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Leader rejects talks with US under pressure

Thu Feb 7, 2013 15:49:26

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rejected any talks with the United States under pressure and threats.

Militants use children as human shield in Syria

Wed Feb 6, 2013 12:26:39

Foreign backed militants in Syria have used children as human shield in the northern city of Aleppo, Al-Alam reports.

US Patriot becomes operational in Turkey

Wed Feb 6, 2013 10:46:19

The first US Patriot missile battery deployed along Turkey’s border with Syria has become operational, US military officials say.

Bahraini forces fire tear gas at protestors

Wed Feb 6, 2013 09:11:23

Bahraini demonstrators have staged anti-regime protest rallies across the country to renew their calls for freedom and democracy, Al-Alam reports.

UK, German firms aid Bahrain crackdown

Wed Feb 6, 2013 08:40:08

Rights groups accuses a British and a German company of assisting Bahraini regime in its brutal crackdown on protesters by providing Manama with spy technology.

Eight dead on third day of Iraq suicide bombs

Tue Feb 5, 2013 16:00:09

Attacks north of Baghdad, including a third suicide blast in as many days, killed at least eight people Tuesday, officials said, amid a spike in violence that has left almost 70 people dead in all.

Iran’s President starts historic visit to Egypt

Tue Feb 5, 2013 14:55:23

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in a historic visit to attend the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Bahrain upholds life sentences on opposition

Tue Feb 5, 2013 13:05:11

Bahrain's highest court Monday upheld jail terms for 20 opposition figures _ including eight sentenced to life _ for alleged plots to “overthrow” the regime in a decision likely to touch off more protests in the Persian Gulf nation.

Israeli regime will regret attacking Syria: Jalili

Tue Feb 5, 2013 10:43:37

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has warned against plots hatched by the Zionist regime and its allies against the Muslim world, saying Israel will regret attacking Syria.

Ahmadinejad heads to Cairo for 12th OIC summit

Tue Feb 5, 2013 09:35:36

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heading a political delegation left Tehran for Egypt’s capital, Cairo, Tuesday morning to attend the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

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