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Israel sets January date for early elections
The dissolution of the Knesset was approved by 100 votes to none.
Clinton takes responsibility for handling of Libya attack
Clinton’s move will be seen as an attempt to take the heat off the US president three weeks before he bids for re-election.
Afghan spy carried out suicide attack
NATO’s US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the bombing was by an Afghan agent.
Iraq attacks kill at least eight
Baghdad, (AFP) — A spate of shootings and bombings targeting Iraqi security forces north of Baghdad on Monday killed at least eight people, while a prisoner on death row escaped from a police station south of the capital. The attacks, which killed four policemen and three anti-Qaeda militiamen, came after a deadly bombing targeted Iraqi …
EU tightens financial noose on Iran with new sanctions
Under the package, the EU bans all transactions between European and Iranian banks unless authorised in advance by national authorities.
UN envoy mulls Syria peacekeepers, opposition says
Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told reporters that any such force must be “well-armed.”
Most illicit arms in Syria go to Islamists: report
Classified reports voice frustration as there is no apparent effective way of vetting groups receiving weapons
Ali Zeidan, ex-Kadhafi opponent, elected Libya PM
Zeidan won 93 votes, trumping the 85 garnered by his only other candidate, Mohammed al-Hrari
Turkey, Syria close civilian airspace in tit-for-tat as tension mounts
Ankara’s move came after the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday that a flight ban has been imposed on Turkish flights.
HRW condemns Syria use of cluster bombs
HRW reported increased use of cluster bombs in the past week, notably in the Maaret al-Numan area.
Algeria TV boss convicted for sexual harassment
Said Lamarni, who was not present for the verdict, has denied any wrongdoing.
Jailed Bahrain medics go on hunger strike
The jailed Shiite medics called their action “The Lost Justice,” and have stopped taking food and medicine.
Istanbul World Forum hosts international conference on justice
Secretary general of the Arab League says UN security council has denied Syrians justice.
Tunisia sets dates for polls after compromise
Elections scheduled for 23 June, 7 July 2013
Syria rebels down fighter jet near Aleppo, says rights watchdog
The rebel Free Syrian Army claimed the downing of a MiG jet west of Aleppo.
UN envoy, German minister in Turkey for Syria talks
Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle were in Turkey on Saturday for talks on the Syrian conflict.
106 soldiers killed as Syrian rebels go on attack
Syrian rebels kills 14 soldiers in an attack on an army post in Daraa province
Israel PM, rightwing bloc set for easy victory: polls
Netanyahu and the rightwing and ultra-Orthodox parties allied with him stand to increase their parliamentary majority to 68 in the 120-seat Knesse
Syria fighting rages as Brahimi starts talks
Nationwide at least 198 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, adding to more than 32,000 who have died since the start of the uprising in March 2011
Iran can defeat ‘barbaric’ sanctions, vows Khamenei
The Iranian Rial lost 40% of its value as a result to the economic sanctions
Egypt’s ties with Turkey strengthen
Week long naval exercise latest sign of stronger relationship
Russia seals $4.2 bn in arms deals with Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agree on weapons deals totalling over $4.2 billion.
Dozens dead in suicide assault on Syria base
Dozens of people were killed in two suicide attacks against the air force intelligence branch in Harasta
Maliki in Russia for huge arms deal, Syria agreement
Russia eyes a record arms deal and rare agreement over Syria on Tuesday when it hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the first time in almost four years.
North Korea says missiles can strike continental US
AFP – SEOUL — North Korea said it possessed rockets capable of striking the US mainland, as it slammed a new US-South Korean deal to extend the range of the South’s missile systems. A National Defense Commission spokesman cited by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) also said Pyongyang would retaliate “in kind” to any …
Syrian rebel strongholds pounded, 23 killed: activists
Syrian army launched an offensive pre-dawn assault on Daraa, says SOHR
Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim rocket fire into Israel
The armed wings of Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement and the Islamic Jihad group announced Monday they had fired a series of rockets at Israel, a day after an Israeli air strike that injured 10 people
First camp for refugees in Syria rises tent by tent
Contractors say it will be the biggest camp for displaced Syrians in the country
Facebook campaign for women’s rights goes global
Photo campaign gains hundreds of responses in one week
Thirteen killed in Sudan military crash
13 Sudanese military personnel died, nine injured in a plane crash