 Clashes near Syrian capital, Aleppo airport closed
... (photo: AP / Abdullah Al-Yasin) The Guardian
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 Syria starts 2013 with aerial strikes and clashes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrians woke on New Year's Day to countrywide aerial bombardment, while President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fighting to topple him clashed on the outskirts of the capital.... (photo: AP / Abdullah Al-Yasin) The Star
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 Iraqi Shiite cleric lends support to Sunni protest
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is voicing support for Iraqi Sunni protesters who have been rallying against the country's Shiite-dominated central government. The... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) US News
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 Iran's Ahmadinejad slams use of pressure to impose Islamic values
Tweet Johannesburg, Jan 1 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has again condemned the use of pressure to impose Islamic values on people.... (photo: AP / Na Son Nguyen) Newstrack India
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 Monfils back with new ATP hopes
Gael Monfils, the flying Frenchman with the flamboyant style and maverick theatrical tendencies, makes a comeback at the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday which could hint at whether he still has the... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) Canberra Times
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 Israeli-Arab politician who was on Gaza protest flotilla can stand for re-election
Supreme court rules ban on Haneen Zoabi's candidacy for being on boat stormed by commandos is unconstitutional Hanin Zoabi arrives for the supreme court hearing, in Jerusalem. Photograph: Emil... (photo: AP / Emil Salman) The Guardian
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 Avigdor Lieberman faces fraud charges in Israeli court
Avigdor Lieberman gives a speech during the launch of the Likud-Beitenu elections campaign on Christmas Day, in Jerusalem. Photograph: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images Israel's former foreign minister... (photo: UN / Aliza Eliazarov) The Observer
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 Egypt to resume IMF loan talks as reserves dwindle
Egypt will soon resume talks with the International Monetary Fund over a crucial $4.8bn (£3bn) loan to shore up the economy, the prime minister says. Talks were suspended because of political turmoil... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) BBC News
Business Egypt Finance Photos Wikipedia: Hesham Qandil |
 Maradona speculation ends as Hakeem Shakir is appointed Iraq coach
The country's football association has announced that the interim boss has been handed the reins on a permanent basis, silencing rumours surrounding the Argentina... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) Goal
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 Syria risks becoming ‘new Somalia’: UN envoy
London: UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria seemed far away, adding that the country risked being slithering into ‘hell’.... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network) Zeenews
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