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UN’s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis
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UN’s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to Syria's war, saying this would help…
Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight
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Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight

Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court jailed six people for up to six years for security offences including traveling abroad to…
Monitor: Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp
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Monitor: Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp

Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery run by Islamic State in the city of Raqqa, killing 25 people, in air raids…
Obama urges anti-jihadist front as NATO leaders gather
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Obama urges anti-jihadist front as NATO leaders gather

President Barack Obama urged a broad front against the Islamic State as NATO leaders gathered in Wales Thursday with Britain…
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
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In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government

In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has…
Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights
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Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights

Heavy fighting between Syrian army forces and rebels erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday, a Reuters photographer said, but…
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
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Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al…
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
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Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base

Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria
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Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria

Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
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Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
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