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Al-Assad 'Not So Stupid' As to Use Chemical Weapons: Kurdish Leader 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
(Reuters) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be "so stupid" as to use chemical weapons close to Damascus, the leader of the country's largest Kurdish group said.
Liberal Hypocrisy in Iraq and Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
In a response with clear echoes to the beginnings of the Iraq War, Obama has refused Syria's offer to open its chemical weapons sites to United Nations inspectors as coming too late to be credible.
Iraq Court Clears Path for Nouri Al Maliki Third Term 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Baghdad (AFP) -- Iraq's highest court on Monday overturned controversial term limits on senior posts, clearing the way for Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to chase a third term in elections next year.
Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Nerve Gas, Not Assad's Regime: U.N. Official 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Testimony from victims strongly suggests it was the rebels, not the Syrian government, that used Sarin nerve gas during a recent incident in the revolution-wracked nation, a senior U.
Syrian Bishop Warns Intervention Could Spark 'World War' 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
(AFP) -- A Syrian Chaldean Catholic bishop on Monday warned that an armed intervention in Syria could unleash a "world war", while the Vatican's official newspaper called for more "prudence" from West...
Five Game Changers in Syria 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
If, because of Egypt's geopolitical weight in the region, the Egyptian crisis pushed the Syrian conflict to the backseat of regional crises, the chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus has brought ...
Lebanon Unlikely to Become Another Iraq 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Beirut -- The violence in Lebanon is unlikely to descend into full-scale civil strife that mirrors the conflict in Iraq, but steps must be taken to reduce tensions by forming an inclusive government a...
Scholars Say Copts Leaving Egypt Face Challenges of Identity 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Coptic Christians must turn to their centuries-long history of overcoming obstacles as they seek to maintain their identity while fleeing violence amid Egyptian upheaval, scholars said at a recent eve...
Turkey's Secret Egyptian Channel 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Events in Egypt and Syria continue to take horrific turns, with no end in sight. So far, Turkish leaders have taken a bold stand in speaking openly about the unbearable atrocities in the region by bla...
Turkey's Main Opposition Party No Threat to Erdogan 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu flew to Baghdad on Aug. 20 for an official visit that was meant to calm growing tensions spurred by what Iraq's Shiit...
