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A then civilized land of glory now world’s worst city to live

Sat Mar 22, 2014 09:17:04

Baghdad, as a model city in the Arab world in 1970s, after decades of seemingly endless conflict, is now the world's worst city, a consulting group says.

Pro-Brotherhood demonstrators hold rally in Cairo

Sat Mar 22, 2014 08:10:25

Thousands of protesters have staged fresh rallies in Cairo for a third straight day as part of an 11-day campaign against the army-backed government.

Major strategic win for Syrian army; Western Homs cleared

Sat Mar 22, 2014 07:59:56

A Syrian army commander says the western side of the vast province of Homs is now in full control of Syria’s national army, marking a strategic victory against countless militant and radical groups battling in Syria.

UN investigator: Israeli occupation turned to ethnic cleansing

Fri Mar 21, 2014 22:06:33

UN human rights investigator Richard Falk has criticized Israel for ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians as more than 11,000 have lost their right to live in al-Quds (Jerusalem) since 1996.

Syrians, Russians top world’s most asylum-seekers

Fri Mar 21, 2014 20:30:32

Syria tops the world in having the highest number of people seeking asylum in other countries, the UN’s refugee agency says, as the foreign-charged insurgency goes on in the Arab country with no end in the sight.

A cry for justice in Bahrain prisons; violations at unbearable levels

Fri Mar 21, 2014 18:59:01

The Bahraini regime still refuses to allow UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, from visiting Bahrain. Mendez has been repeatedly blocked from entering Bahrain and yet the world remains silent. But Mendez has stories to report on, like children who used to have schools, young people missing from their university classes, and prisoners of conscience stuck eternally in Bahraini prisons.

Al-Qaeda affiliates battle for control of Syria-Turkey border area

Fri Mar 21, 2014 17:44:16

Three radical militant groups in Syria, including Al-Qaeda’s Al-Nusra Front, have been attacking Syrian army bases to gain control over a border crossing with Turkey.

Saudi Arabia's human rights 'rebrand' is fooling no one

Fri Mar 21, 2014 17:25:39

The latest reports of Saudi concessions on human rights might as well be called Operation Rebrand Saudi Arabia. Of 225 demands issued by the UN human rights council in 2013, the Saudi delegation conceded to 180.

Syrian president and first lady honor Teachers' Day

Fri Mar 21, 2014 16:56:10

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have held a meeting with a number of teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day, to honor their efforts in holding the education system going on despite threats by extremist anti-Syria militants.

US senators back military aid to Israel despite budget cuts

Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:03:08

The United States will continue providing Israel with military aid after a current package worth some $3 billion a year expires in 2017, and the grants are unlikely to wane despite Washington belt-tightening, two US senators say.

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