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FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad, Aug. 19, 2009.

Assad Says He Will Not Step Down

More than 70,000 people have been killed and several million displaced since uprising against Assad erupted More

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (file photo)

US Criticizes Russian Missile Sale to Syria

Remarks by General Martin Dempsey are first US confirmation that Russia made sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria More

Baghdad, Iraq map

Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

At least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnappedMore

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin smile as they meet at Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Black Sea resort of Sochi, May 17, 2013.

Photogallery UN Chief Discusses Syria with Russian Officials

Ban Ki-moon says momentum gained earlier should be built upon; NY Times reports Moscow sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria More

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, Iraq, May 17, 2013.

Photogallery Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores

Prime minister blames deadly wave of recents bombings on rising sectarian violence that has plagued country since April security forces raid in Kirkuk More

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An Egyptian policeman wears a mask as he stands guard in front of a pick up truck full of pigs at the main slaughterhouse in Cairo, April 30, 2009.

Video Secret Life of Egyptian Pigs

Pigs are returning after being culled, purportedly for health reasons - a controversial move that left thousands of farmers jobless
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People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, Iraq, May 17, 2013.

Photogallery Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores

Prime minister blames deadly wave of recents bombings on rising sectarian violence that has plagued country since April security forces raid in Kirkuk
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Egyptian riot police take up positions, (File photo).

Angry Egyptian Policemen Close Crossing with Gaza

Locals said police had placed barbed wire across the entrance to the border and closed the gates with chains
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Russia

Photogallery UN Chief Discusses Syria with Russian Officials

Ban Ki-moon says momentum gained earlier should be built upon; NY Times reports Moscow sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria
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Ultra-orthodox Jews push a burning garbage bin towards Israeli security forces during a protest against military conscription of yeshiva students, in Jerusalem, May 16, 2013.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest in Jerusalem, Vowing to Defy Draft

Proposal supported by secular majority pushing for a more equal share of burden on Israeli society
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Egypt

Video Egyptian Sinai Engulfed in Post-Revolution Lawlessness

Sinai Peninsula has long been a country apart and is awash with arms
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Saudi Princes Lose Battle to Keep UK Lawsuit Secret

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Syrian Strife Spilling Over, Infecting Region

Video Syrian Strife Spilling Over, Infecting Region

Neighbors reeling from fallout and spillover - a point driven home by two car bombs in southern Turkey, leaving more than 40 dead
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A general view shows what forces loyal to Syria

Former Weapons Inspector Sees Disturbing Trend in Syria

Former head of Iraq Survey Group says victims brought to Turkey had symptoms similar to those exposed to a nerve agent
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Pro-government supporters rally beside Salafist groups in Tunis April 9, 2013 to mark Martyr

Tunisia Moves to Rein in Islamic Hardliners

Ultraconservative Muslim leaders push back against government efforts to rein them in, say they will defy any ban on gatherings
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President Barack Obama (right) and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at joint news conference May 16, 2013

Video Obama, Erdogan Downplay Syria Differences

Syria crisis was number one issue during talks at White House, Turkish prime minister said
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President Barack Obama, right, meets with Turkey

Video Turkish PM to Press US on Syria

Prime Minister Erdogan expected to ask United States to play more active role in Syrian crisis
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A young Jewish settler rides a bicycle in front of the West Bank settlement of Susiya June 24, 2012.

Israel to Authorize 4 West Bank Settler Outposts

Policy, condemned by international community, announced days before US secretary of state travels to region to restart peace talks
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Iran

Iran Willing to Hold Nuclear Talks Before Election

Comments from Saeed Jalili, the country's top nuclear negotiator, come a day after he met with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Istanbul
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