middle East | Four UN peacekeepers have been kidnapped from the Golan Heights as the Syrian conflict spills over borders. 
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Zygier 'sabotaged intelligence operation'

Zygier 'sabotaged intelligence operation'

08 May 2013, 6:18 AM

Middle East | Australian Ben Zygier's actions as a keen Israeli spy unwittingly led to his imprisonment, according to a new report.
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Libya gunmen keep up siege on ministries

07 May 2013, 11:41 AM

Middle East | Gunmen in Libya's Tripoli are maintaining their siege of ministries despite the adoption of a law to purge Gaddafi-era officials from the government. Read more

Syria threatens to hit back after raids

Syria threatens to hit back after raids

07 May 2013, 10:08 AM

Middle East | Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers and Damascus has warned it will strike back Read more

Syrian rebels deny using nerve gas

Syrian rebels deny using nerve gas

07 May 2013, 8:13 AM

Middle East | The UN has backtracked on a claim that rebels in Syria are using chemical weapons. Read more

Turkey, Israel talk flotilla compensation

07 May 2013, 6:07 AM

Middle East | Turkey and Israel are making progress in talks over compensation for Israel's deadly 2010 flotilla raid. Read more

Israel raids on Syria 'killed 15 soldiers'

Israel raids on Syria 'killed 15 soldiers'

06 May 2013, 20:45 PM

Middle East | UN leader Ban Ki-moon has warned against any escalation of a conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people in Syria since March 2011. Read more

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