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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Syrian government launches attack on key town

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian government has launched an attack over the last 48 hours on the strategic town of Qusayr, which lies near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah fighters were reported to be fighting alongside government forces. Reports said the fighting was intense with both sides claiming the upper hand. Asharq Al-Awsat quoted the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as saying it was in control of the town and that the fighting was limited to the outskirts. The paper said the state-run me...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Iran’s Guardian Council hints Rafsanjani too old for presidency

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Less than 24 hours before the final list of candidates for the upcoming presidential election in Iran is released, a new statement from Iran’s Guardian Council has once again led to speculation about its intentions towards controversial candidate Hashemi Rafsanjani. On Monday, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council, which is charged with vetting all candidates for parliament and the presidency, announced they would consider hopeful candidates’ ...

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Nazir Majli
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Israel threatens to bomb Syria in response to Tirshreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to bomb Syria again if Israel comes under threat from its missiles, or if it sends arms to Hezb...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

New bombings strike Baghdad and Basra

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A series of bomb attacks hit south and central Iraq on Monday, after four days of violence that rocked the country and left almost 150 dead. Baghdad an...

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Monji Saidani
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Clashes in Tunis and Kairouan between security forces and Ansar Al-Sharia

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clashes in Tunisia between Salafist extremists and security forces in Tunisia and Kairouan on Sunday have left one Tunisian citizen dead. Eleven police...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Iran: Guardian Council considers 40 candidates

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a move that has surprised observers of Iranian politics, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council announced on Sunday that it may appr...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Syria readies missiles to strike Israel

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UK’s Sunday Times learned this week that the Syrian military has prepared batteries of its most advanced missiles to retaliate against Israel in...

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Mohamed Al-Daameh
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Contagious diseases spreading in Al-Zaatari Camp: Jordanian health official

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—A number of highly contagious and fatal diseases are spreading among refugees in the Al-Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, according to a Jordanian Health offici...

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Abdul Sattar Hatita
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Egyptian official: All options open in dealing with Sinai soldiers’ kidnappers

Cairo/Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—North Sinai security chief Gen. Samih Beshadi said yesterday that all options are now open in dealing with the kidnappers of the seven Egyptian sold...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Iran: Radical camp calls for Rafsanjani’s disqualification

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Comments made by Ayatollah Jannati during a Friday Prayer sermon in Tehran have fueled extreme voices within the radical faction to push for Hashemi R...

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