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Israeli expert says Syrian cyberattack foiled

An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa.

Jordan king says extremism 'grown fat' on conflict

Jordan's King Abdullah II says extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
06:02 May 25, 2013
Roadside bomb kills 2 Yemeni soldiers

Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in a restive province where high-level intelligence officers have been assassinated in the past.
Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village

Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel presence.
02:39 May 25, 2013
Syrian artillery pounds rebel-held town of Qusair

Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from the strategic western town of Qusair .
Russia says Syrian regime agrees to peace talks

The Syrian government has agreed to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first sign that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition.

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