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Egypt police arrest Morsi's son on drugs charges

Sat Mar 1, 2014 22:28:12

One of ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s sons has been arrested for allegedly possessing drugs, the official Middle East News Agency reported.

Israel claims 2 rockets launched into Golan Heights

Sat Mar 1, 2014 22:26:23

The Israeli military has claimed discovery of the remains of two Katyusha rockets that it says have been launched into the occupied Golan Heights.

700 killed in Iraq terror attacks in February: UN

Sat Mar 1, 2014 21:43:47

The United Nations announced that over 700 people were killed in terror-related violence across Iraq this February with the capital Baghdad worst bearing the brunt of terrorist attacks.

Sleiman warns of bids to drag Lebanon into Syria war

Sat Mar 1, 2014 20:53:41

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has described a series of recent attacks against Lebanese border villages as an attempt to draw the country into the Syrian crisis, urging Syria-based rival insurgent groups to refrain from targeting the country “under any pretext.”

Palestinian archbishop likens Syria militants to Israel

Sat Mar 1, 2014 20:01:04

A top Palestinian Christian cleric in Israel has likened crimes committed by foreign-backed insurgents in Syria to the Israeli regime’s racist policies and practices in the occupied land, describing them two sides of the same racist coin.

Saudis blast Russian criticism of arming Syria rebels

Sat Mar 1, 2014 17:35:19

Saudi Arabia has blasted Russia for its warning against reported Saudi plans to supply anti-Syria insurgents with shoulder-launched missiles, blaming Moscow’s support for Damascus for the persistence of the foreign-backed conflict that Riyadh has played a key role to wage.

Syria begins offensive for recapture of Yabrud

Sat Mar 1, 2014 16:02:55

Syrian military forces have staged an operation in the strategic Qalamoun region near the country’s southwest border with Lebanon to clear the region from al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, state television reported.

Israel warns Lebanon on likely Hezbollah retaliation

Sat Mar 1, 2014 15:35:07

The Israeli regime has reportedly warned the Lebanese government to prevent the Hezbollah resistance movement from retaliating for a recent Israeli airstrike against the movement’s positions on the Lebanon-Syrian border.

Israelis gun down mentally ill woman in Gaza

Sat Mar 1, 2014 14:42:04

A mentally ill female resident of Gaza has been shot dead by Israeli troops near the border, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says.

Palestinian protesters demand reopening of Rafah

Sat Mar 1, 2014 14:37:36

Hundreds of Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip have waged a protest rally at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, demanding the reopening of the only route out of the brutal siege of the enclave by Egyptian authorities.

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