Hezbollah escalates rhetoric, hints at possible Syria intervention

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Kuwait says owed $11.2 billion in Iraq war reparations

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Six Tunisian soldiers wounded in ‘terrorist’ hunt

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Obama vows new bid to shut Guantanamo ‘no man’s land’

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Syrian air strike on Turkish border kills at least five

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Jordan warns U.N. of ‘crushing weight’ of Syria refugees

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Bashir pardons Sudan security agents over coup, media says

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Jordanian kills sister to ‘cleanse family honor’

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Iraq media suspensions draw international criticism

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Gunmen surround Libya’s Justice Ministry

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Obama: Syrian chemical strike would force U.S. to ‘rethink’

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Pope: ‘courageous decisions’ needed from Israel, Palestinians

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Iran says use of chemical arms by anyone in Syria is ‘red line’

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Russia bans passenger flights over Syria

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FSA may soon launch counterattack on Hezbollah, says Jordanian ex-army official

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Armed men surround another Libya ministry, says official

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Saudi police arrest two wanted men after gunfight

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Palestinian killed in first deadly Israeli airstrike since truce

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Extra medical staff sent to Guantanamo over hunger strike

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Watchdog: Bomb near interior ministry building in Damascus kills five

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Boston Marathon investigators find woman’s DNA on bomb fragment

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Mass food poisoning at Egyptian university sparks student anger

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Kerry seeks to drum up Arab support for Israeli-Palestinian peace

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UK: Guardian newspaper’s Twitter feeds hacked

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Armed clashes at Jordan university kill three, hurt 25

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Report says two missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria

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