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Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair

Around 30 Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting in Qusair since Sunday May 19 - according to activists opposed to President Bashar al Assad. The town, which is located near the…

Syria army 'in centre' of Qusair amid assault on rebel town

Tensions over Syria trigger clashes in Tripoli

Lebanese soldiers have been patrolling an area of Tripoli after the deaths of at least three people…

Tunisia PM slams hardline Islamist group

Tunisia's Islamist government has spoken out against hardliners calling the radical group Ansar…

Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years

The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April - the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shi'ites, who lead the government…

EU to look in detail at pros and cons of fracking

The European Union is to look more closely at hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - and the environmental concerns surrounding the practice, according to the EU's energy commissioner. Guenther…