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Riyadh arrests 9 university professors over brotherhood links

Tue May 27, 2014 16:06:31

Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested nine university professors over alleged links to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement, which is banned in the Saudi kingdom.

Palestinian unity government to be announced this week

Tue May 27, 2014 09:28:27

A negotiator expects a Palestinian unity government to be announced later this week in what would be a first significant step toward ending the crippling rift between Hamas and Fatah.

Aoun won’t run Lebanon president unless race becomes 'serious'

Tue May 27, 2014 08:50:46

Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun says he will not declare himself a presidential candidate unless the battle becomes serious.

Syria rebel rockets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa

Tue May 27, 2014 07:42:28

Rockets fired by militants operating in Syria have hit a Lebanese border town, wounding a Syrian national.

Bahrain sentences 4 activists to life in prison

Mon May 26, 2014 22:53:03

A Bahraini court sentences 4 citizens to life in prison for allegedly blowing up a car in an attempt to disrupt an F1 Grand Prix race in 2013, the state news agency said.

US covertly continues providing arms to Egypt junta

Mon May 26, 2014 22:30:18

Newly obtained documents reveal that the US government has been secretly providing Egypt’s junta with substantial arms, despite the State Department's assertion that it would put on hold important weapons shipments.

British militants, the most bloodthirsty in Syria

Mon May 26, 2014 21:29:01

British nationals who joined the notorious al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group are the most bloodthirsty terrorists operating in Syria, a top opposition commander has said.

Yemen: Security forces kill al-Qaeda senior leader

Mon May 26, 2014 18:00:10

Yemen's security forces on Sunday killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for attacks on local and foreign targets in Sanaa, the Yemeni government said, after a raid near the capital in which at least four other militants died.

Israel approves 50 new settler units in East al-Quds

Mon May 26, 2014 16:55:20

Israel regime has announced plans to build 50 new settler units in the occupied East al-Quds as Tel Aviv steps up its expansionist policies in the region.

Saudis detains 9 academics for "brotherhood ties"

Mon May 26, 2014 15:49:51

The Saudi regime has reportedly arrested nine university professors for their alleged links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement.

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