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All rights reservedSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:13:53 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc2576P7sprZ17gq36qbNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-13T081353Z_1_CBRE96C0MVB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-SYRIA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" align="left" title="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq is unable to stop its neighbor Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. &quot;We reject and condemn the transfer of weapons through our airspace and we will inform the Iranian side of that formally. But we do not have the ability to stop it,&quot; he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. Iran is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting mostly Sunni rebels in a civil war in which more the opposition say more than 100,000 people have been killed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:13:53 -0400Reutersiraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc2576P7sprZ17gq36qbNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-13T081353Z_1_CBRE96C0MVB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-SYRIA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" align="left" title="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq is unable to stop its neighbor Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. &quot;We reject and condemn the transfer of weapons through our airspace and we will inform the Iranian side of that formally. But we do not have the ability to stop it,&quot; he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. Iran is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting mostly Sunni rebels in a civil war in which more the opposition say more than 100,000 people have been killed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Mustafa Mahmoud KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A bomb attack on a tea house in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 31 people on Friday, police and medics said. The blast tore through the tea shop where people had gathered after breaking their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a southern district of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attack-coffee-shop-iraqi-city-kirkuk-kills-210622795.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:51:29 -0400Reutersbomb-attack-coffee-shop-iraqi-city-kirkuk-kills-210622795<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:02:18 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian news agency says the foreign minister has called on the United Arab Emirates not to deport its nationals.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-calls-uae-not-deport-nationals-175157682.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 13:51:57 -0400Associated Pressiran-calls-uae-not-deport-nationals-175157682? A daily summary of global reports on security issues.http://news.yahoo.com/show-time-snowden-hold-meeting-moscow-airport-125400743.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:54:00 -0400Christian Science Monitorshow-time-snowden-hold-meeting-moscow-airport-125400743<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Urgy_.E.KpErxEwhJik_4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110846Z_1_CBRE96B0UYO00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Mariam Karouny and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces. Rivalries have been growing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamists, whose smaller but more effective forces control most of the rebel-held parts of northern Syria more than two years after pro-democracy protests became an uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:23:41 -0400Reutersfront-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Urgy_.E.KpErxEwhJik_4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110846Z_1_CBRE96B0UYO00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Mariam Karouny and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces. Rivalries have been growing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamists, whose smaller but more effective forces control most of the rebel-held parts of northern Syria more than two years after pro-democracy protests became an uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-experts-advise-snowden-fly-commercial-095836407.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cnH2Bw4aonvkptUnPSFDow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T095836Z_1_CBRE96B0RQ700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-FLIGHTS-OPTIONS-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Airport staff walk under Aeroflot&#039;s Moscow-Havana flight aircraft at Havana&#039;s Jose Marti International Airport" align="left" title="Airport staff walk under Aeroflot&#039;s Moscow-Havana flight aircraft at Havana&#039;s Jose Marti International Airport" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - When an Aeroflot plane from Moscow took an unusually southerly course to Havana on Thursday, it quickly triggered speculation that American fugitive Edward Snowden could be on board. But the plane was probably just avoiding turbulence, like other aircraft that crossed the Atlantic yesterday. There was no sign of Snowden on arrival - he remained at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where he was to meet human rights groups on Friday. Still, aviation experts said such speculation is not without merit. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-experts-advise-snowden-fly-commercial-095836407.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:58:36 -0400Reutersanalysis-experts-advise-snowden-fly-commercial-095836407<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-experts-advise-snowden-fly-commercial-095836407.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cnH2Bw4aonvkptUnPSFDow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T095836Z_1_CBRE96B0RQ700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-FLIGHTS-OPTIONS-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Airport staff walk under Aeroflot&#039;s Moscow-Havana flight aircraft at Havana&#039;s Jose Marti International Airport" align="left" title="Airport staff walk under Aeroflot&#039;s Moscow-Havana flight aircraft at Havana&#039;s Jose Marti International Airport" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - When an Aeroflot plane from Moscow took an unusually southerly course to Havana on Thursday, it quickly triggered speculation that American fugitive Edward Snowden could be on board. But the plane was probably just avoiding turbulence, like other aircraft that crossed the Atlantic yesterday. There was no sign of Snowden on arrival - he remained at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where he was to meet human rights groups on Friday. Still, aviation experts said such speculation is not without merit. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition bloc complained that &quot;elements in the U.S. Congress&quot; are obstructing the Obama administration&#039;s efforts to step up support for the rebels, as regime forces on Friday intensified their offensive on opposition strongholds.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:20:05 -0400Associated Presssyria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition bloc complained that &quot;elements in the U.S. Congress&quot; are obstructing the Obama administration&#039;s efforts to step up support for the rebels, as regime forces on Friday intensified their offensive on opposition strongholds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tehran-art-auction-lures-spenders-amid-hard-times-061624045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IuPAptT4QvdIVkgLozM1Ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/14386e384cb05517370f6a706700a06e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken on Monday, July 1, 2013, two Iranian women look at paintings in an art gallery, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="In this picture taken on Monday, July 1, 2013, two Iranian women look at paintings in an art gallery, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Some arrived in Porsches or BMWs, which were whisked away by valet parking attendants. The hotel lobby was awash with the celebrated and powerful including A-list actors, well-known artists and captains of commerce.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tehran-art-auction-lures-spenders-amid-hard-times-061624045.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 02:20:06 -0400Associated Presstehran-art-auction-lures-spenders-amid-hard-times-061624045<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tehran-art-auction-lures-spenders-amid-hard-times-061624045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IuPAptT4QvdIVkgLozM1Ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/14386e384cb05517370f6a706700a06e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken on Monday, July 1, 2013, two Iranian women look at paintings in an art gallery, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="In this picture taken on Monday, July 1, 2013, two Iranian women look at paintings in an art gallery, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Some arrived in Porsches or BMWs, which were whisked away by valet parking attendants. The hotel lobby was awash with the celebrated and powerful including A-list actors, well-known artists and captains of commerce.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIWkOJ9JrX1i_M1r7c.0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T001227Z_1_CBRE96B002600_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria&#039;s opposition said on Thursday that it was concerned U.S. lawmakers had succeeded in holding up U.S. weapons deliveries to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and repeated assurances the arms will not go to Islamist militants. Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees have expressed reservations over the Obama administration&#039;s intentions to support the insurgents by sending them military hardware, fearing the weapons would fall into the wrong hands. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:12:27 -0400Reutersanti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIWkOJ9JrX1i_M1r7c.0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T001227Z_1_CBRE96B002600_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria&#039;s opposition said on Thursday that it was concerned U.S. lawmakers had succeeded in holding up U.S. weapons deliveries to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and repeated assurances the arms will not go to Islamist militants. Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees have expressed reservations over the Obama administration&#039;s intentions to support the insurgents by sending them military hardware, fearing the weapons would fall into the wrong hands. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-bid-u-n-rights-body-criticized-iran-221113538.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tjV_2AwQ6L.OXhzreTrI1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T221113Z_1_CBRE96A1PMT00_RTROPTP_2_JORDAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A newly arrived Syrian refugee receives aid at Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordanian city of Mafraq" align="left" title="A newly arrived Syrian refugee receives aid at Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordanian city of Mafraq" border="0" /></a>By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian plans to run for a spot on the U.N. Human Rights Council met with sharp criticism from the United States and Israel on Thursday, while Tehran announced it had withdrawn its candidacy for the world body&#039;s rights watchdog. The General Assembly&#039;s annual elections for the United Nations&#039; 47-nation, Geneva-based human rights body will be held in November in New York. There will be 14 seats available for the five U.N. regional groups for three-year terms beginning in January 2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-bid-u-n-rights-body-criticized-iran-221113538.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:11:13 -0400Reuterssyrian-bid-u-n-rights-body-criticized-iran-221113538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-bid-u-n-rights-body-criticized-iran-221113538.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tjV_2AwQ6L.OXhzreTrI1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T221113Z_1_CBRE96A1PMT00_RTROPTP_2_JORDAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A newly arrived Syrian refugee receives aid at Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordanian city of Mafraq" align="left" title="A newly arrived Syrian refugee receives aid at Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordanian city of Mafraq" border="0" /></a>By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian plans to run for a spot on the U.N. Human Rights Council met with sharp criticism from the United States and Israel on Thursday, while Tehran announced it had withdrawn its candidacy for the world body&#039;s rights watchdog. The General Assembly&#039;s annual elections for the United Nations&#039; 47-nation, Geneva-based human rights body will be held in November in New York. There will be 14 seats available for the five U.N. regional groups for three-year terms beginning in January 2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-slams-wests-propaganda-storm-syria-chemical-arms-214341179.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DrkdzhGL4aMFtbyaveJREg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T214341Z_1_CBRE96A1OCW00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man with a bicycle walks along a damaged street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man with a bicycle walks along a damaged street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia&#039;s U.N. envoy on Thursday sharply criticized what he described as Western nations&#039; &quot;small propaganda storm in a glass of water&quot; regarding allegations that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Tuesday presented U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a Russian analysis that Churkin said showed how a projectile containing sarin that hit Khan al-Assal in the northern Aleppo province on March 19, killing 26 civilians and military personnel, was fired by rebels. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-slams-wests-propaganda-storm-syria-chemical-arms-214341179.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:43:41 -0400Reutersrussia-slams-wests-propaganda-storm-syria-chemical-arms-214341179<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-slams-wests-propaganda-storm-syria-chemical-arms-214341179.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DrkdzhGL4aMFtbyaveJREg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T214341Z_1_CBRE96A1OCW00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man with a bicycle walks along a damaged street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man with a bicycle walks along a damaged street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia&#039;s U.N. envoy on Thursday sharply criticized what he described as Western nations&#039; &quot;small propaganda storm in a glass of water&quot; regarding allegations that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Tuesday presented U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a Russian analysis that Churkin said showed how a projectile containing sarin that hit Khan al-Assal in the northern Aleppo province on March 19, killing 26 civilians and military personnel, was fired by rebels. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition coalition Thursday condemned a rebel blockade of government-held districts in the contested northern city of Aleppo, issuing a rare statement of criticism against fighters who reportedly caused severe food shortages at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:56:30 -0400Associated Pressopposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition coalition Thursday condemned a rebel blockade of government-held districts in the contested northern city of Aleppo, issuing a rare statement of criticism against fighters who reportedly caused severe food shortages at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lebanon-shiites-ousted-gulf-hezbollah-fans-195205339.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y4HnpKKr7NTGIH0q3.LAZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2408162a301b4817370f6a7067006884.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, Shiites Hassan Alayan, left, who was expelled from the UAE in 2009, speaks with Ali Rashid, right, who was expelled from the UAE in 2011, at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon. Long considered by authorities as a security threat, hundreds of Shiites have been quietly expelled from the United Arab Emirates over the past few years on suspicion of being supporters of Hezbollah. Diplomats and Shiite families in Lebanon say deportations have surged in the past few months after the militant group group publicly joined the civil war in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad, an arch enemy of the Gulf?s rulers.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" align="left" title="In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, Shiites Hassan Alayan, left, who was expelled from the UAE in 2009, speaks with Ali Rashid, right, who was expelled from the UAE in 2011, at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon. Long considered by authorities as a security threat, hundreds of Shiites have been quietly expelled from the United Arab Emirates over the past few years on suspicion of being supporters of Hezbollah. Diplomats and Shiite families in Lebanon say deportations have surged in the past few months after the militant group group publicly joined the civil war in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad, an arch enemy of the Gulf?s rulers.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? When Ali Farhat was summoned to the immigration department in the United Arab Emirates, the 33-year-old Lebanese restaurant worker knew he would have to pack up his family and leave fast.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lebanon-shiites-ousted-gulf-hezbollah-fans-195205339.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:52:05 -0400Associated Presslebanon-shiites-ousted-gulf-hezbollah-fans-195205339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lebanon-shiites-ousted-gulf-hezbollah-fans-195205339.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y4HnpKKr7NTGIH0q3.LAZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2408162a301b4817370f6a7067006884.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, Shiites Hassan Alayan, left, who was expelled from the UAE in 2009, speaks with Ali Rashid, right, who was expelled from the UAE in 2011, at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon. Long considered by authorities as a security threat, hundreds of Shiites have been quietly expelled from the United Arab Emirates over the past few years on suspicion of being supporters of Hezbollah. Diplomats and Shiite families in Lebanon say deportations have surged in the past few months after the militant group group publicly joined the civil war in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad, an arch enemy of the Gulf?s rulers.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" align="left" title="In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, Shiites Hassan Alayan, left, who was expelled from the UAE in 2009, speaks with Ali Rashid, right, who was expelled from the UAE in 2011, at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon. Long considered by authorities as a security threat, hundreds of Shiites have been quietly expelled from the United Arab Emirates over the past few years on suspicion of being supporters of Hezbollah. Diplomats and Shiite families in Lebanon say deportations have surged in the past few months after the militant group group publicly joined the civil war in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad, an arch enemy of the Gulf?s rulers.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? When Ali Farhat was summoned to the immigration department in the United Arab Emirates, the 33-year-old Lebanese restaurant worker knew he would have to pack up his family and leave fast.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-europe-envoy-face-benghazi-questions-072152955.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mBdgDLS_w09L1_dvcW5pRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ac4a6242d313a17370f6a7067009475.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 9, 2008, file photo, then-U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland talks to Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, unseen, in Macedonia&#039;s capital Skopje. A confirmation hearing for Nuland, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American diplomat for Europe, could provide some surprising fireworks Thursday, July 11, 2013, on the administration&#039;s handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack, its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels, and more. Rarely is a potential assistant secretary of state expected to expound on such politically sensitive policy issues. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 9, 2008, file photo, then-U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland talks to Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, unseen, in Macedonia&#039;s capital Skopje. A confirmation hearing for Nuland, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American diplomat for Europe, could provide some surprising fireworks Thursday, July 11, 2013, on the administration&#039;s handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack, its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels, and more. Rarely is a potential assistant secretary of state expected to expound on such politically sensitive policy issues. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American envoy for Europe faces the Senate Thursday in a confirmation hearing that could go far beyond issues of trans-Atlantic diplomacy to questions about the administration&#039;s handling of the Benghazi attack and its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-europe-envoy-face-benghazi-questions-072152955.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:28:12 -0400Associated Pressobamas-europe-envoy-face-benghazi-questions-072152955<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-europe-envoy-face-benghazi-questions-072152955.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mBdgDLS_w09L1_dvcW5pRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ac4a6242d313a17370f6a7067009475.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 9, 2008, file photo, then-U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland talks to Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, unseen, in Macedonia&#039;s capital Skopje. A confirmation hearing for Nuland, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American diplomat for Europe, could provide some surprising fireworks Thursday, July 11, 2013, on the administration&#039;s handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack, its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels, and more. Rarely is a potential assistant secretary of state expected to expound on such politically sensitive policy issues. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 9, 2008, file photo, then-U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland talks to Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, unseen, in Macedonia&#039;s capital Skopje. A confirmation hearing for Nuland, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American diplomat for Europe, could provide some surprising fireworks Thursday, July 11, 2013, on the administration&#039;s handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack, its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels, and more. Rarely is a potential assistant secretary of state expected to expound on such politically sensitive policy issues. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice as chief American envoy for Europe faces the Senate Thursday in a confirmation hearing that could go far beyond issues of trans-Atlantic diplomacy to questions about the administration&#039;s handling of the Benghazi attack and its plan to arm Syria&#039;s rebels.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4b5PLW7UrSd1iq6fVTBtAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/227090c42ffc4717370f6a7067001e9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="AP10ThingsToSee - Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" align="left" title="AP10ThingsToSee - Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" border="0" /></a>Here&#039;s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:03:23 -0400Associated Press10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4b5PLW7UrSd1iq6fVTBtAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/227090c42ffc4717370f6a7067001e9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="AP10ThingsToSee - Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" align="left" title="AP10ThingsToSee - Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" border="0" /></a>Here&#039;s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/six-powers-meet-discuss-iran-nuclear-dispute-150734687.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ulu1KUqb6i5av3LdTsKRzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T150734Z_1_CBRE96A160Q00_RTROPTP_2_BAHRAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks as Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa looks on during news briefing after EU-GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama" align="left" title="EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks as Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa looks on during news briefing after EU-GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama" border="0" /></a>BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will host a meeting of senior officials from six major powers in Brussels next Tuesday to discuss how to move forward nuclear negotiations with Iran following the election of a new president. Senior officials from the six powers - the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany - will discuss &quot;how to move forward in the Iran nuclear file. We are keen to make concrete progress in the talks (with Iran),&quot; Ashton&#039;s spokesman, Michael Mann, said. (Reporting by Adrian Croft, Ethan Bilby)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/six-powers-meet-discuss-iran-nuclear-dispute-150734687.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:07:34 -0400Reuterssix-powers-meet-discuss-iran-nuclear-dispute-150734687<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/six-powers-meet-discuss-iran-nuclear-dispute-150734687.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ulu1KUqb6i5av3LdTsKRzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T150734Z_1_CBRE96A160Q00_RTROPTP_2_BAHRAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks as Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa looks on during news briefing after EU-GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama" align="left" title="EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks as Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa looks on during news briefing after EU-GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama" border="0" /></a>BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will host a meeting of senior officials from six major powers in Brussels next Tuesday to discuss how to move forward nuclear negotiations with Iran following the election of a new president. Senior officials from the six powers - the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany - will discuss &quot;how to move forward in the Iran nuclear file. We are keen to make concrete progress in the talks (with Iran),&quot; Ashton&#039;s spokesman, Michael Mann, said. (Reporting by Adrian Croft, Ethan Bilby)</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mursis-fall-egypt-comforts-saudis-disconcerts-qatar-143006077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z_m0WnFwp4oUIAA6QOz_ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T143006Z_1_CBRE96A14AN00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Mursi holds the Koran as he performs afternoon prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo" align="left" title="A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Mursi holds the Koran as he performs afternoon prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Angus McDowall and Regan Doherty RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) - The $12 billion in aid Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait offered Egypt this week showed their delight at the army&#039;s ousting of President Mohamed Mursi in a reversal for Islamists empowered by the Arab ferment of 2011. It also marked a recalibration of power among Gulf Arab states which, with the notable exception of Qatar, had viewed the Arab uprisings as catastrophic for regional stability and feared the Muslim Brotherhood would use its domination of Egypt to push a radical, Islamist agenda in their own backyard. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mursis-fall-egypt-comforts-saudis-disconcerts-qatar-143006077.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:30:06 -0400Reutersmursis-fall-egypt-comforts-saudis-disconcerts-qatar-143006077<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mursis-fall-egypt-comforts-saudis-disconcerts-qatar-143006077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z_m0WnFwp4oUIAA6QOz_ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T143006Z_1_CBRE96A14AN00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Mursi holds the Koran as he performs afternoon prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo" align="left" title="A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Mursi holds the Koran as he performs afternoon prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Angus McDowall and Regan Doherty RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) - The $12 billion in aid Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait offered Egypt this week showed their delight at the army&#039;s ousting of President Mohamed Mursi in a reversal for Islamists empowered by the Arab ferment of 2011. It also marked a recalibration of power among Gulf Arab states which, with the notable exception of Qatar, had viewed the Arab uprisings as catastrophic for regional stability and feared the Muslim Brotherhood would use its domination of Egypt to push a radical, Islamist agenda in their own backyard. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-applauds-fall-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-134723704.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s embattled president said Thursday that Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which he contends had used religion for its own political gain.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/assad-applauds-fall-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-134723704.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:28:51 -0400Associated Pressassad-applauds-fall-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-134723704<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-applauds-fall-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-134723704.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s embattled president said Thursday that Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which he contends had used religion for its own political gain.</p><br clear="all"/>By Nicholas Vinocur and Fredrik Dahl PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there. The dissident National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) exposed Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water facility at Arak in 2002. But analysts say it has a chequered track record and a clear political agenda. Its new allegation drew a cautious international response: the U.N. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:18:26 -0400Reutersexiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-government-tries-bolster-falling-currency-102439196.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XdZkg2RLYiEoMAWj18OlCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a3930002e774017370f6a706700b165.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the 13th-century mosque of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, which was damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Heavy fighting has been taking place around the mosque and government troops have heavily shelled the area in the past days in the central city of Homs. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)" align="left" title="This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the 13th-century mosque of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, which was damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Heavy fighting has been taking place around the mosque and government troops have heavily shelled the area in the past days in the central city of Homs. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The Syrian government is buying up local currency and raising penalties for black-market deals to try to stop the fall of the pound, which has tumbled to record lows against the U.S. dollar, the state-run news agency SANA said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-government-tries-bolster-falling-currency-102439196.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 08:01:45 -0400Associated Presssyria-government-tries-bolster-falling-currency-102439196<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-government-tries-bolster-falling-currency-102439196.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XdZkg2RLYiEoMAWj18OlCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a3930002e774017370f6a706700b165.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the 13th-century mosque of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, which was damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Heavy fighting has been taking place around the mosque and government troops have heavily shelled the area in the past days in the central city of Homs. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)" align="left" title="This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the 13th-century mosque of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, which was damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Heavy fighting has been taking place around the mosque and government troops have heavily shelled the area in the past days in the central city of Homs. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The Syrian government is buying up local currency and raising penalties for black-market deals to try to stop the fall of the pound, which has tumbled to record lows against the U.S. dollar, the state-run news agency SANA said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt accused Iran on Thursday of "unacceptable interference" in its domestic affairs for having criticized the Egyptian army's removal of elected president Mohamed Mursi last week. The incident signaled a return to cooler relations between the two Middle Eastern powers after an attempt at rapprochement under Mursi, who hails from the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Iran on Monday called the ousting of Mursi after mass protests against him a "cause for concern" and suggested that "foreign hands" were at work in the Arab state. ...http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-condemns-iranian-interference-army-ousts-mursi-084015134.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 04:56:48 -0400Reutersegypt-condemns-iranian-interference-army-ousts-mursi-084015134Source: http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/iran

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