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Tuesday, 19 March, 2024, 11:26 GMT

Middle East

Syria's opposition head resigns as fault lines emerge
25-03-2013
The head of Syria's main opposition group has resigned after an apparent dispute over the election of a prime minister for rebel-held areas.


Israeli PM apologizes to Turkey after Obama push
23-03-2013
Israel issued a formal apology to Turkey and agreed to pay compensation over the Mavi Marmara killings of 2010 after a phone conversation between the two countries’ premiers.


Hizbullah’s Role in Syria
23-03-2013
For quite some time there has been a great deal of talk and speculation in Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab and Western worlds about Hizbullah’s true role in the Syrian crisis.


Lebanon: Clashes rock Tripoli, killing 6
23-03-2013
Six people were killed and 18 wounded in renewed violence in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli since Thursday night.


Lebanon: Mikati announces his resignation
23-03-2013
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his resignation effectively dissolving the current government.


Syria: Suicide bomb kills top scholar in Damascus
22-03-2013
A blast has left a group of congregants in central Damascus dead, among them one of Syria's top scholars and al-Assad regime supporters.


Afghanistan: Blast rocks Marja district, kills 5, wounds 6
21-03-2013
A blast hit Marja district of the southern Helmand province 555 km south of Kabul killing five people and injuring six.


Israel: Obama and Netanyahu discuss regional threats
21-03-2013
US President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed regional threats as well as their country’s diplomatic ties at a press conference.


Saudi Arabia:18, including 16 Saudis, arrested for espionage
20-03-2013
“The men were arrested in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and Eastern Province,” said Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry.


Syria: Chemical rocket hits Aleppo, mortars shower Damascus
20-03-2013
A chemical rocket slammed a town in northern province of Aleppo killing 25 people, with around seven mortar shells landing at an upscale district of Damascus.


Syrian opposition split over new prime minister
20-03-2013


Syria: From 2005 to 2013: Syrian opp’s many faces
20-03-2013


Turkey: New opp leader says won't talk with Syrian Govt
20-03-2013


Syria's opposition SNC elects Hitto to head rival government
19-03-2013


Yemen police shoot dead pro-secession protester
19-03-2013


Syrian warplane strikes Lebanese border
19-03-2013


Iran, UK negotiate to resume bilateral consular ties
18-03-2013


Jordan: Fifteen Palestinians killed in bus crash
17-03-2013


Israel: Netanyahu signs deal with coalition partners
16-03-2013


EU fails to find common ground on arming Syrian rebels
16-03-2013


Syria’s ‘silent majority’: “To hell with both of them”
16-03-2013


Lebanon: Nine Syrians killed when bus overturns in Lebanon
16-03-2013


Iraq and Iran’s oil pipeline politics
15-03-2013


Lavrov warns Britain over arms to Syria rebels
14-03-2013


Lebanon: Drawing a mew map of north Lebanon, Syrian fighters included
14-03-2013


Bahrain arrests Twitter users, Arab leaders warn of social media "extremism"
14-03-2013


UK considers giving arms to Syrian rebels
13-03-2013


Syrian Kurds Bank on Big Oil Reserves
13-03-2013


Lebanon: Bystander killed in Ain al-Helweh clashes
13-03-2013


Afghanistan: 7 NATO soldiers die in single day in attacks
12-03-2013


Iran and Pakistan start gas pipeline despite US warnings
12-03-2013


EU foreign ministers divided over giving arms to Syrian rebels
12-03-2013


Bahrain acquits leading rights activist
12-03-2013


UN condemns violations by both sides in Syrian conflict
12-03-2013


Jordan: Abused Nepali Workers Flee Jordan
11-03-2013


Saudi Arabia jails two human rights activists for "sedition"
10-03-2013


Afghanistan: 2 suicide attacks kills 21 in Kabul & Khost province
09-03-2013


Syria spirales into more conflicts as anti-gov't unrest nears two years
08-03-2013


Lebanon FM hits back at Arab League over Syria
08-03-2013


Syrian rebels detain UN peacekeepers on Golan Heights
07-03-2013


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