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Iraq urges US drones, F-16 fighter jets delivery

Fri Oct 25, 2013 19:46:37

Iraq has urged the immediate delivery of U.S. drones and F-16 fighter jets in order to combat al Qaeda insurgents, who are making swift advances in the west of the Iraq, a senior Iraqi security official said.

At least 40 killed in twin car blasts near Damascus

Fri Oct 25, 2013 18:32:16

At least 40 people were killed and more than 90 injured Friday in twin car bombs explosions in a Damascus suburb.

Turkey, Iraq fear spillover from Syria war

Fri Oct 25, 2013 16:35:21

Turkey and Iraq said on Friday that their strained relations will be improved in a bid to defy the spillover of al Qaeda from Syria to their territories.

US ‘very concerned’ by Turkey-China missile deal

Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:08:18

The United States is very concerned about a missile deal between Turkey and China, US Ambassador in to Turkey Francis Ricciardone has said.

Riyadh warns against women driving campaign

Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:55:36

Saudi Arabia has warned that it will take measures against activists who go ahead with a planned October 26 campaign to defy a ban on women drivers in the conservative kingdom.

Beware of the Middle East's fake feminists

Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:45:03

We've all heard the story before: those Arab dictators may be mad with power, but at least they end up treating women better than Islamists do. The Arab world is sorted into states that are good-to-women and bad-to-women, with countries from Morocco to Qatar getting a pass for their supposed progressivism when it comes to feminist issues.

20 Egyptians injured in university clashes

Fri Oct 25, 2013 09:12:33

Clashes between pro and anti-Muslim Brotherhood students have left 20 injured at the University of Zagazig in northern province of al-Sharqia.

Syria army retakes key town, closes in on Damascus suburbs

Fri Oct 25, 2013 07:59:51

Syrian army troops have has retaken the control of a key town southeast of the capital, Damascus, a military source says.

Lebanese army kills Syrians possessing explosives

Fri Oct 25, 2013 07:36:02

The Lebanese army has reportedly foiled an attempt to transport a large quantity of explosives in a shootout that killed two Syrian nationals, one of whom was wearing an explosive belt.

UNHRC slams Qatari regime's jailing of poet

Thu Oct 24, 2013 22:48:18

The United Nations human right’s commission has denounced Qatari regime’s decision to uphold a 15-year prison sentence for a well-known poet, describing the court ruling “clearly disproportionate.”

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