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US report raps Israel for using exaggerated force against Palestinians

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:57:37

Israel uses exaggerated force against Palestinians in the West Bank and limits their freedom of movement, a report by the US State Department says.

Attacks kill 52, wound dozens more across Iraq

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:11:53

At least 52 people have been killed and many others wounded in separate attacks targeting mostly Shia neighborhoods across Iraq, official sources say.

Militants attack chemical weapons convoys: Syria

Fri Feb 28, 2014 09:03:09

There were two attempted attacks on Syrian convoys transporting chemical weapons late last month, Syrian authorities told the international mission overseeing the removal and destruction of its toxic arsenal.

Syrian army takes strategic hills, preparing Yabroud liberation

Fri Feb 28, 2014 08:05:38

The Syrian army is preparing to assault a key militant bastion near Damascus, a pro-government newspaper says.

Cairo court hands 21 Al-Azhar students 3 years in jail

Thu Feb 27, 2014 23:48:28

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced nearly two dozen Islamist students to three years in jail for illegal demonstrations, judicial sources said.

Egypt president gives military near absolute power

Thu Feb 27, 2014 23:28:08

Egypt’s military-installed Interim President Adly Mansour has issued a presidential decree reconstituting that the country’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) be led by the military chief rather than the president for the first time in Egypt's history.

Pakistan denies intent to arm Syria insurgents

Thu Feb 27, 2014 22:32:39

Pakistan has denied reports of the country’s plans to send weapons to foreign-backed Syrian insurgents, amid press accounts that Saudi Arabia is holding talks with it about arming the militants.

At least 21 killed in bombings across Iraqi capital

Thu Feb 27, 2014 21:38:24

Iraqi authorities have reported at least 21 people killed in terrorist bombings across the nation’s capital Baghdad as the foreign-backed terror campaign in the Arab country continues unabated.

Syrian troops attack, kill militant forces across nation

Thu Feb 27, 2014 20:57:19

The Syrian army troops have reportedly attacked hideouts and staging areas of various foreign-backed insurgent groups in neighborhoods surrounding the cities of Hama, Aleppo, Homs and Daraa, killing scores of the armed militants and seizing their weaponry and other military equipment.

12 killed, 30 injured in Qatar gas tank blast

Thu Feb 27, 2014 18:04:51

A gas tank blast at a Turkish restaurant in the Qatari capital of Doha has killed 12 people and injured at least 30 others, authorities in the Persian Gulf Arab state announced.

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