Middle-East

'75 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria so far'
BAALBEK, Lebanon: Seventy-five fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country’s war months ago, a source close to the Shiite militant...
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Kerry warns Syria’s Assad against rejecting political solution

Thursday 23 May 2013
AMMAN/ANKARA/DOHA: Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to Syria’s civil war
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Kerry in Muscat to help ink $ 2.1 bn defense deal

Wednesday 22 May 2013
MUSCAT: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman yesterday aiming to help finalize an estimated $ 2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defense system to the
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Fighting dislocates 70-80% of Palestinians in Syria, says UNRWA

Thursday 23 May 2013
HOMS, Syria: The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of Palestinian refugees living in the country, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugee
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Iran speeds up installation of nuclear equipment: IAEA

Thursday 23 May 2013
VIENNA: Iran has accelerated the installation of advanced nuclear machines at its Natanz plant in the last three months, the UN atomic agency said in a report yesterday.
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Mursi appeals to Egypt opposition for unity

Thursday 23 May 2013
CAIRO: Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi appealed yesterday to the opposition for unity, in the face of criticism he is failing the revolution that brought him to power
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EU approves Libya border support mission

Thursday 23 May 2013
BRUSSELS: EU leaders agreed yesterday to send a civilian border assistance mission to Libya which should begin operations next month.
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Iraqi PM orders army shake-up after attacks

Thursday 23 May 2013
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

Wednesday 22 May 2013
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month’s presidential race is an act of “oppression” and th
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Iran bars two top figures from vote

Wednesday 22 May 2013
TEHRAN: Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month’s presidential ballot
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