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Al Qaeda
The View From The Gulf: America’s Quiet Go-between Speaks
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Syria
UN draft resolution on Syria
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Al Qaeda
Saudi Arabia cautious on possible Afghan talks
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Syria
The Syrian army attacked opponents in a suburb of Damascus. After heavy fighting, Free Syrian Army rebels withdrew from the area. Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council urged Syria to accept the Arab League peace plan. The Arab League sought support from China and Russia.
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Russia
Russia backing of Syria’s Assad seen as way to maintain foothold in Arab world
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Hamas
Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, goes back to Jordan
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Al Qaeda
Tension in Yemen: Al-Qaida Activity Puts Regime Change in Doubt
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Syria
Syria’s crisis: It looks like civil war
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Syria
Russia Sides Firmly With Assad Government in Syria
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Syria
Escalating violence caused the Arab League to suspend its observer mission. The leader of Hamas left his offices in Damascus. The UN Security Council debated a draft resolution calling for the ouster of President Assad.
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Free Syrian Army
Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters
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Qatar
Qatar’s towering ambition on show in Doha
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Hamas
Hamas quietly quits Syria as violence continues
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Syria
The Arab League asked the UN Security Council to back its peace plan in Syria. Russia said it would promote its own peace plan at the UN.
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Syria
The head of the Syrian Red Crescent was shot dead. The UN Security Council is considering a Western and Arab League resolution calling for President Assad to step down. Russia said it would resist any UN-led sanctions. US and Russian diplomats held talks in Moscow to resolve differences over Syria.
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Syria
The Arab League’s potent sting has stunned Damascus
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Syria
Following Saudi Arabia’s lead, the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council – Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE – withdrew their monitors from the Arab League mission. The GCC also called on the UN Security Council to take up the issue. Syria agreed to a one-month extension of the monitoring mission.
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Syria
Fear reigns in Syria city at the center of the uprising
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Syria
Syria rejected an Arab League-sponsored plan for President Assad to step down and hand over power to his deputy, calling it flagrant interference in Syria’s internal affairs. The EU expanded sanctions. Russia signed a $550 million deal to sell Syria 36 jet aircraft.
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Hamas
As region changes, Hamas movement shifts
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Syria
The Arab League extended its monitoring mission for another month and declined an opposition request to refer the matter to the UN. Saudi Arabia withdrew from the mission, saying the “Syrian government did not execute any of the elements of the Arab resolution plan.”
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Syria
In Syrian City, a Calm That Few Expect to Last
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Syria
US Moves to Shut Embassy in Syria
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Iran
New Bid to Stifle Iran Aid to Syria
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Syria
Arab League monitors ended their mission although killings persisted, and will release their report this weekend. Syrian troops withdrew from a mountain town, allowing the opposition to take control. The EU planned new economic sanctions. Russia said it would block any Western military intervention in Syria.
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Syria
Britain called for harsher sanctions on Syria, while Russia said it would work with China to block efforts at the UN. Senior Hamas leaders are evacuating their families from Damascus.
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Afghanistan
Tiny Qatar wielding powerful political punch
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Syria
The government rejected a call for Arab troops to be sent to stop the violence. Hamas leaders evacuated their families due to the deteriorating security situation. Both the US and France said Iran was supplying Syria with weapons.
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Al Qaeda
Is Al Qaeda actually involved in the Syria uprising?
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Syria
Syria: beyond the wall of fear, a state in slow-motion collapse
