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Nusra Front terrorists claim bombings in Syria's Homs

Mon May 26, 2014 15:12:31

The main al-Qaeda terrorist affiliate in Syria has claimed responsibility for the two latest car bombings in a government-held civilian neighborhood of the central city of Homs that left at least 10 people dead.

Hezbollah chief calls for swift presidential election

Mon May 26, 2014 14:51:26

Secretary General of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has urged rival groups in the country to resolve the presidential election deadlock in the shortest time possible, maintaining that his group sought a president who would back, rather than abandon, the resistance.

Syria deputy FM vows to wipe out terrorists: Time

Mon May 26, 2014 14:41:05

Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad has said Damascus has created an atmosphere for reconciliation while making steady gains in the current battle against terrorists.

Syria minister hails presidential poll as democratic reform

Mon May 26, 2014 13:04:26

Syria’s Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has reiterated that the nation’s upcoming presidential election is the result of a democratic transformation, describing the process as "the first national democratic experience in Syria's contemporary history."

Bomb blast reported at Egypt polling station

Mon May 26, 2014 12:00:30

A homemade bomb has reportedly exploded outside an Egyptian polling station as the nation votes for a new president, according to state television.

Egyptians go to presidential polls amid boycott calls

Mon May 26, 2014 11:47:41

Egyptians have begun voting in a two-day presidential poll devised by the military-installed interim government in which former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win, amid calls by Islamist groups to boycott the vote.

HRW slams inaction on migrants in Yemen, S. Arabia

Mon May 26, 2014 10:15:31

Human Rights Watch has released a new report that documents the desperate conditions of people who fled poverty and armed conflict in Africa, only to be abused at the hands of human traffickers who have the backing and active support of some state security officers in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Syrians eager to cast vote in presidential poll

Mon May 26, 2014 10:09:12

Syrian people continue to take to the streets and organize activities in daily outpourings of enthusiasm ahead of the country's presidential election slated for June 3.

Qatar cleric urges boycott of Egypt presidential poll

Mon May 26, 2014 08:32:53

Influential Qatar-based Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has called on Egyptians to boycott presidential elections and shun front-runner Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, saying the ex-military strongman had "disobeyed God".

'Hezbollah, Syria will surely rout Israeli terrorist project'

Sun May 25, 2014 23:17:22

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has vowed that the ‘axis of resistance’ will defeat what he referred to as the Israeli terrorist project in the region, reiterating the movement’s intensified military readiness to encounter the Israeli aggressions.

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