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Saudis face punishment if they violate press laws abroad

Sun Sep 15, 2013 18:04:50

Saudi nationals will face punitive action even if they violate their country’s press laws from outside the country, a top official has warned.

Baghdad denies shipment of Syria CWs into Iraq

Sun Sep 15, 2013 13:01:29

Iraqi government has ruled out an accusation fabricated by Syrian opposition that claims Damascus has shipped chemical weapons agents to Iraq.

New focus on Israeli WMD after Syria CW deal

Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:47:53

Recent efforts to force Syria dismantle its chemical weapons will likely fuel lingering complaints of Muslim and Arab nations about Israeli-held Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), including chemical and nuclear warheads.

Syria militants fight each other near Iraq, 5 dead

Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:24:55

Infighting between fractions of Syria militants in a town along the Iraqi border has left five dead.

Yemeni minister seeks child-marriage ban

Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:57:40

Yemen's human rights minister says she is going to try for the minimum age of marriage to be set at 18, after reported death of an 8-year old girl on her wedding night.

Tribesmen bomb Yemen main oil pipeline

Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:32:25

Tribesmen have blown up Yemen's main oil pipeline in the central Maarib province, a government official said.

Obama keeps war option despite Syria chem. deal

Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:30:17

US President Barack Obama has described the deal between Moscow and Washington to identify and seize Syria’s chemical weapons as “an important, concrete step” but still left open the likelihood of using military action against Damascus if the agreement fails.

Media banned from next Mubarak trial

Sun Sep 15, 2013 08:53:46

An Egyptian court has ordered a media blackout during the next phase of the retrial of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak due to security concerns.

Suicide bomber kills 26 in Iraq’s Nineveh

Sat Sep 14, 2013 22:46:56

At least 26 people have been killed and 45 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh.

Lavrov, Kerry agree on Syria chemical arms plan

Sat Sep 14, 2013 22:20:17

Top diplomats of Russia and the United States have announced a deal on a framework for the destruction or removal of Syria’s chemical weapons by mid 2014 on the third day of their talks on the issue.

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