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Iranian military to target locations assisting any attackIranian military to target locations assisting any attack
Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday.

"Any location which is used by the enemy for...


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UN Chief Condemns Syria Resolution Veto
Vetoes by Russia and China of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on his people and calling for him to step down have drawn outrage from...
Egypt beat India in squash World Cup final
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The defeat notwithstanding, the...
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US seeks 'clarification' on Egypt activist trials
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German reporter says he was beaten in Iran
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West Jordan Council faces two tax questions
Utah's fourth-largest city has been strapped for cash the past few years, leading to shortages in such key areas as public safety and road maintenance. The City Council wants to know if...
Egypt to try foreign NGO workers
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington was "deeply concerned" over the developments, which threatened to further strain ties with Egypt's post-Arab Spring...
Egypt files criminal charges against NGO workers, including 19 Americans
CAIRO -- Egyptian investigators filed criminal charges Sunday against at least 40 international civil society workers, reportedly including the son of a U.S. Cabinet secretary, in a case that could...
Diplomat Says Pakistan Will Retaliate if Israel Attacks Iran
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Matthew Norman on Monday: The man who could do a great job as royal envoy to Syria
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Weizmann Institute professor wins Israel Prize for physics, chemistry
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Tel Aviv says its air is clean, but Israel's Environment Ministry thinks otherwise
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Raised fees threaten Qatar's presence
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Golf: Dominant Lawrie wins second Qatar title
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Foreigners among 43 NGO workers to be tried in Egypt
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Syria on brink of civil war as diplomacy fails to move Assad
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Iran warns 'launchpad' countries of reprisals
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Fears of civil war in Syria after peace plan is vetoed
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Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack
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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes
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Canada to raise Syria crisis during China trip
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Syria and UNSC: New Provocation against Russia
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Obama: US and Israel 'in lockstep' to stop Iran becoming nuclear power
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Promise to Jail Mubarak Fails to Calm Cairo Riots
(Reuters) -- Egypt's military-dominated government said Sunday it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes...
Obama Says Israel Has Not Decided on Attacking Iran
Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S....
Obama: Israel has not decided on attacking Iran
On the day of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N....
Video: Americans face trial in Egypt
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On the day of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N....