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Syria set to launch new airlines as army makes more advancements

Wed Mar 26, 2014 22:14:22

Syria is going to launch a new airline in May as the Syrian army is advancing in securing more areas in the country which has been suffering from an extensive foreign-charged insurgency for three years.

Palestinian fishing boats under Israeli military fire

Wed Mar 26, 2014 20:21:17

Israeli army warships have attacked and fired at Palestinian fishing boats off the southern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Egypt army chief to quit job for presidential bid

Wed Mar 26, 2014 19:26:37

Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he is resigning as defense minister so he can run for the presidency.

Turkey threatens to use ‘any measure’ in Syria border conflict

Wed Mar 26, 2014 19:02:00

Turkey has threatened to take any measures, including cross-border military operations into war-torn Syria, after its military targeted several Syrian army bases near their common borders.

Palestinians in Gaza ask for referendum to join Russia like Crimea

Wed Mar 26, 2014 17:38:56

A number of Palestinian activists in Gaza have proposed an initiative to ask and join Russia just like Crimea did, so that the besieged territory could be safe from Israel’s aggressions.

UN Chief expresses grief over execution of Iranian guard

Wed Mar 26, 2014 16:42:20

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned killing of one of the five Iranian border guards kidnapped by Takfiri terrorists in Pakistan, urging efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

CIA chief: Al-Qaeda wants Syria as a launch pad

Wed Mar 26, 2014 16:11:34

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency says al-Qaeda terrorists want to establish bases in Syria, to not only tear Syria apart but also use its territory for their future attacks, possibly on US and Europe.

Exclusive video: Syrian troops kill many terrorists in Kasab near Turkey

Wed Mar 26, 2014 13:34:17

The fighting continues between Syrian troops and the foreign-backed militants in the northern town of Kasab near the Turkish border, Al-Alam reports.

Turkey Twitter ban exposes Erdogan-Gul rift?

Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:19:50

It was arguably the strong partnership between Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul that tightened their party's grip on power over the past decade.

Turkey providing air support for Al-Qaeda in northern Syria

Wed Mar 26, 2014 09:52:51

The downing of a Syrian jet by Turkey was not an isolated incident but part of a major offensive by Al-Qaeda affiliated groups Al-Nusra Front (designated a terrorist organization by the US State Department) and Ahrar Al-Sham against a northwestern Syrian-Turkish border crossing.

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