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Israel divided over best course on Syria
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:39
Now, many Israelis have begun to identify some advantages in a Russia-brokered diplomatic deal to secure Assad’s stores of chemical weapons, especially if it succeeds.
Hamas rejects Egypt report about training Islamists
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:41
“This is completely incorrect,” Fawzi Barhoum, spokesman for the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip territory bordering Egypt. He said that the report was an “attempt to demonise Hamas”.
For Turkey’s Leader, Syria’s War Worsens His Problems at Home
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:43
And now, he finds himself at sharper odds with a public that largely opposes direct involvement in the war — including a growing number of his own supporters, analysts say.
Syrian Rebels Say Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up Weapons Deliveries
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:45
Saudi Arabia, quietly cooperating with American and British intelligence and other Arab governments, has modestly increased deliveries of weapons to rebels fighting in southern Syria, the rebels say.
Listing Demands, Assad Uses Crisis to His Advantage
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:46
In exchange for relinquishing his chemical arsenal, Mr. Assad said Thursday, he will require that the United States stop arming the Syrian opposition.
U.S. urges Egypt to lift state of emergency
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:48
"We remain opposed, as we have from the beginning, to the state of emergency. And we urge the interim government to end it immediately,” State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters.
Egypt military helicopters hit Sinai militants: Security
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:49
Egyptian military helicopters on Friday carried out air strikes on Islamist militant positions in Sinai, two days after suicide bombers killed six soldiers in the restive peninsula, security sources said.
Yemen sets up $1.2 billion fund for sacked state employees, soldiers
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:51
Yemen has launched a $1.2 billion fund to give back tens of thousands of southern Yemenis jobs they lost after the 1994 civil war.
Two roadside bombs kill 30 outside mosque in Baquba: Iraqi police
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:52
Two roadside bombs exploded outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba killing 30 people, as Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving following Friday prayers, police said.
The Benghazi link to Tunisia's assassinations
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:54
Suspect in killing of two leftist Tunisian politicians was arrested, then released, in US embassy attack.

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