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Saudi prince calls for beheading a royal family member

Mon Dec 30, 2013 09:54:33

A member of the Saudi royal family faces execution after being found guilty of killing a local man, the Saudi crown prince has declared.

Thousands escape brutal carnage in Syria’s Adra

Mon Dec 30, 2013 08:08:56

Syria has evacuated about 5,000 people from Adra, where residents have been massacred by extremist al-Qaeda-linked militants in most vicious ways.

Israeli tanks shell Gaza, injure 2 Palestinians

Sun Dec 29, 2013 23:23:19

Israeli tanks have fired shells at the impoverished Gaza Strip, injuring at least two Palestinians bystanders.

Blast at Egyptian military intel HQ injures 4 troops

Sun Dec 29, 2013 21:59:38

A bomb blast at an Egyptian military intelligence headquarters in the city of Anshas, east of the capital Cairo has injured at least four military officers.

Hollande, King Abdullah to discuss Syria, Iran, Lebanon

Sun Dec 29, 2013 21:12:58

French President Francois Hollande is set to meet with Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah and other top officials of the regime to discuss Middle East developments and economic ties.

Egyptian police, students clash anew at al-Azhar U

Sun Dec 29, 2013 18:11:37

New battles between Egyptian police forces and student protesters have ensued at the nation’s prominent al-Azhar University in the capital of Cairo.

Syrian troops score further gains in Aleppo

Sun Dec 29, 2013 17:27:51

Syrian armed forces have conducted yet another mop-up operation in the northwestern city of Aleppo, gaining more ground against foreign-backed insurgents operating in the area.

PG monarchies help wage civil war in Muslim world: report

Sun Dec 29, 2013 14:48:26

Anti-Shia hate propaganda spread by Sunni religious figures sponsored by, or based in, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf monarchies, is creating the ingredients for a sectarian civil war engulfing the entire Muslim world, the Independent reports.

Israeli artillery barrage target South Lebanon

Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:23:45

The Israeli military has fired a barrage of artillery shells towards southern Lebanon, striking several border areas but reportedly causing no damage.

Al-Aqsa cleric slams new US offers to PA as pro-Israel

Sat Dec 28, 2013 23:15:06

Al-Aqsa Mosque cleric and preacher Sheikh Ikrima Sabr has slammed the latest US “overtures” to the Palestinian Authority (PA), insisting that the Israeli occupiers are persistent in their efforts to annex lands and expand settlements.

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