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Iran offers Syria $4 bn credit line: central bank
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Iran offers Syria $4 bn credit line: central bank

Iran has opened two lines of credit totalling $4 billion to Damascus and expects to open up a third to…
Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria
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Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria

A Jordanian military tribunal on Monday jailed nine Muslim extremists who were planning to go to neighbouring Syria to fight…
Hezbollah Beirut heartland hit as Syria war rages
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Hezbollah Beirut heartland hit as Syria war rages

Two rockets hit Hezbollah's heartland in Beirut on Sunday as the Lebanese Shiite group battled alongside Syrian regime forces and…
Iran says never sent ‘military forces’ to Syria
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Iran says never sent ‘military forces’ to Syria

Iran's defence minister insisted on Saturday that the country has never sent "military forces" to Syria, reiterating its denial of…
Qusayr battle rages as Syria regime presses assault
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Qusayr battle rages as Syria regime presses assault

Intense clashes rocked the central Syrian town of Qusayr on Saturday, a watchdog reported, as regime forces backed by fighters…
Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanese city: security
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Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanese city: security

Fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least six people overnight, as supporters and opponents of Syrian…
Syria opposition to mull peace talks
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Syria opposition to mull peace talks

Syria's main opposition group gathers Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime,…
Analysis: Crossing Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria will require concrete proof
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Analysis: Crossing Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria will require concrete proof

While President Barack Obama has declared a "red line" over Syrian use of chemical weapons, US officials suggested on Tuesday…
Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists
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Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists

At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in…
HRW slams ‘indiscriminate’ Syria fire on Lebanon
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HRW slams ‘indiscriminate’ Syria fire on Lebanon

Human Rights Watch called Monday on both the Syrian regime and rebel forces to end "indiscriminate cross-border attacks" on areas…
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