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In key Syrian city, snipers and bombing tear at fabric of daily life
As rebels and the Syrian government battle for control of Aleppo, residents tap caution – and dark humor – to survive.
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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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Four things Syria must do after Bashar al-Assad
It’s not too early to consider the way forward for Syria after Bashar al-Assad. Examples in other countries show that a transition will be greatly aided if Syrians can do these four things:
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Iran vs. Israel: 8 recent attacks Israel blames on Iran
Yesterday's attack on Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian town of Burgas is the eighth major incident in which Israel has accused the Iranian government and its allies of planning to attack, or of attacking, Israeli citizens. Iran denies involvement in any of the incidents, but it accuses Israel of a string of deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists over the past year.
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Hezbollah 101: Who is the militant group, and what does it want?
The Shiite militant group and political party is a player not just in Lebanon, where it is based, but across the broader Middle East. It remains a staunch opponent of Israel, which it fought to a standstill in 2006, and a close ally of Iran and Syria – despite both regimes' crackdowns on citizens Hezbollah purports to champion.
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Iran threatens attack on US bases in event of war with Israel
Iran threatens attack: Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, warned that his country would target US bases in the region in the event of a war with Israel.
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Syrian conflict makes Palestinians into both refugees and combatants
When the uprising against the Assad regime began, Syria's half-million-strong Palestinian population was reluctant to join in. Now, some have fled, while others have joined in the fight.
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Israel's Ehud Olmert handed surprisingly light sentence in bribery case (+video)
An Israeli court Monday spared former prime minister Ehud Olmert from jail, convicting him of 'procedural irregularity' instead of corruption, opening the door for a potential comeback for the centrist politician.
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Is Lebanon becoming Syria's Western front?
With Syrian rebels sheltering in Lebanese border towns and Syrian Army troops planting land mines on both sides of the border, Lebanese fears of getting dragged into the conflict are rising.
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In Pakistan, 'Love for the Prophet Day" demonstrations turn deadly
Tens of thousands of Muslims turned out across Pakistan Friday to protest an anti-Islamic film and vulgar cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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Syria's Assad says his government will prevail, despite efforts of Gulf states (+video)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Friday the rebels will be defeated, the same day a Syrian opposition group announced the Assad regime is behind the disappearance of two of its leaders.
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New French Muhammad cartoons inflame prophet film tensions (+video)
After worldwide protests, some of them deadly, over an amateur film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, a French magazine now seeks to make Muslims even more angry.
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Calif. Coptic Christians denounce anti-Islamic film, filmmaker in hiding
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, Coptic Christian the filmmaker behind 'Innocence of Muslims,' and his family are currently in hiding. Coptic Christian leaders have denounced the film.
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Backchannels
Is the Islamopocalypse really upon us?No. Turn off the television news (or put down your copy of Newsweek) if you think otherwise.
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How Arab Spring turned into protests and 'Death to America!'
An outbreak of violence in Afghanistan this weekend was testament to a clear trend: In Muslim countries now enjoying more political freedom, anti-American anger is coming to the surface.
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US embassy in Lebanon destroying classified material
As a precaution amid rising anti-American protests, diplomats in the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, have started destroying classified material.
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Terrorism & Security
Iran nuclear threat: Netanyahu goes to the people - the American people, that isIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argues his case for establishing 'red lines' on Iran's nuclear program on NBC and CNN today.
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Pope Benedict, on tour in the Middle East, calls again for peace
At an open-air Mass in Beirut on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the horrors and deaths resulting from conflicts in the region, and appealed to Christians living in the Middle East to be 'peacemakers.'
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Pope appeals for peace upon arrival in Lebanon (+video)
Considering the crisis in Syria and recent diplomatic violence in the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon Friday trying to calm nerves.
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Focus
Syria's rebel fighters vow no mercy for their own pro-regime family membersFree Syrian Army fighters told the Monitor that bringing down President Assad trumps family ties, and that they are willing to fight, or even kill, brothers and cousins fighting for the regime.
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Rice, McCain criticize Obama foreign policies without mentioning bin Laden
Condoleezza Rice was a Republican National Convention crowd favorite. Rice and Sen. John McCain hammered Obama on defense spending, and foreign policy. But no mention was made of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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Terrorism & Security
Russia, US spar over threat posed by Syria's chemical weaponsRussia sought to reassure the international community about the security and possible use of Syria's chemical weapons after Obama warned the Assad regime about 'red lines.'
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Obama warns Syria of 'enormous consequences' (+video)
U.S. President Barack Obama threatened Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against using or moving weapons of mass destruction. Obama said the U.S. is preparing a 'range of contingency plans' should Assad ignore his warning.
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Opinion: Why Israel shrugs at retaliation after attack on Iran
The threat of a simultaneous war with Iran's proxies – Hezbollah, Syria, and Gaza militants – is a key consideration for Israel as it weighs an attack on Iran. But Iran’s allies may not be as keen about going to war for the ayatollahs as Tehran would like, and the Israelis know it.
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Terrorism & Security
Kidnappings tied to Syria threaten Lebanon's fragile peace (+video)Eleven Syrian nationals were kidnapped in Lebanon Thursday in a spree of abductions, raising concern about renewed violence there.
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UN: War crimes on both sides in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday war crimes have been committed by both the Assad regime, and the rebels in Syria. Meanwhile, government war planes bombed a rebel-held town, killing more than 20.
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Why Iran, more than Russia, may obstruct US goals in Syria
Russia has been the main obstacle on the international stage to US efforts to end Syria's violence, but on the ground Iran appears to be the main outside force propping up the Assad regime.
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Backchannels
Saudi Arabia and UAE urge citizens out of Lebanon after kidnappingsThe growing spillover from the Syrian civil war, which included the kidnapping of over 30 Syrians in Lebanon today, prompted the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia to tell their citizens to leave Lebanon.
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Syria's civil war and the geopolitics overtaking it (+video)As Syria's civil war continues to deepen, so does the potential for regional mischief.
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