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AFP BEIRUT THE Lebanese opposition on Tuesday called for an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council and the Arab League against Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s regime. Lebanon’s March 14 coal…

AFP LONDON IRAN averted a showdown over its nuclear programme by putting a third of its medium- enriched uranium to civilian use, but the respite may be short-lived, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Ba…

AP TEHRAN IRAN’S supreme leader warned government officials and politicians on Wednesday against turning their disputes into a public discussion, calling it “treason” against the state. Ayatollah Al…

AFP ZAGREB US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Washington wanted to help the Syrian opposition unite against President Bashar al Assad’s regime but urged it to resist effort…

REUTERS DUBAI A CENTURY after Lawrence of Arabia cut the Damascus- Medina railway, governments are embarking on plans to restore long-distance rail transport in the region and extend it across the A…

REUTERS DOHA QATARI banks are bulking up to play a role in funding the country’s massive infrastructure expansion. But in a country which is already overbanked by some measures, they may risk becomi…