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Parliament session sends Turkish MPs to hospital

Sun Feb 16, 2014 17:25:11

Turkish MPs have had to go to hospital for the wounds they suffered after a parliament session turned to a brawl scene.

Most militants have left Syria's Yarmouk: Palestinian official

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:24:03

Most of the militants in the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus have now withdrawn, a Palestinian official says.

Qatar labor exploitation kills 400 Nepalese

Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:56:58

A Nepal-based human rights organization has said over 400 Nepalese workers have lost their lives on World Cup stadium construction sites in Qatar.

Bahrainis hold mass protest against Al Khalifa regime

Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:54:36

Hundreds of thousands of Bahrainis have held anti-regime protest rallies in the capital, Manama, calling for the establishment of a democratic government instead of monarchy.

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr 'to retire from politics'

Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:09:07

Iraq's cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has announced he is retiring from political life, in a handwritten note posted on his website.

Int’l mediator apologizes to Syrians for ineffectual talks

Sun Feb 16, 2014 09:15:18

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has apologized to the Syrian people for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended with little more than an agreement to meet again.

Syria army hunting militants near Idlib

Sun Feb 16, 2014 08:51:56

The Syrian armed forces have launched an offensive against foreign-backed militants holed up in the suburbs of the northwestern city of Idlib.

More than 100 foreign spies imprisoned in Syria

Sat Feb 15, 2014 23:06:04

A new report shows that more than 100 foreign intelligence and military agents from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are imprisoned in Syria.

Haniya slams Israel as sole enemy, vowing its defeat

Sat Feb 15, 2014 22:57:54

Hamas Leader and elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has emphasized that Palestinian people have no enemies in Egypt, Syria or Iran, reiterating that the occupying regime of Israel is the only enemy of the Palestinian nation, which will soon defeat the occupiers and restore their land.

Clashes erupt as huge protest rally rocks Bahrain

Sat Feb 15, 2014 22:02:58

Bahraini forces have clashed with anti-regime protesters a day after the third anniversary of the country’s revolution against the ruling Al Khalifa royal family.

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