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Senior Syrian army officer wounded in rebel attack in Damascus: monitor
A monitoring group said a senior Syrian army officer was wounded in a bombing attack in a…
Suicide blast strikes north Damascus: security official
A group of rebels on motorcycles attacked a regime-controlled neighbourhood in Damascus Monday, detonating a…
French president Hollande off to Qatar for warplane deal
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Qatar on Monday to oversee the signing of a multi-billion-euro deal…
Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human…
ISIS’s al-Baghdadi suspected Injured after Air Strike
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is being treated in hideout two months after attack while deputy leader Abu Alaa al-Afri runs…
French Group Poised to Sign Deal with Qatar on 36 Rafale Jets
French group Dassault Aviation is poised to sign a lucrative deal with Qatar for 36 of its Rafale fighter jets,…
Saudi king names new heir to throne in govt shakeup
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday named his powerful Interior Minister as heir to the throne and a son as…
Pentagon: Ship that Iran seized was from Marshall Islands
A cargo ship that Iran has seized was from the Marshall Islands and not the U.S., news services reported, citing a…
Mortar fire from Syria hits Israeli-occupied Golan: Tel Aviv
Two mortar rounds fired from Syria struck open areas of the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on…
Arab coalition vows two-pronged strategy over Yemen
A coalition of Arab states vowed to coordinate political and military efforts to restore order in Yemen as…