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Deadly Syria-linked clashes strike Lebanon’s Tripoli

At least 12 people have been killed – as pro- and anti-Assad camps take aim at each other in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Old rivalries have been reignited and there is considerable tensions between the two communities – it’s being described as the worst since Lebanon’s civil war. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports [...]

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England Swings – UK

London gears up for Olympics amid local tensions For downloads and more info visit: www.journeyman.tv Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com With the Olympics just around the corner, not every Londoner is accepting the runaway hyperbole surrounding the city’s big sporting carnival. We take a look at both sides of the debate raging [...]

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‘Intervention in Syria worst scenario, Syrians must decide regime’s fate’

Moscow says it will not let the UN Security Council sanction military action in Syria. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said external players are provoking the Syrian opposition to continue fighting despite Kofi Annan’s peace plan, with the country now on the brink of a full-scale civil war. READ MORE: on.rt.com Patrick Hayes – a [...]

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‘Russia, China won’t be duped over Syria’

Russia’s warning that the UN Human Rights resolution condeming the Syrian leadership for last week’s Houla massacre risks derailing the peace plan. Moscow called it premature because the investigation’s ongoing – and that it’s putting pressure on the Security Council, where Russia’s resisting foreign military action. On Sunday, President Assad insisted his troops had nothing [...]

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Philippines, China in South China Sea standoff

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com China and the Philippines have been locked in a month-long standoff at Scarborough Shoal, a small uninhabited reef in the South China Sea. The standoff is part of a larger regional struggle for control of several small, possibly oil-rich island chains in the region. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter [...]

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US aircraft carriers to deliver ‘direct message to Iran’

Europe and the US have expressed their willingness to return to talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear program. But despite that, the EU is seemingly still set to approve an embargo on Iranian oil. France even says the time to avoid military intervention is running out. As for the US, this week it strengthened [...]

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Strait Jacket: Iran to ‘definitely’ close Hormuz if EU bans oil

EU nations have formally adopted an unprecedented set of sanctions against Tehran – which include a bloc-wide embargo on Iranian oil. The move targets Iran’s nuclear program which, the Islamic Republic insists, is for purely peaceful purposes. To discuss the implications of fresh sanctions against Iran, RT talks to James Corbett – editor of independent [...]

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Terror Testimony: ‘Give Arab League more time to crack Syria’

Hundreds of civilians have reportedly been killed by government troops in Syria since the first Arab League observers arrived last month, and on Friday, dozens died in a Damascus suicide bombing the regime is blaming on terrorists. Political analyst Sara Marusek from Syracuse University in Beirut told RT that it is not yet time for [...]

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‘Opposition behind Damascus blast, lays ground for intervention’

A deadly explosion targeting police has rocked a residential neighborhood in Damascus, killing up to 25 people. It’s believed to have been a suicide bombing, with most of the casualties civilians. Syrian TV says the blast happened near a primary school. It comes as the leader of the country’s biggest armed opposition group has reportedly [...]

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First video of Damascus terror: Dozens killed in suicide attack

Syrian state TV says a suspected suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people in the capital, in an attack that was apparently targetting a police bus. The attacker detonated his explosives in central Damascus on Friday, killing and wounding dozens of people, Syrian state TV reports. The target of the attack appeared to be [...]

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Iran threatens action if US returns to Persian Gulf

Iran has warned the United States it will take action if an American warship returns to the Persian Gulf. It left the area when Iran started its 10-day naval war games, during which they successfully test-fired a number of different missiles. But Russia’s defence ministry says that despite the latest military exercise, the Iranians don’t [...]

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Iran test-fires two long-range missiles near strategic waterway

Iran has successfully test-fired two long-range missiles on the last day of major naval exercises in the international waters of the Persian Gulf. This comes amid mounting Western pressure on the country over its nuclear ambitions. Tehran says it’s ready to counter any attack by enemies like Israel or the United States. Iran has also [...]

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