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120 prisoners on hunger strike in Saudi Arabia

Fri Jun 21, 2013 18:49:28

More than 120 Saudi prisoners are on a hunger strike to express their anger at inhumane prison conditions in the Arab Kingdom.

Israeli guard kills a Jew thinking he is Palestinian

Fri Jun 21, 2013 18:29:17

An Israeli security guard has shot dead a Jewish visitor in al-Quds mistaking him for a Palestinian, because he shouted “God is the Greatest” in Arabic.

Spain arrests anti-Syria terrorist group in N Africa

Fri Jun 21, 2013 17:06:14

Spain has dismantled an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist network in the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa who sent fighters to fight in the insurgency against the government in Syria.

Syria rebels receive new arms to scale the war up

Fri Jun 21, 2013 16:38:30

Supporters of the war in Syria have sent the insurgent groups new packs of heavy weaponry, as concerns are raising higher on increasing number of innocent lives being taken in Syria every day.

Lebanon clashes over extension of parl. mandate

Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:01:18

Lebanese demonstrators have clashed with police in downtown Beirut during a protest against the extension of parliament's term earlier this month.

US senators against military aid to Syria militants

Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:27:28

Four American senators have introduced legislation that would bar President Barack Obama from providing military aid to militants in Syria.

France unsure about arming Syria militants

Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:27:47

France says it needed more talks with foreign-backed militants fighting Syrian government before it could supply them with heavy weapons.

Terror mortar shells hit Syrian capital, kill one

Fri Jun 21, 2013 08:19:34

One person has died and several others have sustained injuries in Syria after mortar shells fired by foreign-backed militants hit areas in the west of Damascus.

EU top official urges Israel to end Gaza blockade

Fri Jun 21, 2013 07:44:40

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton has called on Israel to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Hamas resistance movement.

Alalam exclusive of army operation in S Damascus

Thu Jun 20, 2013 22:27:19

Dozens of foreign-backed militants have been killed in a mop-up operation carried out by Syrian army in neighborhoods in southern Damascus, al-Alam reports.

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