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Understanding Dubai and its protégés

Mon May 5, 2014 15:08:54

The Emiratis think by building tall structures like the West, they will become cultured and turn into the hub of cultural activities in the Middle East. Intellectual capital, not tall buildings make people cultured but who should explain this to the dwellers of city-states?

Iran’s Zarif discusses Syria situation with Brahimi

Mon May 5, 2014 14:37:27

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohmmad Javad Zarif has discussed the insurgency war and persisting crisis in Syria with UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.

Syrian troops score major gains in Aleppo + video

Mon May 5, 2014 13:57:54

Syrian army troops have regained control over the town of al-Brij and the strategic hills overlooking many area of Aleppo city and the Central Prison in persisting efforts to purge the entire city and its surrounding off foreign-backed insurgents.

Bahraini forces injure protesters in Manama rally

Mon May 5, 2014 11:28:03

Numerous Bahraini protesters have been wounded by birdshots fired by Al Khalifa regime forces during an anti-government demonstration in the capital, Manama.

Saudi terrorists among 37 militants killed in Yemen

Mon May 5, 2014 11:09:15

Yemeni military forces have waged an offensive in the country’s southern Shabwa province, killing 37 suspected al-Qaeda militants, most of them terrorists from Saudi Arabia, Chechnya, Somalia and Afghanistan.

Egypt's al-Azhar U expels 76 students for protesting

Mon May 5, 2014 09:38:49

Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar University – the oldest seat of Islamic learning in the Middle East – has expelled 76 students from different college departments for "involvement in riots" against the ruling military-installed government, state news agency MENA reported.

Syria army inflict major blows on intruding insurgents

Mon May 5, 2014 08:12:48

Syrian military forces have carried out more operations against foreign-backed insurgents across the country, inflicting major losses on intruding militants in the outskirts of Damascus, Aleppo and Daraa.

Details of Homs truce: More than 2,000 will leave Old City

Sun May 4, 2014 22:05:08

An agreement reached between Syrian government and opposition in Homs to pull out civilians, fighters, and wounded people has come under effect with efforts by international mediators.

Syrian refugee hosts meet in Jordan's Zaatari camp

Sun May 4, 2014 21:03:44

Foreign ministers of major refugee hosting countries attended a one-day meeting in the Zaatari refugee camp on Sunday (May 4) to discuss a resolution for the Syrian refugee crisis.

Al-Nusra sets conditions to obey Zawahiri’s ‘stop fighting’ order

Sun May 4, 2014 18:19:20

Al-Qaeda’s representative in Syria has set conditions to stop battling the rival Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, despite an order by the Al-Qaeda chief to immediately stop fighting.

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