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Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment? | A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya. | ... (photo: AP) Skynews Mideast Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Greek workers strike over public job cuts | Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs this year. | Tuesday's strike ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera Economy Greece Photos Protest Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis |
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Assad's wife defends Syria crackdown | The British-born wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time since the 11-month uprising against his regime began, a British newsp... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi) Your Middle East Photos Politics Protests Syria Wikipedia: Asma al-Assad |
Concern over Lockerbie appeal report legislation Government legislation to aid publication of a secret legal report on the Lockerbie bomber case may fail to work properly, it has been claimed. | The bill would let the S... (photo: AP / Bas Czerwinski) BBC News Government Lockerbie Photos Scotland Wikipedia: Investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 |
Interview: Bob Bradley on Port Said deaths | Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys speaks to the Egyptian national football team's American coach, Bob Bradley, about the tragedy at a match in Port Said on February 1 that left 74... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera Egypt Photos Soccer Sport Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes |
Syria steps up assault on Homs | A Syrian military assault on Homs has killed dozens of people, as world powers scramble for a diplomatic strategy to end the violence in the country after the defeat of... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid al-Fergany) Al Jazeera Military Photos Syria Unrest Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Stop 'chitchat' about Iran: Netanyahu to cabinet Jerusalem: An Israeli official says the country's Prime Minister has told his Cabinet to quit the "chitchat" about Iran. | Israeli political and military leaders have bee... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) Zeenews Governemnt Israel Politics Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu photo |
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. | Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began ... (photo: AP) BBC News Photos Protest Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Fatah and Hamas agree that Abbas will lead Palestinian unity cabinet | The accord signed by Mr Abbas and Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal in Qatar cleared one important obstacle standing in the way of the two factions working tog... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal) The Independent Fatah Hamas Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: FatahHamas conflict |
All eyes on Russian minister's Syria trip As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford assesses what he might hope to... (photo: Creative Commons / Sebastian Zwez) BBC News Photos Russia Syria Talks Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |