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Turkey expands purge of official bodies

Sat Jan 18, 2014 21:48:15

Turkey has expanded its purging of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators as well as state TV, dismissing dozens of executives amid the ongoing corruption scandal that has shaken the ruling government.

Brutal infighting persists among Syria insurgents

Sat Jan 18, 2014 21:39:23

Fierce clashes are continuing between militants of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its rival foreign-sponsored insurgent in the city of Manbej in Aleppo outskirts, a UK-based Syrian rights group reports.

Captured Iraqi terrorists admit to their Saudi ties

Sat Jan 18, 2014 19:17:38

Detained members of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) have confessed to their ties with Saudi Arabia as well as carrying out numerous terrorist attacks in several Iraqi provinces, Afaq TV reported.

Terrorists kill Iranian diplomat in Yemeni capital

Sat Jan 18, 2014 17:21:42

An Iranian diplomat in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a has been killed in a terrorist attack.

Hamas warns of Israeli bid to grab land at WB mosque

Sat Jan 18, 2014 15:57:10

The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has warned of a plan by Israeli authorities to seize Palestinian lands surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of al-Khalil.

Islamic Unity Confab continues in Tehran

Sat Jan 18, 2014 14:36:34

The second day of the 27th International Islamic Unity Conference has commenced in the Iranian capital Tehran, bringing together hundreds of religious thinkers and scholars from around the world.

Syria opposition leader uses fake photo for publicity

Sat Jan 18, 2014 14:08:13

Leader of the foreign-backed Syrian opposition Ahmed Jarba has posted a fabricated photo on the Internet that depicts an orphaned Syrian boy sleeping between the graves of his parents.

US repeats anti-Assad rhetoric before Geneva-2

Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:23:03

In the latest Washington efforts to dictate the terms of the Geneva II Conference on Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry has again insisted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has no place in his country’s future, threatening that the US is not without options step up pressure on him.

Hariri ‘optimistic’ on coalition cabinet with Hezbollah

Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:51:15

Former Lebanese prime minister and head of the Saudi-linked al-Mustaqbal Party Saad Hariri has expressed his willingness to join the Hezbollah resistance movement in a coalition cabinet, insisting that he is 'optimistic' about its formation.

Militants blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai

Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:39:42

An Egyptian security official has announced that militants have blown up a natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula.

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