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Syria opposition denounces Hezbollah 'threat'

Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leaderSyria's opposition has denounced what it called "threats" from the head of Hezbollah, and warned against any intervention by the movement or by Iran, which backs the Lebanese group, in the Syrian conflict.

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Arab states back Israel-Palestine land swaps

A senior Qatari official has said Israel and the Palestinians could trade land rather than conform exactly to their 1967 borders in what appears to be a softening of Arab states' stance on the 2002 peace plan.

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Kerry meets Arab ministers on peace process

US Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with Arab League officials as he pursues painstaking efforts aimed at revitalising the Middle East peace process.

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Iraq parliament chief demands cabinet resign

The speaker of Iraq's parliament has said the government should resign and hold early elections after a string of attacks ripped through the country.

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Huge explosion rocks Damascus

At least 13 people killed in car bomb blast in Marjeh districtA blast near Syria's interior ministry has rocked the central Damascus district of Marjeh killing 13 people and injuring over 70 others, state television said, just a day after the country's prime minister survived a car bomb attack.

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Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian in Gaza

Haitham al-Meshal was killed by the Israeli airstrike as he was driving a motorcycle northwest of Gaza City [AFP]An Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian man and wounded another in the Gaza Strip, medics said, in what appeared to be the first such attack since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war last November.

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Syria says PM escapes car bomb attack

State television reports that Wael al-Halqi escaped unharmedSyrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report.

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Wave of violence sweeps across Iraq

A car bomb exploded in Diwaniya, along with four other explosions in different areas of the country [Reuters]Five car bombs have exploded in public areas in predominantly Shia cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing 25 civilians and wounding 97, officials said.

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Iraq suspends media broadcast operations

Iraq has suspended the licences of 10 satellite television channels, including Al Jazeera, for promoting violence and sectarianism, a senior official at the country's media watchdog has said.

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Israel air raids strike Gaza

Israel's air force has carried out three strikes in the Gaza Strip, witnesses have said.

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