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Anti-army protestors gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Tue Nov 19, 2013 07:55:15

More than 1,000 protesters have marched in Cairo's Tahrir Square to condemn the actions of Egyptian security forces.

Russia and Egypt on verge of $2bn missile deal: Moscow

Tue Nov 19, 2013 07:46:30

The head of Russia's state industrial holding company says Moscow was on the verge of reaching a landmark agreement to deliver air defense systems to Egypt's army.

Rights groups urge Qatar World Cup boycott

Mon Nov 18, 2013 19:00:39

South Asian rights groups called Monday for a boycott of Qatar's 2022 football World Cup unless the Persian Gulf state improves conditions for migrant construction workers that Amnesty International has slammed as deplorable.

Man drives Jet Ski through Riyadh’s flooded streets

Mon Nov 18, 2013 17:20:49

A citizen taking advantage of the flooding drives his Jet Ski through waterlogged streets of the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

Syria peace conference likely in mid-December: UN

Mon Nov 18, 2013 17:04:03

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he expected a long-delayed peace conference on Syria's bloody conflict will be held in "mid-December" with a specific date to be set next week.

Top militant commander killed in Syria's Aleppo

Mon Nov 18, 2013 16:34:32

The leader of the terrorist group Liwa al-Tawhid has died of wounds he sustained in Aleppo province on Thursday, his group says.

Syria rebels in Latakia: al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra in, ISIS out

Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:53:12

Militant groups in Syria’s Latakia region have joined together to expel ex-partners from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) nearly two weeks after al-Qaeda chief disbanded them and picked al-Nusra Front as group’s official force on the Syria fighting ground.

FIFA should not stand workers’ right abuse in Qatar

Mon Nov 18, 2013 09:11:19

International human rights groups have slammed Qatar and Saudi Arabia for hard worsening condition of migrant workers in the two oil-rich countries.

US plans building a prison in Yemen for Gitmo detainees

Sun Nov 17, 2013 19:16:03

The United States is in talks with Yemen to build a prison near Sanaa to house Yemeni detainees held at the infamous Guantanamo Bay.

Netanyahu to Hollande: Zionism greatly influenced by France

Sun Nov 17, 2013 18:12:33

Pleased with his hardened stance toward Iran's nuclear program, Israeli regime has welcomed French President Francois Hollande for a three-day visit to the occupied territories.

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