ISRAEL, LEBANON MOVE TO EASE TENSIONS
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israeli soldiers stand guard in Rosh Hanikra, Israel near the border between northern Israel and Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Israel’s army said Monday its troops shot…
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SYRIAN TROOPS SEIZE CONTROL OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY
By BASSEM MROUE Syrian Muslims walk in the courtyard of the historic Umayyad Mosque before weekly prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. One of the oldest mosques in…
HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED OUTSIDE HOME IN LEBANON
This undated photo released by the Hezbollah Media Relation Office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2013, shows Hassan al-Laqis, described by Hezbollah as one of the founding members of the group…
MORE THAN 160 KILLED AS SYRIAN REBELS TRY TO SIEGE
By DIAA HADID In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, Syrian civilians look for undamaged furniture, clothes and food in their homes destroyed during clashes between the Sunni-dominated Free…
Israel, Gulf in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran
By BRIAN MURPHY FILE-In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,…
Lebanon blasts: Q&A about why they happened
By DIAA HADID Lebanese citizens and security forces gather near the entrance of the Iranian embassy, background, where two explosions have struck, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. Twin…
Expert: Pa. pastor deserves rebuke for gay wedding
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Rev. Frank Schaefer, right, of Lebanon Pa., walks to the gymnasium with an unidentified woman, before facing his sentencing at Camp Innabah, a United Methodist retreat,…
Key Syrian rebel leader dies of wounds
By DIAA HADID In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Tawhid Brigade, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Abdul-Qadir Saleh,…