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Syria militants to exchange 1,500 captive families for prisoners, supplies

Mon May 12, 2014 18:12:59

Foreign-backed militants have agreed to release 1,500 captive families in the Syrian town of Adra in exchange for supplies and the release of jailed insurgents.

ISIL raps al-Qaeda leader, rejects to leave Syria

Mon May 12, 2014 16:39:08

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group battling the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in Syria has lashed out at the global terror network's leader in an audio statement, refusing his call for them to abandon the war-torn country.

PA mulls end of cooperation with Israeli regime

Mon May 12, 2014 14:20:44

A senior Palestinian official has threatened that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is weighing the end of security coordination with the Israeli regime in response to continued building of new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.

ISIL threatens to take its war to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

Mon May 12, 2014 14:18:50

Notorious, al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Syria known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has threatened to expand its conflict with rival al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front insurgents to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Iran displays indigenous version of US RQ-170 drone

Mon May 12, 2014 13:00:56

Iran has unveiled an indigenous version of a sophisticated American reconnaissance drone that it brought down and seized in 2011 while it was conducting a surveillance operation over Iranian airspace.

Leader: Limiting Iran missile force, foolish idea

Mon May 12, 2014 11:52:33

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has described Western demands for Iran to downgrade its missile force as a “foolish” proposition, in light of the fact that they persistently threaten the Iranian nation with military action.

Syria terrorists infighting intensifies in Deir al-Zor

Mon May 12, 2014 10:17:28

An al-Qaeda splinter group has wrested control of parts of the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zor from other terrorist groups, worsening the infighting that has handicapped the insurgency in Syria.

Saudi Arabia gives Egypt fuel gift worth $3 billion

Mon May 12, 2014 10:12:42

Saudi Arabia is giving away $3 billion worth of ‘fuel donations’ to the military-installed government in Egypt over four months as part of a financial lifeline from Persian Gulf Arab regimes to ease the energy crisis in the embattled country that has killed and jailed thousands of protesters following the military-ouster of freely-elected president Mohamed Morsi last July.

Syria regrets Paris move to block poll in France

Mon May 12, 2014 09:03:36

Syria has expressed regret about a decision by the French government to not allow Syrians living in France to participate in the upcoming presidential vote at the Syrian Embassy in the European country.

Human rights groups slam state brutality in Bahrain

Mon May 12, 2014 08:54:30

Human rights bodies have censured the Bahraini regime for its unethical handling of a case involving the brutal killing of a citizen by security forces.

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