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Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory - Reuters Sun, 26 May 2013 14:25:49 GMT

UN News Centre

Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two rockets hit a Shi'ite Muslim district of Beirut on Sunday, driving home the risk of spillover from Syria's civil war, after the head of Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah said it would keep fighting on the Syrian government's ... Rockets raise fear that Syria's conflict has crossed into BeirutLos Angeles Times Rockets strike Beirut suburb as sectarian strife flares in Lebanon, SyriaCNN Syria: Ban urges political solution to prevent spillover of conflictUN News Centre NBCNews.com (blog) -The Daily Star all 345 news articles »

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Syria, opposition agree 'in principle' to attend peace conference - CNN Sun, 26 May 2013 20:36:04 GMT

BBC News

Syria, opposition agree 'in principle' to attend peace conference CNN (CNN) -- Both the Syrian government and the opposition Syrian National Coalition indicated Sunday they are interested in a peace conference next month in Geneva, Switzerland, though both sides tempered any optimism about the summit with caveats. Syria conflict: EU to discuss amending arms embargoBBC News Syrian regime agrees to attend Geneva talksAljazeera.com Syria says it will attend peace talks as anti-Assad opposition debates next stepsMiamiHerald.com NBCNews.com -Voice of America all 118 news articles »

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Syria confirms willingness to attend UN peace talks - CBS News Sun, 26 May 2013 12:59:04 GMT

CBS News

Syria confirms willingness to attend UN peace talks CBS News The comments by Walid al-Moallem marked the first direct confirmation that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to send representatives to the U.N.-sponsored conference. Late last week, Syria ally Russia said the regime is willing to ...

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When Israel hits Syria, it hones military edge for wider war - Reuters Sun, 26 May 2013 11:42:08 GMT

The Times of Israel

When Israel hits Syria, it hones military edge for wider war Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - When Israeli jets bomb Syria to deny it or its allies "game-changer" weapons, they play according to one core rule: ensuring the Jewish state maintains the military superiority to swiftly prevail in any war. On Prime Minister ... Russia-Syria S-300 sale still on, senior Israeli official saysThe Times of Israel Security expert says Syria hackers tried to access an Israeli city water systemCTV News Israeli official: Syria attempted to mount cyberattack on Haifa's water ...Haaretz GlobalPost -UPI.com -RT all 34 news articles »

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Rockets in Lebanon Capital Signal Syrian Spillover - ABC News Sun, 26 May 2013 19:38:18 GMT

ABC News

Rockets in Lebanon Capital Signal Syrian Spillover ABC News Two rockets hit Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut on Sunday, tearing through an apartment and peppering cars with shrapnel, a day after the Lebanese group's leader pledged to lift President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's civil war. The strikes ... Beirut Hezbollah area attacked after Syria pledgeCBC.ca Hezbollah leader vows victory in Syria for AssadChristian Science Monitor Russia Says Syria Will Attend Geneva Peace TalksNew York Times Ynetnews -Los Angeles Times all 271 news articles »

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High Tension After Hezbollah Leader Vows Support For Syria - NPR Sun, 26 May 2013 06:43:05 GMT

NPR

High Tension After Hezbollah Leader Vows Support For Syria NPR The incident raises fears that Syria's civil war is increasingly moving to Lebanon, whose sectarian divide mirrors that of Syria. One leader of Syria's overwhelmingly Sunni rebels had threatened to strike Hezbollah strongholds to retaliate against the ... Syria conflict spills over into Lebanon with more sectarian fightingeuronews all 136 news articles »

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Syrian opposition unity talks hit snags before peace conference - Reuters Sun, 26 May 2013 12:49:37 GMT

Syrian opposition unity talks hit snags before peace conference Reuters But Mustafa al-Sabbagh, the Qatari-backed secretary general of the Syrian National Coalition who has played a main role in channeling money for aid and military supplies inside Syria, is resisting a Saudi-supported plan to add members to the 60-strong ...

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Syria confirms role in Geneva peace conference - BBC News Sun, 26 May 2013 12:21:57 GMT

Syria confirms role in Geneva peace conference BBC News Syria's foreign minister says President Bashar al-Assad's government has agreed "in principle" to take part in peace talks in Geneva planned for June. Walid Muallem told reporters in Baghdad that the conference was "a good opportunity for a political ...

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Senate committee had to act on Syria - Washington Post Sun, 26 May 2013 22:20:09 GMT

Senate committee had to act on Syria Washington Post Walter Pincus [“With move on Syria, Senate panel oversteps its power,” Fine Print, May 23] was highly critical of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passing the Syria Transition Support Act. His wrongheaded commentary fell into an oversimplified ...

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Hezbollah leader affirms support for Assad in Syria - Los Angeles Times Sun, 26 May 2013 01:15:07 GMT

Hezbollah leader affirms support for Assad in Syria Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West ...