Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his embattled regime.
Syria’s Assad ‘doomed,’ says Israel’s Barak
Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will ask the chamber to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters. The politically popular sanctions are focused on foreign banks that handle transactions for Iran's national oil and tanker companies, and include measures to close loopholes in existing sanctions. ...
North Lebanon calm after Syria spillover clashes
Lebanese troops have deployed in tense areas of the northern city of Tripoli after three days of sectarian clashes in a spillover of the 14-month-long conflict in neighboring Syria.
