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Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
World
March 19, 2012
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces clashed Monday with gunmen in an upscale neighborhood of the capital Damascus that is home…
100 Egyptians deported from Syria in 3 months, embassy says
Egypt
March 19, 2012
100 Egyptians deported from Syria in 3 months, embassy says
Twelve Egyptians will be deported to Egypt on Monday after being arrested by Syrian authorities for illegally entering the country.…
Qaradawi hails Shenouda, calling his support for Palestine unforgettable
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Qaradawi hails Shenouda, calling his support for Palestine unforgettable
Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi praised the recently deceased Pope Shenouda III on Monday, saying that he adopted several…
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
World
March 18, 2012
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
BEIRUT — An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday while a…
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
World
March 18, 2012
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups are calling for protests Sunday in the capital Damascus and elsewhere to commemorate the one-year…
15 Egyptians arrested in Lebanon to be deported
Egypt
March 18, 2012
15 Egyptians arrested in Lebanon to be deported
The Egyptian Embassy in Beirut is currently finalizing procedures to deport 15 Egyptians for illegally entering Lebanon through the Syrian…
18 undocumented Egyptian migrants deported from Syria, Zimbabwe
Egypt
March 17, 2012
18 undocumented Egyptian migrants deported from Syria, Zimbabwe
Eighteen Egyptians deported from Syria and Zimbabwe due to illegally residing in those countries reached Cairo International Airport on Saturday,…
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
World
March 16, 2012
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
ANKARA — Turkey said on Friday it might set up a border "buffer zone" to protect growing numbers of Syrian…
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
World
March 16, 2012
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
Four more members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have decided to close their embassies in Syria over its violent crackdown…
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
World
March 15, 2012
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
Huge rallies showed support for Syria's president on Thursday despite a new "massacre" report and a refugee exodus to Turkey, as a…