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Obama: Arab Countries Spend 8 Times More on Military than Iran

Mon Aug 10, 2015 17:13:21

US President Barack Obama says Iran’s Arab neighbors spend at least eight times more on their military, but they are not as “strategically effective” as the Islamic Republic, which uses military funds for defense, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif Will Visit New Delhi Soon

Mon Aug 10, 2015 17:00:57

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to India soon in the wake of a landmark breakthrough in the nuclear negotiations between the Tehran and world powers, a senior Indian diplomat announced.

Syrian Army, Hezbollah Capture More Militants in Zabadani

Mon Aug 10, 2015 16:52:48

Hezbollah and the Syrian army captured three Syrian militants as the allied forces advanced deeper into central Zabadani, a security source told the Daily Star, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Iraqi People’s Rallies in Support of Iraqi PM’s Reform Plan

Mon Aug 10, 2015 16:17:19

Iraqis have held rallies in the country’s capital, Baghdad, and other cities to voice support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reform plan, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Iraqi Police Kill over 9 ISIL Terrorists near Ramadi

Mon Aug 10, 2015 15:50:46

The Iraqi security sources in the Western province of Anbar said that the country's police in two separate operations killed at least nine members of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group near the war-torn city of Ramadi.

Saudi Forced to Talk with Assad Due to Iran-Powers Deal

Mon Aug 10, 2015 15:42:16

A senior political analyst underlined that the final nuclear deal signed between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany) in Vienna on July 14 has forced the Riyadh government to cease its support for the terrorists and engage in talks with the Damascus government.

Syrian Army Kills 30 ISIS Militants + Video

Mon Aug 10, 2015 15:36:57

Syrian military airstrikes have killed at least over two dozen Takfiri Daesh (ISIS/ISIL) militants in the central Homs Province, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Turkey Says Marxist Group Attacks US Consulate in Istanbul + VIDEO

Mon Aug 10, 2015 15:33:11

The Turkish government on Monday blamed a radical Marxist group for a gun attack on the US consulate in Istanbul and PKK was behind a suicide attack on a police station an official told AFP.

5 Dead in Taliban Suicide Blast on Kabul Airport + VIDEO & PICS

Mon Aug 10, 2015 15:09:53

At least five people were killed and more than 10 people wounded Monday when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.

New Saudi Arabia Airstrikes Kill 4 Yemenis

Mon Aug 10, 2015 14:32:28

Saudi fighter jets bombed a residential building in the Yemeni province of Ta’izz early on Monday, and killed at least four civilians, Al-Alam News Network reports.

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