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UAE-based award picks Saudi King as cultural personality of the year

Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:50:41

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, whose kingdom has been one of the strongest supporters of the Middle East’s deadliest war has been named as the as the cultural personality of the year by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award team.

Leader slams Western version of woman rights as flawed

Sat Apr 19, 2014 19:35:55

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed Western view of female status and their approach to women’s issues as profoundly flawed and repressive.

US drone pilots 'stressed' and 'demoralized': Report

Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:30:10

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has produced a scathing report detailing the Air Force’s mismanagement of its active-duty drone pilots, who are responsible for the most demanding and deadly missions in the entire US military.

American cleric uses Facebook, Twitter to charge Syria war

Thu Apr 17, 2014 16:51:25

Radical clerics have been using social media, especially Facebook, to try and increase support for the extremist-marked war in Syria, which is “considered the most socially-mediated conflict in history,” a new report says.

US, Saudi Arabia divorcing despite Obama visit

Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:18:14

Nothing new came from US President Barack Obama’s visit to Riyadh on March 28, except a few additional photographs of the leaders of both countries and a modest dispelling of some contentious issues. Other matters were left to be treated at another juncture, as former Saudi diplomat Abdullah al-Shammari told Al-Monitor.

Iran triumphs in football's RoboCup

Wed Apr 16, 2014 08:20:32

Iran may be lumbered with economic sanctions but that did not stop a local team of robotics experts from sweeping aside German and Dutch rivals in football's RoboCup.

Video: Brutal mass execution of civilians by Syria rebels

Tue Apr 15, 2014 18:43:23

Radical militants from al-Qaeda-linked Islamic state of Iraq and Levant have published a new video of a mass execution in an unknown location in Syria.

Exclusive video: Maaloula after liberation by Syrian army

Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:00:21

Syrian troops have cleared the Christian city of Maaloula in Rif Dimashq Governorate from extremist al-Qaeda-linked militants, Al-Alam reports.

Al-Alam documentary on the underground war in Syria

Mon Apr 14, 2014 14:23:47

The tunnels are where they hide, move, gather and most important of all... target national soldiers; Al-Alam documentary on the underground battle of Syria’s three-year old war.

Pakistani plane lands at wrong airport in Saudi Arabia

Mon Apr 14, 2014 09:50:44

Passengers have asked for financial compensation after a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane flying them from Karachi to Riyadh has landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.

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