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Syria agrees to informal talks in Moscow

The Syrian authorities have accepted an offer from the Russian government to attend informal talks in Moscow; opposition forces have yet to agree

S.Sudan accuses Khartoum after 40 killed in cattle raid

Juba government blames its neighbours in the north for arming the gunmen who killed at least 40 people in the Warrap state

Hamas Gaza chief leaves for regional tour

Prime Minister of the Palestinian government in Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, begins a tour to Arab Gulf countries, the second trip since 2007

Syria says 'terrorists' blow up gas pipeline

Israeli settler seeks to beat Netanyahu in primary

Moshe Feiglin, a hard-line Jewish settler who opposes the idea of creation of a Palestinian state, says he could be an alternative to Netanyahu for Likud party leadership

Sudan army frees 14 'kidnapped' Chinese: report

Khartoum says 14 Chinese workers out of 29 kidnapped by rebels on Sunday have been released

Second front for Afghan peace talks in Saudi

Afghanistan and Pakistan plan to open a second front in negotiations with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia as US-brokered talks get under way in Qatar

At least 66 killed across Syria on Sunday: activists

At least 66 people, including 26 civilians, were killed in violence across Syria

Syria troops crack down on Damascus outskirts

At least 80 people killed, equally divided between Syrian military and civilian deaths, in the most intense clashes since the 10-month-old uprising began

Islamic body urges end to Syria bloodshed

Syria says 'terrorists' blow up gas pipeline

Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs, 19 die

Arab ministers to discuss Syria crisis on Feb. 5

Arab League chief heads to UN over Syria

Hamas says does not plan to quit Syria

Islamic body urges end to Syria bloodshed

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls on the international community to take the necessary measures to stop the continued bloodshed in Syria

Troops seize Damascus suburbs back from rebels

Armed forces loyal to Assad retake control of the capital's eastern suburbs in bloody battle with opposition fighters as the Arab League's chief heads to New York, seeking UN intervention

Hamas's Meshaal on 'historic' Jordan visit

Political leader of Hamas Khaled Meshaal arrives in Jordan on a one-day trip, his first visit to the country since being expelled in 1999

Israel proposed 'impossible' borders: Palestinians

Israeli vision of future borders said to leave all of Jerusalem under the sovereignty of Israel

Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town-residents

Maher Al-Assad, brother of Syrian President Bashar, is blamed for killings in a town near the Lebanese borders

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