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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:06
An al-Qaida-linked rebel group says it killed at least 30 members of President Bashar Assad's Alawite sect during an attack on three villages in central Syria last week.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:07
A Tunisian journalist whose arrest sparked an outcry was freed on bail Monday on the eve of a media strike to protest against press restrictions imposed by the Islamist-led government.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:08
Rouhani told an assembly of IRGC commanders and officials that the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had recommended the military stay out of politics.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:12
In a potentially dramatic development, Iran is willing to close its uranium enrichment facility at Fordo in return for an easing of Western sanctions, the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Monday.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:14
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, it was surprised that security authorities met with an Israeli security delegation to coordinate action regarding the ongoing crackdown on terrorism in Sinai.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:16
The Salafist al-Nour party, which backed the army's overthrow of the more moderate Islamist Mohamed Mursi from the presidency in July, said it was not quitting the committee but wanted to show its anger.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:17
Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets along the border between its southern Hatay province and Syria after warning the Mi-17 helicopter it was approaching Turkish airspace shortly before 14:30 (1130 GMT).
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:19
UN investigators found "clear and convincing evidence'' that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:19
MS. HARF: Well, we can confirm that we have received a visa application for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to attend events related to the opening of the UN General Assembly.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:21
The council's committee on Libyan sanctions told of "an increasing number of reported cases of trafficking of arms and ammunition from Libya to the Syrian Arab Republic by sea and air."