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2 hrs ago | Daily Yomiuri

Crude Oil / Price rises to 7-week high as dollar falls amid Middle...

West Texas Intermediate crude rose to a seven-week high Monday after the dollar declined and turmoil in the Middle East bolstered concern that shipments from the region will be disrupted.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Nation

Syria, Israel in exchange of fire

JERUSALEM Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defence Forces statement said Tuesday.

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Voice of America

Kerry Mideast Talks on Syria to Include Russian Call for Involving Iran

Russia wants Iran to be part of the process. In this fight for control of Syria, Iran is one of the biggest backers of embattled President Bashar al-Assad. So Russia says Iran should be part of the peace process.

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Al Bawaba

Hezbollah elite troops pour into Syria as battle for Qusayr rages

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency on May 20, 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr in Homs province Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, the ... (more)

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Jerusalem Post

Three killed in Syria-related clashes in Lebanon

Three people were killed in further sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, security sources said, raising the death toll from four days of sporadic conflict related to Syria's civil war to nine.

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Jerusalem Post

Syria's rebels blame Putin for prolonged fight

Moscow seen as struggling for relevance as its Mideast grasp slips away; rebels view Russian involvement as thwarting resolution in Syria.

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CNN

Cartoons that scare Syria's leader

Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat, shown earlier this month at the Oslo Freedom Forum, says pens have the power to topple dictators.

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WLNE-TV Providence

3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria

A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria

President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through... President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on ... (more)

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AlertNet

Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle on its territory

Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation". Israel denied the report, saying one of its vehicles was hit by gunfire on its side of Golan ceasefire line, but the ... (more)

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Mon May 20, 2013

US News & World Report

Obama Foreign Policy Inaction Proves Costly in Benghazi and Syria

Dr. Lamont Colucci is an associate professor of politics at Ripon College, recent Fulbright scholar to the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, and author of The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency: How they Shape our Present and Future , among other books.

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HawaiiNews

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado About 30 security...

They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off. That was a year ago.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war

The House has passed a bill making it a crime for people to falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits.

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Newsday

Report: 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

In Nassau Cnty accident. shoulder blocked on Wantagh Pkwy SB between Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/W3 and The Southern Pkwy/W4 In Nassau Cnty accident.

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Russia Taday

Battle for strategic Qusair: Syrian army, Hezbollah fight rebels for supply corridor

Intense fighting is reported from the strategic Syrian town of Qusair, as rebels and government forces fight to control the area.

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Voice of America

Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he doubts the U.S./Russian initiative can stop the fighting.

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Jerusalem Post

Intertwined fates: The Lebanon-Syria-Iran axis

Jerusalem has drawn red lines over the proliferation of strategic arms to Hezbollah; Syria, Iran or Hezbollah could, at any time, decide to test these, even though it would endanger Assad's gains against the rebels.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Arutz Sheva Israel News

Senior Hizbullah Official Killed in Syria Fighting

A senior Hizbullah terrorist was among 20 members of the group who were killed in intense fighting in Syria on Sunday, Al Arabiya reports.

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The Peninsula

Jihadist groups seize Syrian oil wells

Damascus: The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country's key resources.

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Salem-News.com

UN General Assembly Vote Reflects Shift in Syrian Public Opinion

However, after nearly 27 months of turmoil, the public opinion pendulum is markedly shifting back in support of the current regime.

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