CNN Middle East News

• Syrian rebel leadership is split
  Rival dissident army officers are claiming to lead the increasingly armed rebellion within Syria, exposing rifts within the opposition. […]
• U.S. working 'at every level' to resolve NGO dispute with Egypt
  U.S. aid to Egypt could suffer if Egypt persists in prosecuting 43 people, including 19 Americans, in a crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, White House and State Department officials said Monday. […]
• World seeks next step on Syria as deaths mount
  Intense blasts that echoed through the Syrian city of Homs on Monday were just a part of the latest violence ravaging parts of the country, as world leaders sought a new strategy to end the deadly fighting. […]
• Bold, exhilarating stands for freedom inside Syria
  Abu Marwan jumps into the back of the small white van. He and his friend, Abu Omar, are heading to a grass-roots demonstration in the Syrian capital to protest the government of President Bashar al-Assad. […]
• United States orders new Iran sanctions
  The United States has moved to freeze assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday. […]