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Syria army kills terrorist al-Tawhid commander in Aleppo

Fri Nov 15, 2013 09:50:10

Syrian army forces have killed a top militant commander from a main brigade and injured two others in an airstrike in the northwestern city of Aleppo.

Bahrain suppresses Shia mourners in Ashura rituals

Fri Nov 15, 2013 09:12:32

Bahraini security forces have stepped up crackdown on religious ceremonies held in the tiny kingdom in the Islamic month of Muharram.

Saudi Arabia, France hold joint military drill near Mecca

Fri Nov 15, 2013 07:46:37

Saudi and French armed forces have been participating in a joint military drill this week in the mountains of Taif in the Mecca Province.

Egypt army seeks new strategic cooperation with Russia

Fri Nov 15, 2013 07:42:24

Egypt's top general has hailed a new era of defense cooperation with Russia during a visit by Russian officials, signaling Egyptian efforts to revive ties with an old ally and send a message to Washington after it suspended military aid.

Iraq bomb blasts kill 40 as millions mark Ashura

Thu Nov 14, 2013 17:59:18

Attacks against Shiites, including a suicide bombing that ripped through a religious procession, killed at least 40 people in Iraq Thursday despite massive security deployed for one of the holiest days of their faith.

UN chief: Syria war hurts Lebanon security

Thu Nov 14, 2013 16:49:27

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned of increasing violence and border threat in Lebanon due to the charged insurgency in neighboring Syria.

Al-Qaeda to US and UK: You're next!

Thu Nov 14, 2013 14:47:50

Multi-national militants fighting in a Western-backed insurgency to topple the government in Syria have announced their plans to take the war to the United States and Britain.

Saudi police kill Sudanese migrant worker

Thu Nov 14, 2013 14:07:07

Saudi Arabia’s security forces have killed a Sudanese migrant worker in the latest round of violent crackdown on foreign migrants.

Bombs rock Iraq, yet thousands make it to Karbala

Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:37:36

Two near-simultaneous bombings against a Shia procession tent south of Baghdad have left at least eight people dead and dozens wounded, officials said.

Turkey divides Syria Kurds by inciting them to join militants

Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:02:20

Foreign-backed Takfiri groups in northern Syria are losing to Kurdish militias, a top Kurdish leader has said, marking an improvement that is not welcomed by Turkey.

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