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Tehran, Jan 25, IRNA Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a statement on Sunday expressing regret over the hostage incident of Japanese nationals

BEIRUT - An alleged Israeli attack which killed several prominent members of Lebanon's Hezbollah last week was an attempt by Israel to set "new rules" in the conflict between the two foes, Hezbollah's deputy leader said at a gathering to commemorate ...

Lebanese sources say Israeli forces were able to target Iranian General Mohammed Ali Allah Dadi in Quneitra due to fact that his phone had been turned on at time of operation. Ynetnews Israeli intelligence was reportedly able to track down ...

Police say there was a 6-fold increase in arrests over 2013, as militants return from Syria The masked executioner nicknamed Jahadi John spoke in a British accent when executing hostages in Isis propaganda videos (SITE Intelligence) There has ...

By | IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News 12 minutes ago Damascus, Jan 24 (IANS) Syrian troops killed at least 117 militants in separate operations in southern Syria, Xinhua reported citing the state-run news agency SANA Saturday. The ...

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon warned Sunday that the governments ofSyria and Lebanon would pay aprice if Israel was attacked in the wake of analleged Israeli strike in Syria thatleft up to 12 Iranian and Hezbollah operatives dead . We bolstered ...

Syria-conflict-talks-Russia-government Contributed by NAMPA / AFP. Syria UN envoy to head government team in Moscow talks DAMASCUS, Jan 25, 2015 (AFP) - The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, will head the government ...

DAMASCUS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Al-Qaida-linked groups seized a Syrian military base in southern Syria on Sunday, a monitoring group reported. The al-Nusra Front militants and likeminded groups succeeded to capture the Brigade 82 base near the ...

Iran threatens 'special retaliation' against Israel following death of general and says country will widen the battlefield to include the West Bank. In the wake of an attack a week ago that killed an Iranian general and several top Hezbollah ...