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Egypt frees handcuffed mom after child’s birth

Sat Feb 15, 2014 21:59:55

Egypt’s prosecutor-general has ordered the release of a woman who was arrested last month while eight months pregnant, and who was photographed handcuffed to a hospital bed after giving birth to her child earlier this week.

Egypt detains 19 brotherhood men in Suez town

Sat Feb 15, 2014 20:35:33

Egyptian military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali has announced the arrest of 19 “armed members” of the country’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia following a surge of attacks in the area against security forces.

Iraqi army continues bid to retake Sulaiman Bek

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:49:51

Iraqi army continues its military campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents to reestablish full control over the northern town of Sulaiman Bek, local authorities said.

'Ignoring terrorism led to failure of Syria talks'

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:21:44

Syria’s UN Ambassador and senior negotiator at the Geneva II talks Bashar al-Ja'afari has declared that sidelining the issue of halting terrorism by the country’s foreign-backed opposition is the actual reason for the failure of the latest Geneva talks.

Obama vows Jordan aid, new Syria plan

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:04:32

US President Barack Obama has pledged more funds and military aid for Jordan in a meeting in California with the country’s King Abdullah II, vowing to “search” for new ways to pressure the Syrian government while admitting that it will not happen soon.

Lebanon finally forms unity government

Sat Feb 15, 2014 17:01:11

A new unity government has been established in Lebanon after 10 months of political stalemate, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam has announced.

Syria talks end without progress, no new date set

Sat Feb 15, 2014 16:28:49

A second round of peace talks between Syrian government and the so-called Syrian National Coalition has ended without making any tangible progress, the UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said.

Hamas rejects foreign forces in Palestinian lands

Sat Feb 15, 2014 15:25:47

A spokesman for the Hamas resistance movement has warned that the group would regard any international military presence within a future Palestinian state as "occupation" forces.

Syrian toops kill foreign insurgents in mop-up bid

Sat Feb 15, 2014 15:14:03

A Syrian army unit has eliminated an armed insurgency group in the northwest town of al-Zara near the Lebanese border, killing a number of foreign mercenaries.

Israeli forces shoot, injure Gaza protesters

Sat Feb 15, 2014 13:41:50

Israeli forces have shot and wounded six Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip during a protest rally against the Tel Aviv-imposed buffer zone on the Gaza border with the occupied Palestine.

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