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Lebanon Army vows to pursue Iran Embassy attacks

Wed Jan 8, 2014 22:43:52

Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Kahwaji says his country will spare no effort in prosecuting those responsible for the bomb attacks outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut last November, and bring them to justice.

Iraq PM promises to uproot al-Qaeda-linked militants

Wed Jan 8, 2014 18:43:44

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has promised to uproot al-Qaeda-linked militants operating in Fallujah as Iraqi forces gear up for a major operation in the city.

Israeli troops injure 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Wed Jan 8, 2014 17:01:55

Israeli troops have shot and wounded at least 15 Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers torch Palestinian cars in West Bank

Wed Jan 8, 2014 14:03:52

Israeli settlers have torched two Palestinian cars in the West Bank in an apparent revenge attack a day after Palestinian villagers briefly detained a group of settlers for trying to attack them and their property.

ISIL’s Aleppo HQ falls to rival Syrian militants

Wed Jan 8, 2014 14:00:28

Militants from several Syrian rebel brigades have seized the headquarters of the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the main northern city of Aleppo, opposition activists say.

In picture: Liberation of Sayeda Sukayna shrine in Syria

Wed Jan 8, 2014 12:20:49

Syrian troops have success to liberate the holy shrine of Sayeda Sukayna or Sakina (AS), the daughter of Imam Hussein (AS), during an operation near the Syrian capital, Damascus. The shrine was badly damaged under a year-long occupation of foreign-backed Takfiri militants.

Saudi prince not happy with new US energy discoveries

Wed Jan 8, 2014 11:39:29

Saudi Arabia’s Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal, the grandson of King Abdulazziz, says that new shale oil discoveries “are threats to any oil-producing country in the world.”

Syria army kills many militants in new operations

Wed Jan 8, 2014 10:47:16

The Syrian army is pushing ahead with its mop-up operations against foreign-sponsored militants operating across the country.

1st shipment of chemical arms leaves Syria: OPCW

Wed Jan 8, 2014 10:26:09

The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons has left the Syrian port of Latakia on a Danish ship "for international waters", the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says.

Saudi unveils terrorists’ brutal crimes in Syria

Wed Jan 8, 2014 10:23:10

A Saudi militant has unveiled the amount of brutal crimes committed by terrorists against Syrian people based on their interpretation of religion, a report says.

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