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Syrian minister escapes assassination attempt

Sat Nov 23, 2013 16:01:38

A Syrian government minister has escaped an assassination attempt which left his driver killed, state media has reported.

UK may announce Bahrain as ‘country of concern’

Fri Nov 22, 2013 17:47:51

British MPs say if Bahraini Al Khalifa regime doesn’t urgently move toward making reforms, the UK government should designate Bahrain a "country of concern" in its next human rights report.

Saudi police arrests man for his cuddling campaign

Fri Nov 22, 2013 16:02:55

A man has been arrested by Saudi religious police in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh for offering ‘free hugs’ to people.

Lebanon army seizes car packed with 400kg explosives

Fri Nov 22, 2013 13:56:47

The Lebanese army has seized a bomb-laden car carrying 400 kilograms of explosives in the eastern Bekaa Valley, days after a deadly terrorist attack near Iranian embassy killed 25 people.

UN: Situation in besieged Gaza is even worse than before

Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:32:07

UN officials have said humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip has deteriorated even after a truce that ended Israeli attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

Contrary to Netanyahu, Israeli military favors a deal with Iran

Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:38:33

The Israeli military has put a positive spin on how a deal with Iran could bolster regional stability, showing deep rift among Israeli authorities over Iran talks.

Egypt police attain power to attack students in campuses

Fri Nov 22, 2013 09:31:24

The army-appointed interim government in Egypt has handed down police the power to enter university campuses to suppress demonstrations without getting prior permission.

Saudi Arabia calls on citizens to leave Lebanon

Fri Nov 22, 2013 08:56:38

Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens to leave Lebanon due to the risk of political violence in the country where twin suicide bombings near Iran's embassy in Beirut killed 25 people this week.

FSA bomb wounds 5 pro-Assad Jordanian writers in Syria

Thu Nov 21, 2013 21:00:49

A bomb has exploded near a bus carrying a group of Jordanian writers who met with senior Syrian government leaders on an official visit, wounding five of them, one of the delegates says.

Nasrallah, Iranian official discuss Beirut twin bombings

Thu Nov 21, 2013 20:03:52

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah has discussed with Iranian Deputy Minister of Foreign Hossein Amir-Abdollahian the recent deadly attack against the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Beirut.

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