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4 Yemeni troops killed in militant raid on pres. palace

Sat May 10, 2014 16:28:22

Suspected al-Qaeda-linked gunmen have attacked Yemen's presidential palace, killing at least four soldiers, a security source said.

US to send missiles to Syria insurgents: Reports

Sat May 10, 2014 16:22:32

American media outlets have revealed Washington’s plans to send missiles to insurgents in Syria as part of a “pilot program” to further reinforce the foreign-sponsored opposition in the key Arab country.

Palestinian captives vow to continue hunger strike

Sat May 10, 2014 15:09:43

More than 100 Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons continue with their hunger strike for the 17th consecutive days to protest their potentially indefinite ‘administrative detention’ with any charges or trial.

Israeli military ‘broke,’ demands more US aid

Sat May 10, 2014 14:53:07

The Israeli regime has announced plans to forego its next military drills due to lack of funds, urging Washington to inject billions more of American tax-payer dollars into the aggressive regime following its failed talks with the Palestinian Authority.

ISIL enlisting Syria children to defend seized area

Sat May 10, 2014 12:48:18

An Internet-based social media account that supports the al-Qaeda-linked splinter group so-called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has publicized a bid to recruit minors as armed insurgents in Syria’s Aleppo province.

ISIL, Al-Nusra infighting reaching Saudi kingdom

Sat May 10, 2014 12:11:59

A statement has surfaced on Twitter threatening to bring the fierce rivalry between the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the battlefields of Syria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Iran dismisses Arab reports on secret visit by Iraqi PM

Sat May 10, 2014 10:38:09

A high-ranking Iranian foreign ministry official has denied Arab media claims concerning a secret visit to Iran’s capital Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Saudi court sentences activists to 11-year jail terms

Sat May 10, 2014 10:00:04

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two young activists to 11 years of prison for “inciting anti-regime demonstrations” in the town of Awamiyah, the Qatif region of Eastern Province.

Israelis spray graffiti on church ahead of Pope visit

Sat May 10, 2014 09:57:22

Zionist settlers have sprayed anti-Christian graffiti on a church in al-Quds (Jerusalem), despite claims that Israeli troops are stepping up security around religious sites ahead of a visit by Pope Francis later this month.

Rice boasts total US commitment to Israeli regime

Sat May 10, 2014 09:50:55

The top US national security official has reiterated America’s “ironclad” commitment to Israeli security, boasting that military cooperation between Washington and Tel Aviv have reached “unprecedented” heights and that every US tax-payer dollar spent on the occupying regime is worth it.

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