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Saudi court sentences two Shia activists to death

Tue Jun 10, 2014 09:29:03

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two Shia activists to death and another one to 25 years in prison for involvement in anti-regime protests in the country's Eastern Province.

Iran, Turkey pledge to fight terrorism despite Syria split

Tue Jun 10, 2014 08:51:00

In a landmark visit to Turkey by Iran’s president, the two countries have pledged to work together to stop extremism and bloodshed in the Middle East despite deep differences over Syria’s civil war.

Dozens killed in clashes between rival terrorist groups in Syria

Tue Jun 10, 2014 07:50:08

Fresh fighting between the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a coalition of militants and an Al-Qaeda affiliate in eastern Syria has left at least 45 fighters dead, an activist group says.

Russia slams NATO amid its full-scale war games in Baltic

Mon Jun 9, 2014 22:49:00

Russia has slammed NATO for its efforts to expand further towards its borders, calling the move "counterproductive" as a major NATO military exercise kicks off in Latvia.

Iran, US start direct nuclear talks in Geneva

Mon Jun 9, 2014 21:06:45

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have started direct nuclear negotiations in Geneva prior to the next round of Tehran's nuclear talks with the Sextet of world powers.

Ex-UN envoy warns Syria becoming 'another Somalia'

Mon Jun 9, 2014 17:51:22

Former UN envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned that the war-torn country was heading toward becoming "another Somalia" ruled by (foreign backed) warlords, in an interview published in a German weekly this weekend.

Leader: Nuclear arms totally against humanity

Mon Jun 9, 2014 17:38:36

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says nuclear weapons are totally against humanity.

Syria's President Assad grants “general amnesty”

Mon Jun 9, 2014 16:37:35

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced a "general amnesty" for all crimes committed to date, state television said.

We want to extinguish religious war they began: Syria Mufti

Mon Jun 9, 2014 15:09:54

Leading figures in Syria such as the Mufti of Syria who lost his own son to a terrorist attack, want to extinguish the fires of hatred. The overwhelming majority of Syrians agree, isolating the foreign-backed mercenaries inside and outside Syria.

More Kiwis possibly killed in Syria war: NZ Premier

Mon Jun 9, 2014 14:34:56

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has admitted more than one Kiwi may have been killed in the war in Syria.

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