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Fears of Syria chemical arms founded but use unlikely
Damascus has insisted it would never deploy chemical arms in the 21-month…
Jihadists seize key north Syria army base
The latest violence comes two days ahead of a Friends of Syria…
Nobel winners say Syria is ‘stain’ on world conscience
More than 42,000 people have been killed in the violence in Syria
Bahrain sentences activist’s daughter to jail
Zainab Al-Khawaja was found guilty of entering the "prohibited area" of Pearl…
Germany expels four Syrian embassy staff
Germany had expelled its Syrian ambassador in May, along with France, Britain,…
Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanon
The fighting broke a tense calm that had held since the army…
Kuwait opposition to camp outside parliament
Thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated on Saturday, demanding fresh elections on the…
Fatah hails Hamas chief Meshaal’s unity calls
Meshaal, chief-in-exile of Hamas's politburo, arrived in Gaza on his first-ever visit…
EU to offer Mali another 20 million euros in aid
Some 250 European officers would be sent to train Malian combat units…
Weapons seized, Egyptian arrested in Naples
Acting upon an Israeli tip-off discover weapons cache in container