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German Chancellor raps Israeli settlements

Wed Feb 26, 2014 09:48:56

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed "grave concern" over Israel's continued settlement activities on occupied Palestinian territory.

Syria army inches closer to Aleppo, foreign terrorists killed

Wed Feb 26, 2014 09:31:42

Syrian government troops have made advances against militant positions near the northern city of Aleppo.

Saudi unveiled women banned from entering girls’ schools

Wed Feb 26, 2014 09:10:17

Education departments in Saudi Arabia have banned female employees and visitors, who do not wear the veil, from entering girls’ schools.

‘Iran has studied Israeli strike tactics’

Wed Feb 26, 2014 08:45:29

A senior Iranian military official says Iran has analyzed Israeli strikes during the 2006 war in Lebanon to boost its own defense capabilities against the US and Israel.

Britain nabs ex-Gitmo inmate over Syria-related terrorism

Wed Feb 26, 2014 07:55:07

British police have arrested a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner suspected of attending training camps in Syria.

Russia warns against Saudi missile supply to Syria terrorists

Wed Feb 26, 2014 07:38:08

Russia has expressed “deep concern” about reports from anonymous sources that Saudi Arabia is planning to supply Syrian militants with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile launchers to “turn the tide” in the three-year conflict.

Tunisia alerted; Extremists head back home from Syria

Tue Feb 25, 2014 21:02:10

Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi has announced that some 400 Tunisian militants affiliated with extremist groups have returned home from Syria.

US preparing road map for Damascus attack

Tue Feb 25, 2014 19:45:04

The United States along with several of its Arab allies are preparing for a major attack against Syria from the Jordan-Syria border, helping their supported militants open a way toward the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Save one million babies who die on their birthdays

Tue Feb 25, 2014 18:52:48

A new study says one million children each year die on the first and only day of their lives, often after their mothers have been left to give birth alone and unaided in the world’s poorest and most remote regions.

Turkey’s Erdogan under investigation for corruption

Tue Feb 25, 2014 18:21:09

A chief prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation into audio recordings purportedly of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordering his son to dispose vast amounts of cash amid a graft probe, state-run media has reported.

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