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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…
Gunmen Loyal To Ex-General Storm Libyan Parliament, Demand Suspension
Heavily armed gunmen stormed Libya's parliament on Sunday demanding its suspension and claiming loyalty to a…
Bomb in Syria’s Idlib kills 30 government fighters: monitoring group
About 30 Syrian government fighters were killed when rebels set off a bomb in a tunnel beneath a checkpoint in a…
Tunisia Elections Probably to Be Held in November: Election Chief
Tunisia's next presidential and parliamentary elections will probably be held in the second half of November, the…
As Iraq Violence Grows, U.S. Sends More Intelligence Officers
The United States is quietly expanding the number of intelligence officers in Iraq and holding urgent meetings in…
Syria’s Chemical Weapons Wild Card: Chlorine Gas
Chlorine gas attacks in Syria this month, if proven, expose a major loophole in an international deal to remove…
Syria Presidential Vote on 3 June: Parliament Speaker
Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on 3 June,…
Algeria’s Ailing Bouteflika Wins Re-Election
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the independence veteran in power for 15 years, won re-election on Friday…