The failure of US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, at the G20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico to agree on terms for Syria and Iran holds the potential for three equally dire scenarios to unfold in Syria:

It could degenerate into another Afghanistan; or another Balkans, or al Qaeda’s next war arena.
Potentially counterpoised in Syria today are, on the one side, the United States, Europe and their Arab allies; on the other, are Russia, China, Iran and Hizballah.

The last group is preparing to show its muscle with a vast joint military exercise in Syria.
Al Qaeda

Article source: http://www.debka.com/article/22096/

By Mohsen Asgari
BBC News, Tehran

Iran says it has a “non-negotiable” right to enrich uranium

Six world powers and Iran have failed to reach a breakthrough at talks in Moscow on the Iranian nuclear programme and only agreed to set a date for a technical follow-up meeting in Istanbul, rather than for further political negotiations.

Reaction in Iran’s newspapers on Wednesday was varied, though all concluded that the talks

Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18521630

(CNN) — Rockets from Gaza came down in Israel overnight, according to the Israeli military. This comes on the heels of a cease-fire announcement Hamas made toward Israel early Wednesday.

Nine rockets were fired from Gaza, eight of which landed “in open areas” in Israel, an Israeli military spokesman said. “No one was injured.”

The Palestinian group Hamas said in a statement posted early Wednesday that its military wing has agreed

Article source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/world/meast/israel-gaza-cease-fire/index.html

The United Nations’ highest human rights official listed Canada as a cause for “alarm” in her address to the UN Human Rights Council.

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Wall Street Journal Activists Plea to Clear Civilians in Syria Wall Street Journal By SAM DAGHER And JOE LAURIA Rebels fought Tuesday to regain control of the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, above, after government forces routed them from there this year.

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UN rights chief Navi Pillay’s disproportionate censure of Canada before the 47-nation Human Rights Council on Monday was immediately exploited by anti-democratic regimes to divert attention from their crimes. Syria, facing ..

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New York Times Official Silence on Mubarak’s Health Adds to Egypt’s Tension New York Times CAIRO — Egyptian officials maintained a conspicuous silence about former President Hosni Mubarak’s health on Wednesday, a day after the state news agency reported that his condition was so grave that he had to be transferred from the prison where he is … Mubarak reportedly in coma, off life support CBS News In Egypt, uncertainty over elections, Mubarak’s health CNN Mubarak is off life support but still in coma, officials say Fox News The Guardian  - Voice of America all 1,953 news articles »

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