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REFILE-Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria
Reuters(Adds dropped first name, title in paragraph 26) * Syrian crisis fuels sectarian tensions in the Gulf * Inflammatory language stoked by gory footage posted online * Shi'ites fear being blamed for Iran, Hezbollah's role in crisis By Sami Aboudi DUBAI,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Iran, Rebellions, Politics, Religious Conflicts
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Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's Hezbollah militia entered Syria's civil war, fear they will be blamed and may be victimized for the bloodshed. "Hate language is...Tags: Iran, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Politics, Religious Conflicts
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Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Friday's presidential election in Iran is unlikely to bring significant change to the Islamic republic, whose supreme leader has ensured hardline candidates dominate the field. But the sole moderate could yet upset the race. World...Tags: Voting, Iran, Politics, Elections, Iran Presidential Election (2009)
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Suicide bombers target central Damascus, killing at least 14
BEIRUT -- A twin suicide bombing targeted a square in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 30 others, Syrian state media reported. The official Syrian news agency said "two terrorist suicidal bombings"...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Bombings, Religious Conflicts, United Nations
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U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for Hezbollah in West Africa, as Washington seeks to cut off sources of cash for the Lebanese militant group. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Iran, Finance, Israel, Politics
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RPT-INTERVIEW-Khamenei is erasing Iran's presidency, Bani-Sadr says
Reuters(Repeats Tuesday story without changes to text) * Bani-Sadr says election signals end of presidency's power * Presidential candidates show no desire to oppose Khamenei * Iranian doctrine is to "defend Syria's Assad at all costs" By John Irish...Tags: Iran, Petroleum Industry, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, Elections
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Analysis: Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarizes Lebanon
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese have long viewed the Hezbollah guerrilla army as a state-within-a-state. But having watched it launch a military adventure in Syria and brutality on the streets of Beirut, they feel ever more hostage to the Islamist group's...Tags: Iran, London School of Economics, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Israel
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ANALYSIS-Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarises Lebanon
Reuters* Hezbollah intervention in Syria swings momentum toward Assad * Islamist group's role in Syria polarises region * Alarmed by Syria and Hezbollah's gains, U.S. might arm rebels By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, June 11 (Reuters) - Lebanese have long viewed the...Tags: London School of Economics, Wars and Interventions, Iran, Rebellions, Israel
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South Korea on brink of World Cup qualification
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea are on the brink of making another World Cup finals appearance after scraping a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in a top-of-the-table qualifying clash in rainy Seoul on Tuesday. An entertaining match was settled by an own goal...Tags: Iran, Qatar, South Korea, FIFA World Cup, Seoul (South Korea)
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U.S. sanctions four Hezbollah supporters in West Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in West Africa. The U.S. Treasury Department said the four men...Tags: Iran, Finance, Israel, Politics, Drug Trafficking
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Bombers strike in central Damascus, killing 14
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Bombers attacked a Damascus police station on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people in the heart of the capital as President Bashar al-Assad's army fought rebels in their strongholds in the east and north of Syria. Syrian state media...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Politics, Bombings, United Nations
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Take a message from the ruins of Qusair
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Qusair fell to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Qusair is a strategic town that connects Damascus with Assad's Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean, with its ports and Russian naval base. It's a major strategic shift....
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Iran, Moscow (Russia), Yom Kippur, NATO
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