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Iran says Syria rebel victory would threaten region

Haddad arrived in Tehran on Saturday to further a proposal by Cairo…

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Algerian president in Paris hospital after stroke

Bouteflika was in a Paris hospital for examinations

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Libya foreign ministry surrounded by gunmen

The General National Congress, Libya's highest political authority, is studying proposals for…

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Troops backed by militia battle rebels around Damascus

Fierce clashes broke out on the edges of the Syrian capital on…

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Syrian refugee numbers top 1.4 million

The total number of Syrians registered as refugees was 1,401,435, the UNHCR…

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Hezbollah denies sending drone over Israel: Update

Israeli air force shoots down unmanned drone from Lebanon, Israeli PM calls…

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Pope appeals for Syrian bishops’ release

Christians account for around 5 percent of Syria’s population, and have remained…

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Iraq army prepares to move into gunmen-held town

The unidentified gunmen swarmed into Sulaiman Bek on Wednesday after deadly fighting…

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Hezbollah under pressure over Syria fighting

Lebanon's Shi'a Hezbollah movement came under increasing pressure over accusations it is…

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Tunisia court reviews jail terms for prophet cartoons

Jabbeur Mejri and his co-defendant Ghazi Beji, who fled abroad, were sentenced…

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