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Critics Assail Israeli Silence on Arab Peace Plan
(JERUSALEM) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region...
Syrian Rebels Release 4 UN Filipino Peacekeepers
(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from...
Syria Denies Involvement in Turkey Car Bombs
(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Syria on Sunday rejected Turkey's allegations that it was behind two car bombs that killed 46 people in Turkey and wounded dozens more. ...
UN Says 4 Peacekeepers Detained on Golan Heights
(UNITED NATIONS) — Armed men detained four U.N. peacekeepers on patrol on the Golan Heights in a tense area that separates Syria and Israel, the U.N. said...
Philippines Mulls Pullout of Syria Peacekeepers
(MANILA, Philippines) — The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from...
Hizballah and Israel Spar as Syria’s Conflict Threatens to Spins Out of Control
A dangerous game of brinkmanship is unfolding in the Middle East pitching Israel against Syria and its militant Shi’ite ally Hizballah in what threatens to...
Decade-Old Mideast Peace Plan Re-Emerges
(JERUSALEM) — A dormant, decade-old Mideast peace plan has suddenly emerged as a possible key to breaking years of deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians. ...
Syrian Rebels Set Their Sights on Strategic South
(BEIRUT) — Syrian rebels captured a military base in the south on Wednesday and set their sights on seizing control of a strategically important region along the...
UN Says 20 Peacekeepers Detained on Golan Heights
(UNITED NATIONS) — The United Nations says about 20 peacekeepers in the force charged with monitoring the cease-fire between Israel and Syrian troops on the...
Philippines: Syrian Rebels Want to Release Troops
(MANILA, Philippines) — Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of...
