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Bahraini prince joins Takfiri militants in Syria

Wed Jan 8, 2014 09:40:37

A member of Bahrain's royal family, who is also a former Guantanamo bay detainee, has reportedly joined the foreign-backed militants fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

South Korea blocks $28mn tear gas order for Bahrain

Wed Jan 8, 2014 09:11:54

South Korea has blocked a shipment of at least 3 million canisters of tear gas worth $28 million to Bahrain due to "complaints from human rights groups" that the weapon was being used to suppress peaceful protests, a report says.

Lebanon may hand over Majed’s body to Saudis

Wed Jan 8, 2014 08:08:51

Lebanon will likely hand the body of the leader of an al-Qaeda-affiliated group over to his family in Saudi Arabia, but only after physicians have determined the cause of death, a judicial source says.

ISIL leader vows to crush rival Syrian rebel groups

Wed Jan 8, 2014 08:05:12

The Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has vowed to “crush” the rebel groups that have been fighting it across northern and central Syria in a surprise campaign that began late last week.

Al-Nusra leader asks Syria rebels stop fighting each other

Tue Jan 7, 2014 20:14:45

Leader of the terrorist al-Nusra Front has called on the deeply divided militant groups in Syria to immediately stop fighting each other.

Iraqi army holds off attacking al-Qaeda-held Fallujah

Tue Jan 7, 2014 18:54:26

Iraqi army has put off attacking teh al-Qaeda-held city of Fallujah citing fear of civilian casualties, as fighting and missile strikes in nearby Ramadi killed 29 people.

Saudi poll: Molestation by men is women’s own fault

Tue Jan 7, 2014 16:44:06

A new poll in Saudi Arabia shows a majority of men believe women provoke molestation by wearing eye makeups, despite covering their whole bodies.

Syria rebels captured, separated, killed by other rebels

Tue Jan 7, 2014 15:51:14

Fresh internal fighting between militant groups fighting to seize power in Syria has left more than 30 militants dead in Syria’s Idlib, an activist group has said.

Snowden to reveal Israel's spy secrets: Report

Tue Jan 7, 2014 14:11:17

Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal over Israel and the Middle East, a journalist who first brought his leaks to the world's attention says.

Human body parts 'fall from sky' over Saudi city of Jeddah

Tue Jan 7, 2014 13:51:03

Human body parts have fallen from the sky in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, with police saying they could be the remains of someone trapped in an aircraft's undercarriage bay.

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