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Diplomatic Success May Strengthen Assad: Reuters
Washington and Moscow are taking applause for a possible diplomatic bargain to have Syria hand over its chemical…
9/11 Anniversery: Blast Wrecks Gov’t Office In Benghazi
A powerful blast caused severe damage to a Foreign Ministry building in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on…
Gaza Goat Prices Jump As Sealed Tunnels Hit Economy
Muhamed Musa used to save more than $2,000 a month buying goat feed smuggled into Gaza, until an Egyptian offensive…
Abu Dhabi Fund Buys 31 Accor-Branded Hotels In Australian Cities
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, bought Australia’s largest owner…
Rights Group: Syrian Regime Behind Chemical Attack
An international human rights group says evidence "strongly suggest" that Syrian government forces fired rockets…
Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Attacks Against Shi’ites In Baghdad
An al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for a series of car bombs that killed around 60 people in…
Syria’s Assad Denies Chemical Weapons Use; U.S. Presses Case For Strike
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that he was behind a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, as the…
Obama Appeals for Backing to Hit Syria, Europeans Urge Delay
President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to back him in launching an attack on Syria, as diplomatic…
Tens Of Thousands Call For Tunisia Govt Ouster
Tens of thousands of Tunisians have marched on the seat of the elected assembly demanding the government resign in…
Syria’s Economy Goes Underground As Black Market Thrives
With his truck fully laden with vegetable oil, driver Mustafa Demir makes his regular trip to the Syrian border…