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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence officials worry the Syrian border with Iraq will become a terrorist safe haven like the Pakistani tribal areas, an intelligence review stated.
Baghdad - An Iraqi lawmaker, in remarks published Monday, threatened to cut economic ties with Syria if Damascus does not extradite men Iraq accuses of involvement in attacks in Baghdad. Baghdad may have to reconsider its economic relations with Syr...
DAMASCUS, 24 November 2009 (IRIN) - With a few weeks left before the end of this year's planting season, UN officials have raised concerns over the lack of funds to help drought-hit farmers and herders in northeastern Syria.
PHILADELPHIA - Federal investigators in Philadelphia say they have arrested a man who wanted to obtain weapons to ship to Syria, including anti-aircraft missiles.
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 22, 2009 - Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion.
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A Hezbollah political official and his son-in-law sought this year to smuggle 1,200 machine guns from the United States to the militant Islamist group via Syria, according to indictments made public Tuesday against 10 men in federal court in Philadelphia.
U.S. District Court Judge C. Ashley Royal denied bail Wednesday for Hussein Ali Asfour, a man accused of taking part in a plot to purchase and export missiles and military rifles to Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon and Syria .
Two Lebanese men were charged on Tuesday with attempting to provide material support to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by exporting machine guns to Syria from Philadelphia, U.S. authorities said.
A federal judge denied bail today for Hussein Ali Asfour, a man charged with taking part in a plot to purchase and export missiles and military rifles to Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon and Syria .
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities announced the arrest in Philadelphia of a man they believe was attempting to procure anti-aircraft missiles for delivery to Iran or Syria.
Gaza City/Jerusalem/Damascus - A delegation of top Hamas leaders from the Gaza Strip was in Syria Wednesday to consult with the Palestinian Islamist movement's exiled leadership over whether to accept Israel's latest offer for a prisoners swap. The d...
An alleged plot to transport anti-aircraft missiles and guns to Syria or Iran was stopped after a key figure was arrested in Philadelphia, the FBI said.
PHILADELPHIA - A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday
The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.
Israel's trade minister Monday began a visit to Turkey to mend strained relations, saying Ankara could help resolve the conflict between Israel and Syria.
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