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Saudi ex-spy head: PGCC must join Iran-P5+1 talks

Sun Dec 8, 2013 20:16:08

Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief has demanded that the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) states must also be a part of the negotiations between the P5+1 group and Iran.

US, Israel willfully use terror in Mid-East: Chomsky

Sun Dec 8, 2013 16:16:18

Leading American linguist and Mid-East expert Noam Chomsky has newly censured the US and its Israeli ally as rogue state operators in the Middle East that willfully employ terror.

Bombings kill 16 in Baghdad province

Sun Dec 8, 2013 14:38:48

A series of bombings in and around the Iraqi capital have killed at least 16 people, security and medical officials say.

Oman opposes union of Persian Gulf states

Sun Dec 8, 2013 11:06:39

Oman has announced its opposition to a proposal by Saudi Arabia for upgrading the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) into a union with a common military force.

Hopeful changes in Turkish policy

Sat Dec 7, 2013 23:26:08

After experiencing repeated failures in its policies, especially in Syria, Iraq and Egypt, Turkey has embarked on a course correction in foreign policy. One hopes these are sincere and that Ankara would work for peace and justice rather than disunity in the region.

Hamas official blasts Fatah's lies against it

Sat Dec 7, 2013 22:47:26

A senior member of the Palestinian Hamas movement’s political bureau has deplored one of Fatah spokespersons for persistently lying and making fabricated statements against the Islamic Movement.

WB Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli sniper

Sat Dec 7, 2013 22:25:59

A 14-year-old Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by an Israeli soldier in al-Jalazun refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a Palestinian medical source said.

Iraqi FM warns of 'toxic' spread of Syria insurgents

Sat Dec 7, 2013 22:03:37

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has warned that “toxic” proliferation of radical groups in Syria is raising the prospect of an emerging ungovernable emirate in the heart of the region.

Infighting among anti-Syria rebels intensifies

Sat Dec 7, 2013 21:51:34

In the latest episode of infighting between Syrian rebel forces, the largest al-Qaeda-linked insurgent force in Syria has seized weapons depots belonging to the rival Western-backed ‘Free Syrian Army’ (FSA).

Al-Qaeda militants kill two FSA commanders

Sat Dec 7, 2013 20:06:07

The so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) sources have announced that the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) militants have gunned down two of its commanders.

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