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In picture: Mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City

Wed Feb 5, 2014 13:40:59

A mass wedding ceremony has been held in Gaza City. Around 100 Palestinian couples attended the ceremong on Tuesday.

Israeli pilots jailed for storing sensitive data on smartphones

Wed Feb 5, 2014 12:29:20

Two Israeli combat pilots have been jailed for five days and 12 others disciplined for storing operational maps on their smartphones, Israeli Army Radio reports.

Car bombs near Baghdad's Green Zone kill 25

Wed Feb 5, 2014 12:12:18

A series of blasts have hit near Baghdad's heavily-fortified "Green Zone", home to the prime minister's office and several Western embassies, killing at least 25 people, security sources say.

Syria to send large shipment of chemicals by March: Moscow

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:33:32

Russia has announced that the Syrian government plans to send a large shipment of chemical weapons out of the Arab country this month and to ship its entire stockpile by March 1.

Israel prevents supplying tents to Palestinians in demolished village

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:20:31

The International Red Cross has stopped providing tents for Palestinian residents whose houses were demolished by the Israeli regime in the occupied Jordan Valley.

Why al-Qaeda abandoning ISIL: Ideological dispute or power struggle?

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:01:45

The Islamic State of Iraq, which later became the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was never really a subordinate of al-Qaeda. The groups’ relationship dates back to 2003, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi swore an oath of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The religious dispute between the two terrorist groups, however, is new, as all reconciliation attempts have so far failed.

UN report censures rising child abuse cases by terrorist groups in Syria

Wed Feb 5, 2014 09:39:48

The UN has revealed more cases of child abuse in war-stricken Syria, criticizing foreign-backed militants for recruiting refugee children in bordering countries.

Bahrain toughens jail time for 'offending' king

Wed Feb 5, 2014 09:05:36

Manama has revised a law just days before the third anniversary of the uprising against the Bahraini regime to increase jail time for those, who offend the king.

Americans fighting in Syria may attack US: CIA chief

Wed Feb 5, 2014 08:00:27

Senior US intelligence officials have warned that a number of Americans have joined al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria and they may try to stage terrorist attacks inside the United States.

Syria army uproots many militants, sizes arms

Wed Feb 5, 2014 07:49:47

The Syrian army has killed scores of foreign-backed militants and seized their weapons during an ongoing campaign across the war-stricken country.

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