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'Israel prefers Bashar Assad to Islamist rebels'
A weakened Bashar Assad is preferable for Syria and the whole region to a
takeover by rebel forces increasingly ruled by Islamic extremists.
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Hamas training 37,000 teens, 15-17, in urban warfare
Hamas has expanded military training of youngsters.
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Khamenei pressed Hizbullah in emergency meeting to do 'whatever it takes' in Syria
Iran has pressed its main proxy for full combat troop deployment in Syria.
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France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law
France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the
country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay
marriage.
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S. Korea says N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday.
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'Church of Scotland amends disputed Israel paper'
The Church of Scotland revised a paper it had published rejecting Jewish
scriptural-based rights to the land of Israel after it caused waves of
controversy among the Jewish community in the UK.
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Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al-Qaida
The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar
Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical
jihadi force.
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US: Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad
The top US military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria.
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Will Israel destroy Russian missiles?
The main reason for the heightened tensions on the northern front is
Iran and Syria's interest to intensify and hasten the arming of
Hezbollah.
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Erdogan: Peace Impossible Without Hamas-Fatah Unity
Middle East peace will prove impossible without unity among Palestinian Authority Arab factions.