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The UK has decided to join the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force them "to revisit their approach"

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The UK has decided to join the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force them "to revisit...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there should be no outside interference and countries should "strictly adhere to the norms of international law"

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Russia has warned against unilateral action in Syria after President Barack Obama said the US might intervene militarily if Damascus used chemical weapons on...

President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change his thinking on intervention in the crisis

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President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change his thinking on intervention...

Syrian state TV showed Bashar al-Assad performing prayers in the capital's al-Hamad mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of Ramadan

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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has made his first appearance in public since a bomb attack in Damascus last month killed several senior officials. State TV...

Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people

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Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people, officials say. The militants attacked the building from...

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria

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Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, officials have confirmed. Lakhdar Brahimi, 78, will succeed Kofi Annan,...

The United Nations has decided to end its military observer mission in Syria, days before its mandate expired

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The United Nations has decided to end its military observer mission in Syria, days before its mandate expired. A small, civilian office will be set...

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that the conflict in Syria is spilling over into its western neighbor

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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that the conflict in Syria...

A large explosion has rocked Syrian capital Damascus striking close to a military compound, near a hotel used by the UN's observer mission

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A large explosion has rocked Syrian capital Damascus striking close to a military compound, near a hotel used by the UN's observer mission. Syrian state...

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Syrian regime forces would be "taxed" after fighting for almost 18 months

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US top military officer General Martin Dempsey has claimed that Iran is helping to build and train a militia in Syria to prop up...

Former Syrian PM Riad Hijab has claimed that Assad regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily"

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Former Syrian PM Riad Hijab, who defected to Jordan last week, has claimed that President’s Bashar al-Assad regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily". Speaking...

Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east of the country

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Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east...

President Mohammed Mursi has ordered the retirement of the powerful head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi

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Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has ordered the retirement of the powerful head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, a presidential...

Foreign ministers from the Arab League are due to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks over Syrian crisis

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Foreign ministers from the Arab League are due to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks over Syrian crisis. The ministers are expected...

Iranian rescue teams are searching through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors from two strong earthquakes which left at least 250 people dead

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Iranian rescue teams are searching through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors from two strong earthquakes which left at least 250 people dead. The...

Saudi Arabia is planning to build a new city exclusively for women as it bids to combine strict Sharia law and career minded females, pursuing work

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Saudi Arabia is planning to build a new city exclusively for women as it bids to combine strict Sharia law and career minded females,...

Two strong earthquakes have hit north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured

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Two strong earthquakes have hit north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured, according to state TV. The quakes struck near the...

Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria

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Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. The US Secretary of State will meet Turkish leaders as...

Egypt's Bedouin tribal leaders in Sinai peninsula have agreed to help restore security in the lawless border area with the Gaza Strip and Israel

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Egypt's Bedouin tribal leaders in Sinai peninsula have agreed to help restore security in the lawless border area with the Gaza Strip and Israel. In...

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria

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Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomats. If confirmed, Lakhdar Brahimi would...

Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo after a government offensive

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Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo after a government offensive. The...

Syrian government forces have taken full control of strategic district Salah al-Din in the biggest city, Aleppo, after fierce fighting

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Syrian government forces have taken full control of strategic district Salah al-Din in the biggest city, Aleppo, after fierce fighting, state media say. However, rebel...

Egyptian army helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Sinai peninsula

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Egyptian army helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Sinai peninsula, security officials say. Twenty people were reported killed in Touma village, while...

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government

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Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says. Riyad farid Hijab was appointed less than two...

A bomb has exploded on the third floor of Syrian state TV and radio building in the capital, Damascus

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Syrian television reports that a bomb has exploded on the third floor of the state TV and radio building in the capital, Damascus. Three people...