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Under fire Syrian National Coalition VP Atassi resigns

Fri Dec 6, 2013 10:27:29

Syrian opposition activist Suhair Atassi has resigned from the post of vice president of the mainstream opposition grouping the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC).

Al-Qaeda militants kidnap 51 Kurds in Syria

Fri Dec 6, 2013 09:30:27

Al-Qaeda-linked militants in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, an opposition monitoring group says.

ISIL terrorists execute Iraqi journalist in Syria

Fri Dec 6, 2013 08:56:22

Foreign-backed militants in Syria have executed an Iraqi freelance journalist in the rebel-held north of the country, the latest of dozens of reporters who have died in the country over the past three years, an activist group and an international media watchdog say.

Egyptian court frees on bail 84 Morsi supporters

Thu Dec 5, 2013 23:50:29

A court in Egypt has reportedly ordered the release on bail of 84 supporters of the country’s military-ousted President Mohamed Morsi that were arrested in August at Cairo’s al-Fath mosque.

Hamas court sentences Israeli collaborator to death

Thu Dec 5, 2013 22:33:06

A Palestinian military court run by the Hamas Islamic resistance movement in the besieged Gaza Strip has sentenced a convicted Israeli collaborator to death by hanging.

Hamas rejects any PA-Israeli pacts as not binding

Thu Dec 5, 2013 21:33:20

A senior official of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reiterated that any conciliatory agreement resulting from the ongoing US-backed negotiations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli occupiers would be “non-binding” for the Palestinian people.

Syria slams terror killing of Hezbollah commander

Thu Dec 5, 2013 17:01:44

The Syrian government has censured the terror killing of a Lebanese Hezbollah commander, charging that the Israeli regime was behind the assassination.

Turkey popularity plunges in MENA region: Poll

Thu Dec 5, 2013 15:03:30

Turkey’s popularity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has shrunk over last three years, with particular sharp drops among the Syrian and Egyptian public, a field study conducted by a Turkish think-tank says.

First Israeli minister visits Turkey since 2010

Thu Dec 5, 2013 14:23:56

Israeli regime’s Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz has traveled to Istanbul, becoming the first Israeli minister to visit Turkey since ties ruptured in 2010 over a deadly raid by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

6 doctors among 25 dead in Yemen defense ministry blast

Thu Dec 5, 2013 13:43:17

Six doctors, including a Venezuelan and two from the Philippines, were among 25 people killed in a suicide bombing and gun attack on Yemen's defense ministry complex Thursday, medical and security sources said.

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