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CIA, Israeli intelligence train substitutes for Syrian officials

Sat Nov 2, 2013 16:12:19

A senior commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) says Israeli intelligence services has been helping some Syrian military defectors to be trained in order to hold posts in the Syrian military after the government falls.

S Africa FM: Palestine map has turned to small dots

Sat Nov 2, 2013 15:54:09

South Africa's Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says her country is going to “slow down” its ties with the Israeli regime because of regime’s continued violation of Palestinians’ rights.

In picture: Explore the beauty of Afghanistan

Fri Nov 1, 2013 09:38:21

Despite the ongoing war in Afghanistan, people in the country hope for better future.

Why Saudi Arabia is no longer the powerhouse it once was

Wed Oct 30, 2013 13:36:48

Are the Saudis about to call it quits with America? They’re certainly trying to make President Obama think so. Last week Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, Prince Bandar Sultan al-Saud, told European diplomats that the kingdom was losing trust in Obama’s judgment and may reassess the whole long and tight web of relations between the two governments.

13-year-old Pakistani girl buried alive after being raped

Tue Oct 29, 2013 17:26:15

A teenage girl was buried alive after being raped in Pakistan's Punjab province, prompting a court to order a probe into the brutal attack.

Al-Alam back on air after two months

Mon Oct 28, 2013 22:26:51

Iranian Al-Alam News Network after being taken off air three times this year by the international satellite provider Nilesat, once again came back on air.

Saudi Arabia human rights violations: Video shows Saudi man beating up Indian worker

Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:48:44

The Saudi Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the beating of an Indian expatriate by a Saudi man who became enraged that the expat allegedly spoke to his wife.

The Iranian “Smoke and Mirrors Threat” and Washington’s “Human Rights Card”

Sun Oct 27, 2013 21:08:47

In a cycle of habit borne out repeatedly in the mainstream western media, demonization and fear mongering against Iran is picking up pace again in the face of attempts by the new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to rebuild relations with the west and work toward international cooperation.

Bitter memory of Syrian girl abused by Saudi sheikh

Sat Oct 26, 2013 18:10:45

First time he came to our home, he said he wants to help us, 20-year-old Syrian girl said as she described her bitter memories of falling victim to a Saudi Salafi sheikh during her refugee times in Jordan.

Beware of the Middle East's fake feminists

Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:45:03

We've all heard the story before: those Arab dictators may be mad with power, but at least they end up treating women better than Islamists do. The Arab world is sorted into states that are good-to-women and bad-to-women, with countries from Morocco to Qatar getting a pass for their supposed progressivism when it comes to feminist issues.

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