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Latest in Region
Darfur gunmen seize 31 displaced people: UNAMID
The peacekeepers were unharmed in the incident, which happened at about 6.20pm
Israel to transfer blocked Palestinian funds: PM’s office
A spokesman for Netanyahu said the decision was to take effect “immediately”.
Sudan opposition figures detained, leader says
The pact calls for regime change using both armed and peaceful means, though the political opposition says it remains committed to a non-violent transfer of power.
Syria opposition chief Khatib resigns
“For the past two years, we have been slaughtered by an unprecedentedly vicious regime, while the world has looked on,” Khatib said.
SNC elect leader for interim government amid rift in coalition
Some SNC members feel elections came too soon and others disagree with outcome
Kuwait court toughens tweeter’s jail term
Rasheedi was charged with instigating to overthrow the regime, spreading false news about the emirate abroad and writing tweets deemed offensive to the ruler of the OPEC member state
Obama: peace must come to the Holy Land
Obama landed in Israel for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts and hoping to paper over differences on handling Iran’s nuclear threat
Russia says Syria rebels used chemical weapons
Russia says it has information Syria rebels used chemical weapons
Syrian planes bomb Lebanon border area: army source
A Lebanese security services official on the ground confirmed that four missiles were fired at Syrian rebel positions on the Lebanese side of the border.
Fresh out of captivity in Syria, Ukraine journalist plans return
“I have nerves of steel but you cannot cheat your body. It was a stressful situation. I was hungry and cold for five months,” Kochneva said.
Hunger-striker to be freed to Gaza: Prisoners’ Club
Palestinian prisoner Ayman Sharawna, who has been on hunger strike since mid-July, has reached a deal with the Israeli side under which he will be released to Gaza and exiled there for 10 years
Ex-army chief Yaalon named Israel’s new defence minister
“I am determined to drive the Israeli army… and the security forces to new heights in facing the challenges of the future,” Yaalon wrote on his Facebook page after his nomination.
Jordan, Lebanon playing with ‘fire’: Syrian daily
Jordan has opened its borders in recent days (allowing) passage of jihadists… whereas before it was satisfied with just facilitating the movement of elements trained on its territory by US intelligence
Car bomb kills 10 in south Iraq
No group immediately claimed responsibility, but militants including those linked to Al-Qaeda target civilians, security forces and government employees
Nine dead in blasts, assault on Iraq ministry
The violence comes just days before the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country
Member of EU Syria delegation killed in rocket attack
Catherine Ashton said Shehadeh was killed during a rocket attack on Daraya, a poor Sunni neighbourhood
Tunisian lawmakers approve new government line-up
Tunisian MPs attend a parliament session to vote on a new government in Tunis
Tunisian vendor who set self alight dies: official
Dies from severe burns
Local militias reportedly committing massacres in Syria: UN
The groups were frequently described as Shabbiha militias and were reportedly being set up to protect their neighbourhoods against anti-government armed groups and criminal gangs.
Turkey arrests four Syrians over deadly border attack
The minibus exploded in the buffer zone between Turkey’s Cilvegozu border crossing and Syria’s Bab al-Hawa post on February 11
Syria rebels stage surprise assault in Homs
The new battle for Baba Amr began as jihadist fighters in the oil-producing east said they had established religious committees to administer the area’s policing, judiciary and emergency services.
UN peacekeepers seized by Syria rebels ‘head for freedom’
It was the first abduction of its kind since the conflict erupted in Syria nearly two years ago.
UN scrambles to free peacekeepers abducted in Syria
The peacekeepers are part of a 300-strong Philippine contingent that has been monitoring the separation of Israeli and Syrian troops since 1974
Israeli police clashes with protesters at Al-Aqsa over Quran
The clash was triggered by Palestinian media allegations that a policeman at the compound kicked a holy book and trampled on it
Israel’s Peres dreams Middle East will draw lesson from EU
Israel wants the EU to put the military wing of Hezbollah on a terrorist black list
Iraq closes border post after Syria clashes
Yaarubiyeh crossing , near where Syrian regime forces and rebels battled on Saturday, had been closed
One million flee Syria war: UN
The UNHCR said the one million figure comprised both registered refugees and those awaiting registration
Syria rebels overrun Raqa city: NGO
In Raqa, residents destroyed a statue of Assad’s father and predecessor Hafez, according to amateur video footage distributed by activists.
Kerry on Gulf tour pledges backing for Syria rebels
Kerry stressed that there was no question of arming the Syrian opposition, even as his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal insisted on the right of Syrians to self-defence.
6 wounded as Palestinians, Israelis clash by Gaza border
The military sources said that Israeli soldiers shot towards “instigators of violence”.