Syrian uprising

Lebanese PM suspects assassination linked to bomb plot
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Lebanese PM suspects assassination linked to bomb plot

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday he suspected the assassination of a senior Lebanese intelligence chief was linked…
Renewed clashes around Syrian army base
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Renewed clashes around Syrian army base

  Syrian regime forces and rebels clashed around a besieged army base near the strategic northern town of Maaret al-Numan…
Bomb blast in Beirut kills at least two
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Bomb blast in Beirut kills at least two

At least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central…
Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire
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Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire

The international mediator on Syria will go to Damascus in the next few days to try to broker a brief…
Syria mediator warns conflict could consume Middle East
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Syria mediator warns conflict could consume Middle East

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday that Syria's civil war risked spreading across borders into an "all-consuming" conflict unless it was eventually addressed. Brahimi,…
Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership
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Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership

Syria's divided rebels have agreed to set up a joint leadership to oversee their battle to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad,…
Damascus Embassy inquires about killing of three Egyptians in Syria
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Damascus Embassy inquires about killing of three Egyptians in Syria

Egypt’s acting Ambassador to Syria Alaa Abdel Aziz has submitted an urgent memo to Syrian authorities inquiring into the deaths…
Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain
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Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain

Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar…
Rights group: Syrian regime using Russian-made cluster bombs
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Rights group: Syrian regime using Russian-made cluster bombs

Human Rights Watch on Sunday accused the Syrian air force of using cluster bombs against rebels and in populated areas…
Turkey says believes Syrian plane had ‘non-civilian’ cargo
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Turkey says believes Syrian plane had ‘non-civilian’ cargo

Turkey received intelligence that a Syrian passenger plane which it forced to land in Ankara on Wednesday was carrying "non-civilian…
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