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Abducted Syrian nuns are released

Sun Mar 9, 2014 18:07:54

Abducted Syrian nuns have been released by radical militants and are on their way towards Syrian capital, Damascus.

Saudi Arabia, UAE move to boycott Qatari press

Sun Mar 9, 2014 17:27:08

Saudi and Emirati pundits have quit major media outlets in Qatar, including the broadcaster of top-flight European football as tensions soar between Doha and Persian Gulf states.

Al-Qaeda militants may release Syrian nuns in hours

Sun Mar 9, 2014 16:21:31

Syrian nuns who were abducted by extremist militants in Syria’s Maalula last year may be released today, Sunday, local and Syrian media outlets have reported.

32 dead, 147 wounded in Iraq suicide attack

Sun Mar 9, 2014 14:42:25

A suicide bomber driving a minibus packed with explosives has killed at least 32 people and injured 147 in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla, police and medical sources say.

Wealthy Saudis sexually abuse young Syrian girls: Report

Sun Mar 9, 2014 14:26:40

A report says young Syrian girls whose families have lost everything due to three years of turmoil in Syria are being sexually exploited in neighboring countries, especially by wealthy Saudis.

Saudi king’s daughters under house arrest for 13 years

Sun Mar 9, 2014 12:36:29

Two daughters of the king of Saudi Arabia claim they and their sisters have been held prisoner in the royal palace for 13 years.

Syria militants hinder aid delivery into Yarmouk camp

Sun Mar 9, 2014 10:39:46

Foreign-backed militants occupying Yarmouk camp on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, continue to impede humanitarian aid efforts for Palestinian refugees, a report says.

Lebanese journalist shot dead in Syria clashes

Sun Mar 9, 2014 09:48:57

A Beirut-based satellite television channel has declared that one of its cameramen has been killed while covering the fighting in eastern Syria.

Maliki sees Saudi, Qatari hands behind global terrorism

Sun Mar 9, 2014 09:31:30

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of supporting global terrorism and seeking to destabilize Iraq.

Israel leaves 80,000 Palestinians without water

Sun Mar 9, 2014 08:44:02

The Israeli water company Jihon has acknowledged that 80,000 Palestinians in East al-Quds have been without water for three days.

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