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Zionist troops arrest AP photographer in al-Khalil

Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:04:06

The Israeli regime troops have arrested Associated Press photographer Iyad Hamad during clashes in al-Khalil.

Israel blacklists top rights group over Gaza stance

Sat Aug 16, 2014 09:14:14

The Israeli regime has banned young Israelis from serving in one of the regime's human rights groups as an alternative to military service because of its campaigns against the war in Gaza and Zionist settlements in the West Bank.

Syria's UN envoy hails SC resolution against ISIL

Sat Aug 16, 2014 09:04:40

Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al-Ja’afari has hailed a United Nations Security Council resolution against ISIL terrorist establishment in Syria and Iraq, insisting had the Takfiri terrorists not been ignored when they originally began operating against the Damascus government, they would not be wreaking havoc now across the region.

Gaza death toll tops 1980; more martyrs expected

Sat Aug 16, 2014 08:21:37

The Ministry of Health has warned the death toll in Gaza was expected to continue to rise as dozens succumbed to wounds sustained during the offensive and more bodies were recovered under the rubble of homes.

ISIL kills 80 Izadis in Iraq village, kidnaps women

Sat Aug 16, 2014 08:19:25

Some 80 members of Iraq's Izadi minority have been massacred by ISIL terrorists in a village in Iraq's north, Kurdish officials say.

Iraqi Sunnis take up arms against ISIL radicals

Fri Aug 15, 2014 22:18:58

25 prominent Sunni tribes have taken up arms against radical militants and their allies in west of the Iraqi capital, a tribal leader and officers have said.

Details of long-term Gaza truce revealed in Egyptian newspaper

Fri Aug 15, 2014 21:16:29

Neither Israel nor the Palestinians have yet responded to Egypt's call to commit to the terms of the truce, according to the report that cited Egyptian sources with insider knowledge of the negotiations.

Thousands of Izadis prefer war-torn Syria over ISIL-ravaged Iraq

Fri Aug 15, 2014 16:21:18

Tens of thousands of Izadi Kurds in Iraq have fled the radical ISIL-fueled violence in their homeland and sought refuge in northern Syria.

Right-wing groups hunting Syrian refugees in Turkey

Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:52:21

In recent days there have been reports of horrific incidents in the city of Gaziantep in southeast Turkey, where more than 200,000 Syrians are living.

White House in the dark over arms supplies to Israel: report

Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:03:39

Israel secured supplies of ammunition from the Pentagon last month without the approval of the White House or the State Department, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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