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• Syrian and Hezbollah troops advance on border town

  
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  Battle for Qusair believed to be edging in favour of loyalist forces, and role of Hezbollah marks new escalation in crisis Syrian and Hezbollah troops have pushed deep into the strategic border town of Qusair after a ferocious artillery and mortar blitz that is thought to have killed more than 50 residents and laid ...
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• Battle for Strategic Syrian City Rages On

  
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  The Syrian government unleashed new airstrikes in the city of Qusayr on Monday as rebels fought to hold ground amid mounting injuries, opposition activists said.        
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• Iranian elections: Opposition? There is no such word here

  
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  Indifference, contempt, cynicism, disillusionment and fear seem to be the dominant emotions among young Iranians they prepare to got to the polls to vote for a new president – or not "I will vote," says Arash, a university student who has just turned 18. "I dont know any of the real candidates yet but I will vote, ...
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• Hot air balloon crashes in Turkey - video

  
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  A hot air balloon flying over a tourist attraction in central Turkey collides with another balloon mid-air and crashes to the ground
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• Abu Qatada expects to be acquitted of terror charges in Jordan, lawyers say

  
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  Treaty between UK and Jordan makes acquittal more likely over tainted charges, court hears Abu Qatada, the radical Islamist cleric, expects to be acquitted of "tainted" terror charges when he voluntarily returns to Jordan, his lawyers have told a court hearing. Danny Friedman, for Abu Qatada, told the Special ...
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• Syria crisis: battle for Qusair – live updates

  
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  The Syrian army claims to have seized the strategic town of Qusair after reports that Hezbollah fighters helped it attack rebel positions Matthew Weaver Guardian readers
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• Israeli inquiry says film of Muhammad al-Duras death in Gaza was staged

  
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  Report says 55-second video of 12-year-old boy cowering with his father amid a gun battle shows no evidence that boy was killed by Israeli fire A 55-second film of a 12-year-old boy crying and cowering beside his father as a gun battle raged around them in Gaza has been challenged by an official Israeli report which ...
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• Iraq car bombings kill dozens

  
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  At least 34 people have been killed in a wave of bombings across Baghdads Shia areas and in the southern city of Basra At least 34 people have been killed in a wave of car bombings across Baghdads Shia neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra, Iraqi officials said. The attacks are the latest in a recent ...
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• Breaking Politics News

  
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  Tunisian police clash with al Qaeda supporters over banned rally. South Africa’s NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage hikes from gold, coal producers. Syria’s Assad Says Peace Talks Likely to Fail Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our ...
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• Irans president faces punishment threat over breaking election rules

  
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  Constitutional watchdog warns Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be charged for accompanying chief adviser to election registry office Irans constitutional watchdog said on Sunday it would seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election ...
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• 9 Detained in Bombings on Turkey Border With Syria

  
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  Turkish officials said the nine detained in the bombings that killed 46 people had been linked to the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad, a claim that Syria denies.        
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• Netanyahu flies into turbulence over $127,000 bed on plane

  
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  Outcry in austerity-hit Israel over news that rest chamber was installed on plane ferrying PM and wife to London for Thatcher funeral The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has encountered severe turbulence after it emerged that he ordered a double bed to be installed on a plane that carried him and his ...
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• Turkey blames Syria over Reyhanli bombings

  
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  Nine Turks arrested but foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Assad regime was behind blasts in which 46 people died Turkeys foreign minister has blamed Syria for a double car bombing that killed 46 people in a border town, as the US and the UK pledged to stand behind their Nato ally in one of the most serious ...
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• Egypt’s Chaos Stirs Musical Revolution

  
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  Their music predated the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, but the turmoil since has left Egypt’s huge youth population searching for voices that address issues they care about.        
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• MENA Mashup: Bye-Bye Sykes-Picot, Game-Changers, and, Tiddlywinks

  
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  The Washington Post’s David Ignatius had recently raised the topic of redrawing the borders of Syria and/or the Middle East… An opening emerges for Syria talks …Here, American diplomatic pressure will be crucial. To empower Idriss, the United States may expand its current training and nonlethal ...
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• Car Bombings Kill Dozens in Center of Turkish Town Near the Syrian Border

  
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  Officials with Turkey’s government, which has backed the Syrian rebels, said the attackers belonged to a group linked to intelligence services in Syria.        
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• UK companys spyware used against Bahrain activist, court papers claim

  
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  Human rights groups hope email evidence can force review of export controls on surveillance equipment Spy technology from a UK-based company was used to target a British citizen who became a leading light in Bahrains Arab spring, according to documents filed in the high court. The witness statement of Dr Alaa ...
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• Op-Ed Columnist: The Yemeni Way

  
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  The national dialogue taking place in Yemen is a lesson for other Arab nations.        
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• Ahmed Maher of Egypt Released After Questioning

  
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  Ahmed Maher, a leader of the April 6 Youth Group, was questioned and held overnight in a high-security prison, then released Saturday.        
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• Turkey blames Syria for car bombs

  
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  Deputy prime minister says Syrian regimes intelligence agency and armed groups are usual suspects in attack on Reyhanli The Turkish government has blamed Syria for the deaths of at least 40 people in two car bomb blasts in a town near the border with the country. The two bombs exploded within 15 minutes of each ...
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