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Takfiri sheikh Omar Atrash confesses to Beirut bombing

Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:30:05

A suspect arrested in connection with a recent deadly bombing in the Lebanese capital has confessed to recruiting suicide bombers, and to having received cars rigged with explosives bound for Dahiyeh, a suburb south of Beirut.

Al-Qaeda declares war on Lebanon: Army, Hezbollah targets

Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:04:38

Three al-Qaeda-affiliated militant groups have declared war on Lebanon. In a single day, the trio delivered the opening salvo of their Lebanese campaign, issuing threats in what appeared to be coordinated statements.

US to sell 24 Apache helicopters, 480 Hellfire missiles to Iraq

Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:27:57

The Pentagon says it plans to sell 24 Apache attack helicopters to Iraq in a deal worth $4.8 billion to help Baghdad battle anti-government militants.

Syria army kills many foreign militants, captures weapons

Tue Jan 28, 2014 09:10:11

The Syrian army has killed dozens of foreign-backed militants, including many foreigners, and seized their weapons during an ongoing campaign across the country.

In picture: Syria, before and after war

Tue Jan 28, 2014 08:33:28

Before and after pictures show the devastation wreaked by three-year war in Syria.

Israeli soldier wounded in blast on Lebanon border

Tue Jan 28, 2014 07:46:26

An Israeli soldier has been wounded in an explosion near the technical fence on the border with Lebanon, a security source says.

Iraq’s violence originates from Saudi Arabia: Maliki

Mon Jan 27, 2014 22:58:48

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has lashed out at neighboring Saudi Arabia for backing terrorist groups operating inside his country.

Bahrain sentences 18 protesters up to 15 years in jail

Mon Jan 27, 2014 20:26:51

A Bahraini court upheld on Monday jail sentences of 10-15 years for Shiite activists convicted of participating in street protests to topple the ruling regime.

Al-Qaeda number two killed in Syria militants’ infighting

Mon Jan 27, 2014 19:31:16

A top militant who was the second in command in the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been killed in Syria in clashes with rival militants, activists say.

Egypt's al-Sisi promoted to field marshal ahead of presidency bid

Mon Jan 27, 2014 18:11:27

Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been promoted to the rank of field marshal, as he is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt ahead of elections.

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