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Russian ship halted over Syria arms claims

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

A Russian ship allegedly carrying attack helicopters and missiles destined for Syria has stopped off the Scottish coast after its British insurer withdrew cover...

Russia plans to send three naval ships to Syria: US

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

The US military said Tuesday that Russia is preparing to deploy three naval ships to Syria for a mission that Moscow says is purely designed to ferry supplies t...

Gaza rockets pound Israel after air strikes kill 6

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

Gaza militants pounded Israel with rockets on Tuesday after six Palestinians were killed and five others injured in a series of air strikes across the coastal s...

Two Gazans killed in second Israeli air strike: medics

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Two Palestinians were killed Monday in a second Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanun, raising the overall toll to four dead, Palestinian m...

UN powers to raise fears for Syria monitors

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Growing doubts about the future of the UN observer mission in Syria will be raised at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday as President Bashar al-Assad step...

Russian arms make move on Syria costly

Jun 18, 2012 (UPI)

Despite U.S. protests, Russia is supplying Arab ally Syria with "defensive weapons" the Moscow insists have no relevance to the Damascus regime's brutal efforts...

Israeli civilian, two gunmen killed in Egypt border ambush

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Militants from Sinai who sneaked across the Egyptian border on Monday killed an Israeli civilian, triggering a firefight with Israel's army which left two gunme...

Sinai raid jolts Israel-Egypt peace treaty

Jun 18, 2012 (UPI)

In a rare move, Israel deployed Merkava tanks to the border with Egypt after an Israel and two marauders were killed in an attack from the Sinai Peninsula, heig...

Syrian former opposition chief calls for UN peacekeepers

Jun 16, 2012 (AFP)

The former chief of the main opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) on Saturday urged the United Nations to deploy peacekeepers after UN observers suspended t...

Quartet envoys meet amid Palestinian criticism

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

Envoys from the Middle East Quartet met in Brussels on Friday amid calls from the Palestinians to step up action to halt continuing Israeli settlement activity....

Amnesty accuses Syria of crimes against humanity

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Syria of committing crimes against humanity to punish communities supporting rebels, as monitors reported a spate of c...

NATO chief urges ICC team release in Libya

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday expressed "strong regret" at the detention of an International Criminal Court delegation in Libya and urged their s...

Britain, Argentina joust over Falklands 30 years after war

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

President Cristina Kirchner demanded Thursday that Britain start talks with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in a UN speech on the 30th anniversary of the en...

Israel PM flotilla flaws raise Iran fears: press

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

A damning report that slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the 2010 flotilla raid has raised fears over how a strike on Iran would be...

Intervention 'not right path' in Syria: NATO chief

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that foreign military intervention was "not the right path" in Syria despite the UN's peacekeeping chief declari...

Israel: Hezbollah could get Syrian weapons

Jun 13, 2012 (UPI)

Israel is increasingly concerned that Syria could transfer missiles and chemical weapons to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon if the embattled Damascus regime lo...

US defends Russian arms deal despite Syria link

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

The Pentagon on Tuesday defended plans to buy attack helicopters from a Russian arms firm for the Afghan government even though the same company has supplied we...

Lebanon rivals agree on Syria

Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)

Rival leaders in Lebanon agreed on Monday that the country must not become a base for smuggling arms and insurgents into Syria while rejecting the idea of a buf...

Muslim rebel leader optimistic over Philippines deal

Jun 10, 2012 (AFP)

The leader of the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group is optimistic about the signing of a peace deal with the government, the group said on its website Sun...

23 killed in two days of south Libya clashes: sources

Jun 10, 2012 (AFP)

Members of Libya's Toubou minority and government forces fought for a second consecutive day on Sunday, with the death toll rising to 23, tribal sources and a l...