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Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights
World
September 1, 2014
Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights
Heavy fighting between Syrian army forces and rebels erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday, a Reuters photographer said, but…
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
World
August 31, 2014
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al…
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
World
August 27, 2014
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria
World
August 26, 2014
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria
Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
World
August 24, 2014
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report
World
August 14, 2014
Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report
Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah took almost full control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist rebels…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Egypt
August 13, 2014
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
World
August 12, 2014
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing…
Syria’s Assad reappoints Halaqi as PM
World
August 10, 2014
Syria’s Assad reappoints Halaqi as PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reappointed Wael al-Halaqi as prime minister, state media reported on Sunday.Assad was sworn in for…
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
World
August 8, 2014
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
Lebanon's leading Sunni politician Saad Hariri returned from self-imposed exile Friday on a trip to bolster the country's army as…