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Syria insurgents caught off-guard by army offensive

Sat May 24, 2014 13:32:35

Syrian military forces have launched a calculated offensive against foreign-backed insurgents in the outskirts of southern city of Daraa near the Israeli-occupied Golan Height that caught the armed militants off-guard.

Toulouse terrorist’s sister believed to be in Syria

Sat May 24, 2014 12:17:36

France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed the government's “strong suspicions” that Souad Merah, the sister of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, has gone to Syria, where her partner is believed to have joined terrorist groups.

Brotherhood defies Sisi and changing of the guard

Sat May 24, 2014 12:13:44

Generals love democracy, especially the kind that propels them into power without conceding anything to the civilians. This is underway in Egypt under General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Empire’s new muscleman.

Egypt bars journalist critic of Sisi from traveling

Sat May 24, 2014 11:38:59

Prominent Egyptian columnist Fahmy Howeidy, who has strongly criticized the military-led ouster of the nation's first freely-elected president Mohamed Morsi, has been barred from leaving the country, officials at Cairo airport said.

Saudi burns Filipino maid for making coffee slowly

Sat May 24, 2014 10:55:38

A horrific picture of Filipina maid Fahima Alagasi Palacasi left savagely burned after her Saudi boss threw boiling water on her has been posted on Facebook by her cousin.

UK scientist Stephen Hawking joins boycott of Israel

Sat May 24, 2014 10:30:53

World's most famous scientist Stephen Hawking has withdrawn from an annual conference to be hosted by head of the Israeli regime Shimon Peres, citing the regime's mistreatment of Palestinians as the reason.

Former Israeli, Saudi spy chiefs to share panel at US confab

Sat May 24, 2014 09:45:34

The top intelligence experts of Saudi Arabia and the Israeli regime are due to come together at a shared panel at the Washington-based Marshall Forum in the US and speak on Middle East developments.

AI demands Bahrain probe of teenager's death

Sat May 24, 2014 08:54:56

UK-based rights group Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Bahraini regime to launch an impartial investigation into the death of a young teenager shot dead at an anti-regime protest rally earlier this week.

Syria infighting leaves 50 Takfiri terrorists dead

Sat May 24, 2014 08:30:44

Dozens of foreign-backed insurgents have been killed and several others severely injured in violent clashes between rival terrorist groups in Syria.

Attacks kill nine as pilgrims converge on Baghdad

Fri May 23, 2014 17:11:14

Violence in Baghdad and north Iraq killed nine people on Friday as throngs of Shiite pilgrims converged on the Iraqi capital for annual commemoration rituals.

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