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HRW slams Kuwaiti jail, deportation of online activist

Sun Jan 26, 2014 14:58:16

Human Rights Watch on Sunday condemned as "shocking" a Kuwaiti court's five-year jail sentence followed by deportation against an online rights activist for criticizing the emirate's ruler on Twitter.

Russell Tribunal slams West on Israeli crimes

Sun Jan 26, 2014 13:23:06

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine has criticized Western powers for ignoring Tel Aviv’s organized crimes and complicity in Israeli inhuman acts against Palestinians, a report says.

Palestinians protest US proposals for Mideast peace

Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:49:23

Palestinians have demonstrated in al-Khalil and Nablus against US Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposals for peace between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian Authority.

Displaced Syrians return to Barzeh after security restored

Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:44:00

Hundreds of displaced Syrians have returned home after security was restored to the district of Barzeh in the capital, Damascus, a report says.

Iraqi government airstrike kills 25 militants

Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:07:26

Iraq's Defense Ministry spokesman has said a government airstrike has killed 25 al-Qaeda militants in a besieged province west of Baghdad.

Syrian talks haven't achieved much: Brahimi

Sun Jan 26, 2014 09:28:35

International mediator for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has said a first day of face-to-face talks between Syria's opposing sides have not yielded significant results but he has hoped they would lead to aid supplies reaching the besieged city of Homs.

Hariri warns Lebanon Sunnis not to join al-Qaeda

Sun Jan 26, 2014 09:01:04

Former Lebanese premier Saad Hariri has said Lebanon's Sunni Muslims refuse to be a part of any al-Qaeda group, denouncing sectarian attacks on civilians anywhere in the country.

Iran general slams US ‘military option’ as bankrupt

Sat Jan 25, 2014 23:13:21

A top Iranian military commander has slammed the latest threat of the American top diplomat of the US military option against Iran as a “bankrupt strategy.”

Takfiri infighting in Syria troubles their sponsors

Sat Jan 25, 2014 22:38:40

The infighting between various takfiri groups, all sponsored by the US and its Arab puppets, has exposed the true nature of the conflict in Syria. It is not a conflict between Shias and Sunnis since all the takfiris claim to be "Sunnis;" rather, it is a foreign-sponsored conspiracy to weaken the resistance front against zionist Israel.

Al-Qaeda ringleader seized in northern Iraq

Sat Jan 25, 2014 21:15:17

Iraq’s security forces have captured a top al-Qaeda ringleader, operating under the alias “King of Northern Babel”, in the provincial capital city of Mosul in northern Iraq, security sources say.

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