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African asylum seekers protest Israel detention laws
Demonstrators sharply criticised the authorities' refusal to give them refugee status and…
ISIL claims bombing in Hezbollah’s Beirut stronghold
The army said Saturday that a young man from northern Lebanon was…
73,000 killed in Syria conflict in 2013: NGO
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights released an updated toll for the…
Large explosion hits south Beirut: Hezbollah TV
AFP - A large explosion hit a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut…
Iraq arrests Shi’a cleric who claimed Saudi shelling
AFP - Iraqi security forces on Thursday arrested a Shi'a cleric who…
Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008
Death tolls vary widely, but all point to a sharp rise in…
South Sudan government, rebels set for ceasefire talks
Fighting erupted in South Sudan 15 December, when President Salva Kiir accused…
Lebanon arrests head of Qaeda-linked group: minister
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry also confirmed that Majid, a Saudi citizen, was…
Syria misses deadline to remove chemical weapons
Syria had been due to turn over some of the deadliest chemicals…
Kerry launches 2014 with all-out bid for Mideast peace
US Secretary of State John Kerry hurtles into 2014 with a trip…