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Nusra claims another suicide bombing in Beirut

Tue Feb 4, 2014 08:04:38

The al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, has claimed the latest bombing in Beirut.

Infightings in Syria leave 2,300 militants dead in January

Mon Feb 3, 2014 21:24:37

More than 2,300 militants were killed in infightings among rival militant groups in Syria in January, as tensions between various militant groups escalate, a monitoring group says.

Brahimi's deputy leaves Syria talks team: sources

Mon Feb 3, 2014 20:49:46

Nasser al-Kidwa, the deputy of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, has been removed from the small team running the Geneva peace talks that aim to end the war in Syria, diplomatic sources said on Monday.

13 activists sentenced to long jail terms in Bahrain

Mon Feb 3, 2014 19:55:40

Thirteen anti-regime activists in Bahrain have been sentenced up to 15 years in jail, as the Al Khalifa regime intensifies its crackdown on protesters.

Strong explosion rocks south of Beirut: security source

Mon Feb 3, 2014 19:22:08

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt inside a public minibus south of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Monday, killing at least one person, the interior minister said.

20 gunmen killed in Egypt army raids in Sinai

Mon Feb 3, 2014 18:14:25

At least 20 gunmen have been killed and 25 wounded in Egypt army raids in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian military officials say.

57 al-Qaeda members killed in Iraq’s Ramadi

Mon Feb 3, 2014 17:14:10

Iraq’s government forces have killed 57 members of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi, west of the capital Baghdad.

Israel hardline coalition rejects Abbas pullout proposal

Mon Feb 3, 2014 17:09:21

An Israeli coalition party rejected Monday a proposal by Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas that envisions Israel's withdrawal of troops and settlers from the West Bank over a five-year period and US-led forces patrolling the future Palestinian state.

New Saudi law allows protesters be tried as terrorists

Mon Feb 3, 2014 13:54:59

Saudi Arabia has put into effect a new law that allows the kingdom to prosecute as a terrorist anyone who demands reform, exposes corruption or otherwise engages in dissent.

Al-Qaeda: We don’t accept responsibility for ISIL in Syria

Mon Feb 3, 2014 12:24:13

A general command has been issued by the al-Qaeda terrorist organization saying it has no link with the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

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