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Gaza deal seals major role for Egypt's president
The Gaza cease-fire deal reached Wednesday marks a startling trajectory for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi: an Islamist leader who refuses to talk ...
Syrian warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs
Syrian warplanes bombed Damascus suburbs and rebel-held areas in the country's north Wednesday as the government blasted the European Union for ...
NATO: Turkey wants use of Patriot missiles
Turkey's government requested the deployment of NATO's Patriot surface-to-air missiles Wednesday to bolster its defenses along its border with Syria ...
AP Exclusive: Syrian rebels seize base, arms trove
After a nearly two-month siege, Syrian rebels overwhelmed a large military base in the north of the country and made off with tanks, armored vehicles ...
In Gaza conflict, Hezbollah stays on sidelines
While the death toll from the Israel-Gaza conflict has mounted, Hezbollah has offered quiet words of encouragement to the Palestinians, pledging ...
Syrian rebels seize military base, munitions
Syrian rebels have taken over a large military base in the country's north, carting off tanks, armored vehicles and truck-loads of munitions their ...
Pushing for change, some in Jordan point to king
It's usually a few younger protesters who break out in the chant — startling and almost unheard of in this country where the monarchy has always been ...
Syrian Islamists reject Western-backed opposition
Syria's increasingly powerful Islamist rebel factions rejected the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declared an ...
EU endorses Syrian opposition
The newly formed Syrian opposition coalition received backing from the European Union on Monday in a significant vote of confidence for a movement ...
Iran starts building gas pipeline to Syria
Iran has started construction on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline to key ally Syria, a news agency reported Monday, in an apparent nod of support ...
Germany: Turkey will ask NATO for Patriot missiles
Germany's defense minister said Monday he expects Turkey to make a formal request to NATO for Patriot missiles to bolster anti-aircraft defenses along ...
Syrian civil war spillover draws Israeli fire
Israel shelled Syrian fighters after gunfire from their civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, the military said Sunday, as ...
Iran holds Syria reconciliation conference
Iran held Sunday a conference to reconcile Syria's government with opposition factions and end the country's civil war, the official IRNA news agency ...
In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition ...
Turkish cameraman set free by captors in Syria
A Turkish cameraman captured by Syrian forces while covering fighting in the city of Aleppo in August has been released and will return to Turkey, the ...
UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo
European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ...
Analysis: Israeli Gaza offensive looks to be brief
The major operation Israel launched to stop Gaza rocket fire bears some striking similarities to a punishing three-week campaign it unleashed against ...
France explores idea of arming Syrian rebels
France raised the possibility Thursday of sending "defensive weapons" to Syria's rebels, but Russia warned that such a move would violate ...
Obama blasts senators: 'They should go after me'
Setting an unflinching tone for his second term, President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused two top Republicans senators of lobbing outrageous ...
Jordan: 1 gunman killed in police station attacks
Gunmen attacked two police stations in Jordan Wednesday as demonstrators threw rocks and denounced their king over price hikes in a rare spike of ...
Syrian rebels take villages near Israel-held area
Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defense minister said Wednesday, ...
Obama not ready to recognize, arm Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's encouraged that the Syrian opposition has formed a new, more representative leadership council, but the U.S
France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
New opposition head gives renewed hope to Syrians
Syria's political opposition has struggled to prove its relevance amid the civil war under a leadership largely made up of academics and exiled ...
Despite rebel deal, Syria can keep up the fight
Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, ...