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Syria Kurds expel militants from post: group

Sat Jul 20, 2013 20:09:05

Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the country have expelled foreign-backed militants from a checkpoint on Saturday and seized their weapons and ammunition, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports.

Egypt new gov’t reevaluates ties with Syria

Sat Jul 20, 2013 18:53:01

Egypt’s new interim government is going to reconsider its relations with Syria, following the military's ouster of ex-president Mohammed Morsi.

Israelis set Palestinians' gardens on fire in WB

Sat Jul 20, 2013 18:38:24

Israeli extremist settlers have attacked Palestinian properties in a village near Bethlehem in the West Bank, setting their gardens of olive trees on fire.

Three dead as rival Egyptian factions clash

Sat Jul 20, 2013 17:46:30

Three women have died in clashes between loyalists and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, medics said Saturday, despite warnings by the military that it would crackdown on violent protests.

Iran condemns attack on Zaynab shrine in Syria

Sat Jul 20, 2013 16:55:04

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has condemned the terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (AS) in the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

UAE police nabs whistleblower of brutality

Sat Jul 20, 2013 14:18:39

Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested a man who filmed an incident in which a government official attacked an Indian van driver.

Al-Alam resumes broadcasting on Arabsat

Sat Jul 20, 2013 14:13:09

Al-Alam News Network is back on Arabsat for viewers in the Middle East and North African countries

EU bars co-op with Israel illegal settlements

Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:55:17

The European Union has formally published new guidelines explicitly banning any EU funding of and cooperation with Israeli institutions operating in occupied territories beyond the pre-1967 lines.

UK halts export of arms components to Egypt

Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:34:16

Britain has revoked five export licenses for military equipment destined for Egypt in response to reports that security forces have used excessive force in dealing with protests since the fall of ex-president Mohamed Morsi.

Riyadh sends Yemeni workers to fight in Syria

Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:16:59

Saudi Arabia has forced immigrant Yemeni workers to go to a proxy war in Syria, an Arab-language daily has reported.

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