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Israel raids home of Mufti
Mufti’s arrest sparks international condemnation from much of the Arab world
Syria Internet blackout enters second day
The state news agency blames it on a fault in optical fibre cables
Iranian FM meets Assad: diplomatic source
“Salehi arrived in Damascus from Amman and was received by President Bashar al-Assad,” the source said.
Four UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights: UN
A Syrian rebel group claimed responsibility for the abductions.
Qatar condemns attack on its officials in Somalia
About 11 people were killed Sunday in Mogadishu when a suicide attacker from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents rammed a car laden with explosives into a convoy carrying four Qatari officials
Rockets fired from Syria fall in Israel-occupied Golan
The rockets exploded in a field near the ceasefire line in the southern Golan
Gunmen demand Libya government quits
Zeidan’s government launched a campaign a few weeks ago to remove the militias from the capital Tripoli
Israel launches rocket attack near Syria capital: SANA
Israel moves to stop weapons from the conflict reaching Hezbollah with its second reported attack in three days
Israeli warplanes strike Syria: US media
CNN said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel had likely conducted a strike overnight on Thursday.
Army deploys around Libya capital amid seiges
Soldiers in pickup trucks mounted with machineguns and anti-aircraft weapons were deployed in the Tripoli
Bahrain Shi’as protest to demand prisoners be freed
Shi’as, inspired by the Arab Spring in 2011, have been pushing to be given a greater say in the small country’s affairs
US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels
After having rejected the idea previously, Obama’s deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria’s outgunned opposition
Israel army doubts third intifada but on alert
General Mordechai says he believes the calm is partly due to “a larger military presence on the ground”
460 people killed in bloody month for Iraq
The late-April violence was the deadliest so far linked to protests that broke out in Sunni areas of Shi’a-majority Iraq more than four months ago.
Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict not territory
Netanyahu: The heart of the conflict was their refusal to recognise Israel as a Jewish state.
Tunisia hunting ‘2 armed groups’ near Algeria border
Troops clashed with around 50 armed jihadists in the remote Mount Chaambi border region last Wednesday
Turkish police, protesters clash during May 1 demo
Protesters threw stones at the police who tried to prevent the protest in the Besiktas neighborhood of Istanbul
Gaza Salafists protest relatives’ arrests
Hamas is holding over 20 members of the hardline Muslim movement in custody.
Iraq suspends TV channels after deadly unrest
Maliki said on Saturday that sectarian strife “came back to Iraq, because it began in another place in this region”, in an apparent reference to Syria.
Iran says Syria rebel victory would threaten region
Haddad arrived in Tehran on Saturday to further a proposal by Cairo for an Islamic quartet that would help to resolve the Syrian conflict.
Algerian president in Paris hospital after stroke
Bouteflika was in a Paris hospital for examinations
Libya foreign ministry surrounded by gunmen
The General National Congress, Libya’s highest political authority, is studying proposals for a law to exclude former Kadhafi regime officials from top government and political posts
Troops backed by militia battle rebels around Damascus
Fierce clashes broke out on the edges of the Syrian capital on Friday, as troops took on rebels in the north, south and east
Syrian refugee numbers top 1.4 million
The total number of Syrians registered as refugees was 1,401,435, the UNHCR warned that it was no longer able to meet their medical needs
Hezbollah denies sending drone over Israel: Update
Israeli air force shoots down unmanned drone from Lebanon, Israeli PM calls incident ‘extremely grave’
Pope appeals for Syrian bishops’ release
Christians account for around 5 percent of Syria’s population, and have remained largely loyal to the regime, fearing the rise of Islamists
Iraq army prepares to move into gunmen-held town
The unidentified gunmen swarmed into Sulaiman Bek on Wednesday after deadly fighting with the security forces
Hezbollah under pressure over Syria fighting
Lebanon’s Shi’a Hezbollah movement came under increasing pressure over accusations it is backing regime troops in Syria
Tunisia court reviews jail terms for prophet cartoons
Jabbeur Mejri and his co-defendant Ghazi Beji, who fled abroad, were sentenced in a closed hearing in March 2012 to seven and half years in jail
French embassy in Tripoli bombed, 2 injured
A car bomb blasted the embassy of France in Tripoli, injuring two French guards and causing serious damage to the building.