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Bahrain bans peaceful rallies on Press Freedom Day

Sat May 3, 2014 23:05:55

The Bahraini regime has banned opposition groups from holding any anti-regime gatherings on World Press Freedom Day.

Yemeni army kills chechen Qaeda commander

Sat May 3, 2014 22:57:40

The Yemeni army has killed a top al-Qaeda operative with Chechen links as it carried out an offensive against militant hideouts in the restive south, according to a defense ministry statement.

Iraqi forces foil Samarra suicide bombing amidst pilgrims

Sat May 3, 2014 22:08:08

Iraqi security forces in the holy city of Samarra have thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber to detonate a car bomb in the midst of pilgrims and worshipers near the shrine of 10th Shia apostle, Imam Hadi an-Naqi (PBUH), killing the terrorist.

4 bombings, violent protests hit Egypt with looming polls

Sat May 3, 2014 20:51:02

Four more bomb blasts and persisting violent protests against the military-installed government have occurred in Egypt with less than four weeks remaining until the Egyptian presidential election in May with only two contenders.

16 killed, scores injured in mortar attacks on Syria

Sat May 3, 2014 19:15:04

Mortar rounds fired by foreign-backed insurgents in Syria have struck major cities of Aleppo and Damascus, killing 16 civilians and wounding scores of others.

Global boycott-Israel campaign gaining ground

Sat May 3, 2014 19:04:27

The global campaign against trade and economic ties with the Israeli regime, known as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), is reportedly gaining growing success over recent months.

Egypt court sentences 102 Morsi supporters to 10-yr jail

Sat May 3, 2014 16:56:53

An Egyptian court has sentenced 102 supporters of military-ousted president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison on charges of killing and inciting violence, state television has reported.

Zawahri orders Iraqi offshot in Syria to return home

Sat May 3, 2014 16:48:53

Al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahri has ordered the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group that is waging war in Syria to return to Iraq in a bid to halt the bloody infighting among al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups in the war-ravaged country.

Latest advace of Syrian forces in Aleppo + video

Sat May 3, 2014 15:54:20

Syrian military forces have engaged in intense battle with armed insurgents in Aleppo’s Industrial city axis, inflicting heavy losses on the foreign-backed militants in a special operation.

Syria denies reports of militant airport takeover

Sat May 3, 2014 14:42:57

Syria has denied news reports by media outlets that support the foreign-backed insurgents in the country regarding the partial takeover of an airport near the capital Damascus.

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