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Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 60; Militants Storm Ramadi University
A wave of car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 60 people, and militants stormed a…
Kurdish Students Reportedly Abducted by Militants in Syria
A rogue militant group formerly allied with al Qaeda kidnapped more than a 150 teenage Kurdish students in Syria…
Saudi Arabia and Iran Reach Out Tentatively
The fevered struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for regional dominance has for years aggravated nearly every…
Mers Virus: Saudi Arabia Raises Death Toll to 282
Saudi Arabia says 282 people are now confirmed to have been killed by the Mers virus, almost 100 more than…
Victory in Syrian Election is Show of Assad’s Control
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday celebrated his overwhelming victory in a deeply disputed election,…
Once on the edge of defeat, Syria’s Assad runs again for president
It was not so long ago that Bashar al-Assad’s enemies thought he was finished. In the summer of 2012, the rebels…
Syria UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors ‘Attacked’
A convoy of chemical weapons inspectors and UN staff that was travelling to a site of an alleged chlorine gas…
Syria Election: Refugees Vote In Lebanon And Jordan
Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan are being given the chance to vote early in the presidential election due to…
Syrian Al Qaeda Reach Foothills Of Israeli-Held Golan
Atop the hill of Tel Ahmar just a few kilometers from Israeli forces on the Golan Heights, Syrian Islamist fighters…
Qatar’s Glencore Kingmaker Breaks Exile With Deutsche Deal
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, who played a key role in Glencore International Plc (GLEN)’s takeover of…