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Saudi migrant crackdown drives out 370,000 in five months

Thu Mar 20, 2014 13:44:05

Around 370,000 illegal workers have been deported from Saudi Arabia since the oil-rich kingdom started a crackdown on migrants five months ago, authorities said Thursday.

Israel plans 184 new settler units in West Bank

Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:50:05

The Israeli regime has announced plans to build 184 new settler units in the occupied West Bank as Tel Aviv steps up its expansionist policies in the region.

Damascus slams US on illegal closure of Syrian embassy

Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:05:40

Syria's Foreign Ministry has said that a US decision to close its Washington embassy and two consulates is illegal and arbitrary.

Syrian army targets more militants’ border positions

Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:58:13

The Syrian army killed or wounded scores of Nusra Front militants in an ambush near the Lebanese border region of Wadi Khaled Thursday, security sources said.

OPCW reports advance in removing Syria chemical arms

Thu Mar 20, 2014 09:36:44

Syria has removed almost half of its chemical weapons stockpile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says.

Syria files complaint to UN against Israeli assault

Thu Mar 20, 2014 09:01:23

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has filed two letters, to the secretary-general of the UN and the chairman of the Security Council to complain about the artillery fire conducted by the Israeli regime’s army and airstrikes in the Golan Heights.

Amnesty criticizes Saudi human rights record

Thu Mar 20, 2014 07:55:15

The Amnesty International has warned that many of the reforms in Saudi Arabia have been vaguely worded promises to "consider" changes.

Israel troops kill Palestinian youth in West Bank

Wed Mar 19, 2014 16:00:41

Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank.

Syria army liberates Al-Hosn in Homs, fighting for control of Krak fort

Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:14:22

Syria's army has entered al-Hosn in the central province of Homs and has been fighting for control of the famed Krak des Chevaliers castle, a security official says.

UN relief workers resume work in Syrian Yarmouk camp

Wed Mar 19, 2014 09:47:13

The UN relief workers have resumed distribution of aid at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital Damascus after a two-week halt.

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