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All to play for in Asia qualifying finale
Asia’s 10 World Cup hopefuls enter into a decisive period of 12 matches in 15 days with Australia attempting to rescue a sketchy campaign while ... Sports -
France offers to help Libya secure borders from Islamists
France is willing help Libya secure its borders from militant Islamist groups fleeing Mali, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday. Security ... News -
Assad says giving up key powers must be decided in referendum
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said any agreement reached in the anticipated Geneva conference must be approved in a general referendum. The ... Middle East -
SNC to attend Geneva talks if Assad agrees to hand over power
A spokesman for the main Syrian opposition bloc has said the group was willing to attend an international peace conference in Geneva next month if ... Middle East -
Misrepresenting the U.N. vote on Syria
Last week, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Syrian regime’s “widespread and systematic gross violations of ... Middle East -
Video: Iran sanctions hurt Hezbollah and Assad, says U.S. official
Sanctions imposed against Iran are hurting the Islamic Republic’s ability to support its regional allies Hezbollah and the Syrian government, ... Middle East -
Assad veers away from the international community
The Americans and Russians only agree not to disagree. Despite their different visions and aims, they are determined not to disagree over Syria or the ... Middle East -
Report: U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
The prospect of enhanced cross-border aid access to crisis-torn Syria is being mulled by the U.N. Security Council as the bloc considers a plea from U ... Middle East -
Saving Syria’s revolution
All eyes are on the Syrians who will decide next week on a leader for the Syrian National Coalition. This ordeal started two months ago when members ... Middle East -
Turkey bombers must face justice, warns U.N. Security Council
The U.N. Security Council said Monday that the perpetrators of the “reprehensible” bomb attacks on Turkey’s border with Syria must ... Middle East -
Syria, the state of resistance
Syria has become a state of resistance after the Israeli attacks on Damascus. Before the event, Syria was not as such. This is what the Syrian ... Middle East -
Damascus makes demands over U.S.-Russia peace plans
The Syrian government has demanded details on a U.S.-Russian proposed peace conference before it decides whether to attend and says the role of ... Middle East -
Missing fighter jet crashed near Syria border, Turkey says
Turkish officials said Monday that a missing fighter jet crashed and its fuselage and debris have been found in a mountainous area close to the border ... Middle East -
U.N. Filipino peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels ‘freed,’ says ministry
Four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who had been seized by Syrian rebels last week were freed, the Philippines’ foreign minister said on Sunday. ... Middle East -
Why Assad crosses red lines
"The Syrian president has not changed his stance after more than 70,000 citizens have been killed and after he's lost control over vast areas in ... Middle East -
‘Crisis Creep’ in Syria shames international community
The fear of ‘Mission Creep’ was the main reason put forward by western powers for not interfering in Syria when President Bashar al-Assad ... Middle East -
Syria denies involvement in Turkey twin blasts as death toll mounts
Turkey announced on Sunday that it has arrested nine people over the twin car bombings that killed at least 46 people in the Turkish town of Reyhanli ... Middle East -
Iranian FM condemns use of WMDs in remarks on Syria
The use of weapons of mass destruction has been strongly condemned by Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, as he appeared to offer to mediate in ... Middle East -
Israel’s scattered messages
Many political commentators have attempted to discern Israel’s real reasons for the dual strike it launched on military targets in Syria at the ... Middle East -
Who does Syria belong to?
As he jogged casually with his troops, Yair Golan, the general who commands Israeli forces on the Syrian and Lebanese fronts sent what is supposed to ... Middle East -
Choose your enemy: Assad or Israel?
There is no need to support either. When Israel attacks the Syrian regime, it does so because it aims to defend its security and interests. And the ... Middle East -
FSA brigade pledges to fight Hezbollah's Qusayr advances
A Free Syrian Army brigade on Sunday pledged to defend the flashpoint town of Qusayr and fend off attacks from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The ... Middle East -
Purging Syria’s Banias of Sunni Muslims
Banias is a small coastal city with a population of 50,000. It is a city consisting of a sectarian mix of Sunnis, Alawites and Christians as well as ... Middle East -
Assad makes appearance in Syrian capital
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad made a public appearance on Saturday, attending the unveiling of a statue to “martyrs” at Damascus ... Middle East -
Secrets of the ‘terrorist’ underworld
When the situation in Egypt stabilizes for the benefit of a government that is totally “different” from the former regime’s, some ... Middle East -
Asia’s new football boss backs Blatter for fifth term
Asia’s new football boss backed FIFA chief Sepp Blatter for a controversial fifth term on Friday as the veteran Swiss dropped a strong hint that ... Sports -
Football: Bahraini replaces bin Hammam as head of AFC
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain won a landslide victory to be elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, ... Sports