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Israeli settlers raid, vandalize West Bank village

Sun Feb 23, 2014 13:27:22

Israeli settlers have raided and vandalized a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.

Riyadh plans to demolish birthplace of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)

Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:27:18

Saudi Arabia will go ahead with plans to demolish the birthplace of Islam’s holy prophet as part of a redevelopment project.

Libya arrests Qatari extremists enroute to Turkey

Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:45:35

Libyan police have arrested six Qatari extremists at Benghazi airport as they tried to board a plane to Turkey using forged Libyan passports and carrying almost $146,000, airport security sources say.

Syria army retakes areas near occupied Golan Heights

Sun Feb 23, 2014 09:59:29

Syrian army forces have captured two southwestern areas on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the latest of the Syrian army’s victories against foreign-backed militants.

UNSC votes for humanitarian aid across Syria

Sun Feb 23, 2014 09:10:27

The UN Security Council has adopted a unanimous but non-binding resolution, calling for humanitarian aid convoys to be allowed access across war-torn Syria.

Turkish police raid anti-Internet law protest

Sun Feb 23, 2014 08:53:13

Turkey’s riot police have attacked people demonstrating against a new controversial law that tightens the government's control of the Internet.

Paris ingnores Lebanon's Saudi-financed arms order

Sat Feb 22, 2014 22:57:34

France has so far ignored a Lebanese Army order of weapons and other military equipment in line with a $3-billion grant pledged by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in late December following the capture of a high-profile Saudi terrorist by Lebanese forces.

Suicide bomber kills three Lebanese soldiers

Sat Feb 22, 2014 21:59:44

A suicide car bombing targeting an army checkpoint in northeast Lebanon near the Syrian border has killed three soldiers, security sources said.

Israel treats 1,600 injured Syria insurgents

Sat Feb 22, 2014 21:52:41

As nearly 1,600 wounded Syrian insurgents have reportedly received treatment in Israeli hospitals, a leader of the Arab country’s foreign-backed opposition has praised the hawkish Israeli prime minister for his expression of support for the anti-Damascus militants.

"Ahmad al-Jarba Syria’s new dictator"

Sat Feb 22, 2014 21:21:54

The former chief-of-staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Supreme Military Council Salim Idris has called Ahmad Jarba “Syria’s new dictator,” Egyptian daily Youm 7 reported on its website.

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