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Egyptian army crackdown killed 398 only in August

Fri Nov 15, 2013 21:16:17

Egyptian army crackdown on protesters supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi has killed at least 398 people, Egyptian forensic authorities have announced for the first time.

US ordered photographing Latakia base before Israel attack

Fri Nov 15, 2013 19:58:35

US military ordered photographing Syria’s military base in Latakia just hours before it was targeted by Israel, a new report suggests.

Syrian army gets closer to al-Qalamoun strategic area

Fri Nov 15, 2013 19:05:56

Syrian army has been able to get closer to the strategic town of al-Qalamoun by regaining Hawarin and Mahin, in the southeastern Homs countryside.

Turkey rejects accepting Kurds autonomy in Syria

Fri Nov 15, 2013 16:44:02

Turkey has warned that it would not accept this week's declaration of provisional self-rule by Kurds in neighboring war-torn Syria.

Syria urges UN to hold accountable states supporting terrorists

Fri Nov 15, 2013 14:22:42

Syria’s Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations to hold accountable those states supporting terrorists who targeting civilians in the country.

Israeli fighter jets violate Lebanese airspace: Army

Fri Nov 15, 2013 13:15:56

Seven Israeli warplanes have violated the Lebanese airspace just hours before Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made one of his rare public appearances.

Barzani criticizes Kurdish autonomy declaration in Syria

Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:47:49

Head of the Kurdistan autonomous region in northern Iraq, Masoud Barzani has accused the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria of “autocracy,” and rejected its unilateral declaration of independence in Syria’s Kurdish northeast.

Syria al-Qaeda wrongly executes Ahrar al-Sham top commander

Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:49:02

Foreign-backed militants in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" after cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head who was a commander of other terrorist group.

Saudi Arabia in crisis over crackdown on migrant workers

Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:27:22

Grocery stores have shut their doors and almost half of Saudi Arabia’s small construction firms have stopped working on projects as a result of foreign workers deportation policy in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Turkey hopes to receive Chinese HQ-9 missiles in six months

Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:09:53

Turkey is hoping to finalize negotiations to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system from China in a six-month period, the head of the country's procurement agency says.

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