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Name: Middle East

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 28 mins ago - 17 reports

Sergey Lavrov

U.N.: More than 1.5 million fled Syria, 4 million more displaced within nation

(CNN) -- The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday."The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to ... [Published CNN - 18 mins ago]

Entities: Syria, Abu Sakkar, Sergey Lavrov, Refugees

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 31 reports

Iraq violence kills 11, police kidnapped (AFP)

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Violence in Iraq killed 11 people on Saturday including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped up to 10 people, among them police, officials said. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 22 mins ago]

Entities: Kidnapping, Iraq, Police

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 36 mins ago - 19 reports

Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud

Saudi woman conquers Everest

Raha Moharrak, a 25-year-old native of Jeddah, has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to climb the world's highest mountain, prompting extensive allusions to the state of gender equality in the kingdom in the international media.Ms. Moharrak reached ... [Published The Hindu - 9 mins ago]

Entities: Nepal, Vinson Massif, Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Bashar al-Assad

Assad: Rebels Attacked Radar, Helping Israel

"Israel is directly supporting the terrorist groups," charges embattled Syrian president.President Bashar al-AssadAFP photoSyrian strongman Bashar Assad said in a weekend interview to an Argentinean newspaper that Israel is assisting the rebels fighting ... [Published Israel National News - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Israel, Bashar al-Assad, Terrorists, Logistic Support, Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 11 reports

Saeed Jalili

Senior MP: Presidential Election Not to Affect Iran's N. Policies

TEHRAN (FNA)- The upcoming presidential election in Iran will leave no effect on the country's policies and stance regarding its nuclear activities, a senior Iranian legislator underscored.Member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy ... [Published Fars News Agency - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Elections, Nuclear, Saeed Jalili

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 87 reports

Iraq blasts hit Sunni areas

Sectarian violence intensifies in Iraq with a series of car bombings targeting Sunni Muslim areas of the country. Nineteen people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near a commercial complex in the predominantly Sunni Amiriya district in the west ... [Published Reuters UK - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, IED Improvised Explosive Device, Baghdad, Coffee

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 31 reports

Government of Syria

US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria

The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers appearing to founder on diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose.General Martin Dempsey, the ... [Published ACQ Magazine - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Russia, Syria, missile, Government of Syria, United Nations

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 67 reports

U.S. Criticizes Russia On Missiles To Syria

The top U.S. military officer has denounced Russia for providing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons will only worsen the Syrian war.The comments by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs ... [Published Radio Free Europe - 15 hours ago]

Entities: missile, Russia, Syria, Refugees

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 18 reports

Raghida Dergham: The Priorities of Russia's Stance on the Syrian Crisis

However high-ranking an individual might be, or however "full" the powers they might be entrusted within the process of political transition in Syria, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will remain in Russia's opinion, president with full powers, as a "wartime ... [Published Huffington Post - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Russia, Syria, Moscow, Hizballah, Iran

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 20 reports

Israel might strike Syria again soon, report says

The Wall Street Journal late Thursday cited US officials as saying that Israel could strike a weapon shipment from Syria to Hezbollah “in the near future.”“Israeli and Western intelligence services believe [Yakhont] missiles, which have been sold by Russia ... [Published NOW News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Israel, Syria, Hizballah, missile

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 30 reports

Obama says US won't act alone on Syria

US President Obama said "I don't think anybody in the region would think that US unilateral actions would bring about a better outcome inside of Syria" World Bulletin/News DeskPresident Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to ... [Published World Bulletin - May 17 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Syria, Chemical Weapon

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 44 reports

Spinning The Tragic Syria Crisis Won’t Help Stop It ? OpEd

Yesterday, responding to a Qatar-sponsored resolution, the U.N. General Assembly “condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and praised the opposition.” A day before that, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “at least 94,000 people ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Syria, Alawite, Crisis

Quotes

Gilad said Israel had to take all Iranian threats seriously, adding that the Syrian border area represents a fluid situation. "But we also have to rely on our power of deterrence. We emphasize the quiet period we had over Shavuot. There is quiet. After all, we have deterrence and a powerful army, and it is perceived as such."

Amos Gilad: S-300 can reach Hezbollah via Syria [Published Jerusalem Post - 9 mins ago]

"We have said that what has been produced is for our domestic and pharmaceutical needs. [Western powers] see that the fuel is [produced] under the supervision of IAEA inspectors in Fordow and Natanz [enrichment facilities] and they see this is used for peaceful purposes" he said

Jalili: Iran Does Not Recognize Netanyahu’s Red Line [Published Al Manar TV - 10 mins ago]

"Spirituality and religion's role in conservation is as old as time itself" said Kusum Vyas, founder of the Green Kumbh Yatra

Pilgrimage arrives in the city [Published Leicester Mercury - 11 mins ago]

Zimmermann also stressed another point. "The protective measures enshrined in international law only work because everybody knows they could also be a victim. But, if one side becomes invulnerable, then the other side will also say: I'm just going to kill everybody who comes in front of my Kalashnikov."

Drone debate keeps humming [Published Deutsche Welle - 15 mins ago]

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Blogs

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