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UN chief urges Bahrain to respect human rights

Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:28:50

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Bahraini regime to respect its “international human rights obligations” in dealing with peaceful protest rallies in the Persian Gulf nation.

Bahraini scholar urges participation in huge rally

Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:21:16

Prominent Bahraini cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim has urged the public to wage a huge but peaceful protest rally against the ruling regime and demand implementation of political reforms in the Persian Gulf state.

Saudis to give anti-aircraft arms to Syria insurgents

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:02:13

Washington's Arab ally Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide militants in Syria with more sophisticated weaponry, including shoulder-fired missiles that can take down jets, according to Western and Arab diplomats and opposition figures.

Jordanians rally against Israel, US-brokered talks

Sat Feb 15, 2014 09:44:25

Jordanian demonstrators have held a protest rally against the Israeli regime and the US-proposed talks between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Lebanon's Hariri pledges to confront radicals

Sat Feb 15, 2014 09:25:20

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri has vowed to tackle sectarian radicalism, calling on all factions in Lebanon to avoid being drawn into a "sectarian holocaust".

Saudis to acquire $10 billion of American weapons

Sat Feb 15, 2014 08:56:37

Saudi Arabia plans to purchase $10 billion in US weaponry from the Canadian subsidiary of a major American arms maker.

ISIL militant group to expand links in Kuwait: Report

Fri Feb 14, 2014 22:49:48

Clandestine groups affiliated to terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and some other Syrian extremist groups including al-Nusra Front have started to be expanded across Kuwait, al-Seyassah newspaper reported.

ISIL terrorists execute 13 civilians near Aleppo

Fri Feb 14, 2014 17:37:23

An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria executed at least 13 people including relatives of fighters from rival rebel groups before withdrawing from a town near Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

Deadlocked Syria peace talks enter decisive day

Fri Feb 14, 2014 16:50:21

Syria's warring sides headed Friday into a decisive day for the faltering peace process, under pressure to agree on an agenda to save the deadlocked Geneva talks from collapse.

Iraqi troops battle to retake northern town from militants

Fri Feb 14, 2014 16:31:22

Iraqi forces fought on Friday to retake part of a northern town and areas seized by gunmen, an official said.

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