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EU warns Israel against announcing new settlement plans

Fri Dec 27, 2013 09:16:32

The European Union will strongly object to any new announcements of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank, a senior EU diplomat has told Channel 10.

Saudi judge seeks death penalty for activist

Fri Dec 27, 2013 08:47:19

A Saudi judge has recommended that a liberal activist be tried in a higher court for apostasy, a charge that could carry the death penalty, rights campaigners say.

Egypt arrests dozens under anti-terror law, one killed in Cairo

Fri Dec 27, 2013 07:48:49

Egypt has stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood after declaring it a terrorist group, using the new classification to detain dozens of its supporters, while one person died in street clashes ignited by political tension.

Israel smashed Palestinians' homes in cold Christmas Eve

Thu Dec 26, 2013 18:02:10

The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees has strongly condemned Israel's aggressive demolition of Palestinian Bedouin dwellings in the West Bank, calling for an immediate halt.

Terrorist attack on gas pipeline near Damascus

Thu Dec 26, 2013 15:24:57

Foreign-backed militants operating inside Syria have blown up a gas pipeline in the countryside of the capital, Damascus, causing power outage in a southern region.

Israel plans new settlement construction: Reports

Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:10:48

Israel likely will announce new plans for illegal construction in Jewish settlements next week, an official said Wednesday, a move that is likely to trigger an international uproar and threaten peace talks with the Palestinians.

Syria army continues mop-up operations across country

Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:40:44

Syria’s army has carried out operations against terrorists' gatherings, killing dozens of armed terrorists and destroying their weapons and equipment in several areas around the country.

Saudi activists experience darkest year in 2013

Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:00:07

Saudi Arabia has quietly intensified its clampdown on dissent in 2013, silencing democracy advocates and human rights defenders with arrests, trials and intimidation in what reformists say was one of the darkest years ever for their efforts in the US-allied Persian Gulf state.

Syria gov’t, militants agree truce in Moadamiyet al-Sham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:14:09

The Syrian government and militant groups in a town near Damascus have reached a landmark truce agreement to allow aid access to trapped civilians, an activist told AFP on Wednesday.

Letter reveals Syria al-Qaeda role in kidnapping UN workers

Thu Dec 26, 2013 09:38:11

The shadowy leader of an al-Qaeda group fighting in Syria has sought to kidnap United Nations workers and scrawled out plans for his aides to take over in the event of his death, according to excerpts of letters obtained by The Associated Press.

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