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Lebanon concerned by home-grown terrorism

Mon Nov 25, 2013 08:41:59

Concerns have raised high in Lebanon over home-grown terrorism, marked by a deadly terrorist attack near Iranian embassy in Beirut.

Saudi ex-official: Gov’t should cut off Ethiopians’ ears as a lesson

Sun Nov 24, 2013 22:10:16

A former member of Saudi Consultative Assembly has said that Riyadh government should cut off ears of some Ethiopian workers as a lesson for others to learn.

Hardline Israeli settlers attack al-Aqsa mosque

Sun Nov 24, 2013 20:34:35

Extremist Israeli settlers led by a hardline Rabbi have attacked the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) through Bab el-Magharbeh.

Prince bin Talal: Riyadh, Tel Aviv share parallel interests on Iran

Sun Nov 24, 2013 19:28:25

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al Waleed bin Talal says interests of Tel Aviv and Riyadh regarding Iran are ‘almost parallel’, endorsing a military strike on the Islamic Republic to "neutralize" its nuclear potential.

Syrian woman: I would have sold myself, but they only buy virgins

Sun Nov 24, 2013 18:17:12

Girl buyers in the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan have upgraded their demands, going tent by tent and looking just for virgins, a Syrian woman suffering in the Zaatari camp says.

700 Syrian kids executed, above 100 tortured to death: Report

Sun Nov 24, 2013 16:27:34

The deadly war in Syria has killed more than 11,000 children and leaving thousands of other kids suffering from the extremist-marked conflict, a new report says.

Al-Qaeda militants execute old oak tree for ‘being worshipped’

Sat Nov 23, 2013 22:10:52

Al-Qaeda militants have cut off a 150-year old tree in Syria’s Atme near Turkey borders because they said people were worshipping it.

Saudi Arabia rejects support for Geneva II peace talks

Sat Nov 23, 2013 19:14:07

Saudi Arabia, a big spender of the war in Syria, has rejected a report by a Russian press that the kingdom is ready to help with the long-waited Geneva II conference aimed at ending the Syrian crisis.

One suspect identified over Iran embassy attack in Beirut

Sat Nov 23, 2013 17:18:10

Lebanon says one of the suspects in the deadly bombings that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut has been identified.

Top Syria rebel commander missing in Turkey for 10 days

Sat Nov 23, 2013 16:21:46

Top commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), Colonel Riad al-Asaad, has reportedly been missing in Turkey.

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