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Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
March 25, 2013
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
Jordan closed its main border crossing with Syria on Monday after two days of fighting there between Syrian troops and…
Israel to transfer blocked Palestinian funds: PM’s office
March 25, 2013
Israel to transfer blocked Palestinian funds: PM’s office
Israel is to resume the transfer of tariffs and tax monies it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which…
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
March 25, 2013
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
Riad Asaad, commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, was injured overnight in a blast that hit his car in…
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
March 25, 2013
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
A rebel leader in Central African Republic pledged to name a power-sharing government after seizing the capital Bangui on Sunday…
Palestinians: Kerry talks mark start of US peace drive
March 24, 2013
Palestinians: Kerry talks mark start of US peace drive
US Secretary of State John Kerry has begun to push for a resumption of peace talks after meetings with the…
Rights groups: Israel must ease new Gaza restrictions
March 24, 2013
Rights groups: Israel must ease new Gaza restrictions
Two Israeli rights groups demanded Sunday that Israel lift fishing restrictions imposed on Gaza after militants fired two rockets across…
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…
Israel removes Palestinian protest camp for second time
March 24, 2013
Israel removes Palestinian protest camp for second time
Hundreds of Israeli police for the second time dismantled a Palestinian protest encampment on the outskirts of Jerusalem overnight, activists…