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Many Muslims start Ramadan fast amid turmoil

DAMASCUS, Syria: Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken

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Activist: Syrian rebels seize key army base

BEIRUT: Activists say Syrian rebels have gained control of a key military base in the central Hama province after intense clashes with regime forces. The base is on the northern

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

WASHINGTON: Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred overnight Thursday into Friday, the officials told The Associated

Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan border

BEIRUT: Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce battles that killed 38 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for

Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels

AMMAN, Jordan: Mideast powers opposed to PresidentBashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies toSyrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of

Al-Qaida says it killed 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Al-Qaida’s branch in Iraq claimed responsibility on Monday for the killing last week of 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqi guards in western Anbar province. The brazen assault suggests

Syria rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, ending a sudden entanglement with the world body that earned fighters trying to oust

UN agency: Syrian refugee figure hits 1 million

BERLIN: The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now reached the one million mark. In a

Assad accuses Britain, US of supporting terrorism

AMMAN, Jordan: Syria’s president harshly criticized U.S. and British aid to rebels and set harsh terms for talking to his opponents in a newspaper interview published Sunday, as fighting raged

UN presses need for major boost in Syrian aid

KUWAIT CITY: U.N. humanitarian officials led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon are urging for a major boost in relief aid for Syria at an international conference in Kuwait that includes both