MIDDLE EAST
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Gruesome photos from Syria shown to the UN Security Council
As if watching a horror movie, the United Nations Security Council reviewed photos taken by a former Syrian military police…
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President Obama meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia remains Washington’s close ally in the Persian Gulf. The United States is the guarantor of the kingdom’s security…
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Syrian Embassy staff ordered to leave the United States
The government of the United States announced the shutdown of the Embassy of Syria in Washington on Tuesday, ordering its…
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Israel retaliates in southern Gaza
Israeli Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon in response to rockets fired earlier against Israeli…
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Illicit arms interdiction unlikely to impede negotiations with Iran
By Jason Patrick European and Israeli press reported that on 5 March, Israeli Defense Forces interdicted a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel, which Israel…
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Government forces kill Arab fighters in Syria’s west
In a fresh offensive, the Syrian government forces conducted operations in the towns of Salma, Ghunaimyeh, Zahyeh, Suda, Rawda and…
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Washington urges Moscow to add pressure on Damascus
The United States called Russia to press Syria to engage into the peace talks in Geneva that will continue on…
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Azerbaijan ready to help Iraq sell natural gas to Europe
Baku’s foreign minister offers Iraq access to Europe pipelines, should Baghdad ‘want to join the Southern Gas Corridor‘. Azerbaijan has…
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Netanyahu and Kerry about Middle East Peace Process
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference in Davos, where the annual World Economic Forum convenes. In…
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Al-Qaeda, Syrian regime colluding, Turkish FM says
The existence of Al-Qaeda and the pressures by the Syrian regime create legitimacy for both parties, said Turkish Foreign Minister…
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