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Polio vaccination begins in Syria's Yarmouk camp

Wed Feb 5, 2014 18:41:22

Polio vaccination has begun in Syria's besieged Yarmouk camp, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA says.

Erekat urges Israel's punishment as racist regime

Wed Feb 5, 2014 17:42:01

The Palestinian Authority’s top negotiator in the US-sponsored talks with the Israeli regime has described Tel Aviv as “a racist regime” that should be “punished.”

Takfiris major ME security risk: Iran commander

Wed Feb 5, 2014 17:29:15

A senior Iranian commander has described Takfirism as a major menace threatening Middle East security, vowing due efforts to combat the movement.

Italy vows to back Lebanon in fight against terror

Wed Feb 5, 2014 16:38:38

Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has held talks with President Michel Sleiman over international funds to support Lebanon and its armed forces.

In picture: Mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City

Wed Feb 5, 2014 13:40:59

A mass wedding ceremony has been held in Gaza City. Around 100 Palestinian couples attended the ceremong on Tuesday.

Israeli pilots jailed for storing sensitive data on smartphones

Wed Feb 5, 2014 12:29:20

Two Israeli combat pilots have been jailed for five days and 12 others disciplined for storing operational maps on their smartphones, Israeli Army Radio reports.

Car bombs near Baghdad's Green Zone kill 25

Wed Feb 5, 2014 12:12:18

A series of blasts have hit near Baghdad's heavily-fortified "Green Zone", home to the prime minister's office and several Western embassies, killing at least 25 people, security sources say.

Syria to send large shipment of chemicals by March: Moscow

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:33:32

Russia has announced that the Syrian government plans to send a large shipment of chemical weapons out of the Arab country this month and to ship its entire stockpile by March 1.

Israel prevents supplying tents to Palestinians in demolished village

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:20:31

The International Red Cross has stopped providing tents for Palestinian residents whose houses were demolished by the Israeli regime in the occupied Jordan Valley.

Why al-Qaeda abandoning ISIL: Ideological dispute or power struggle?

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:01:45

The Islamic State of Iraq, which later became the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was never really a subordinate of al-Qaeda. The groups’ relationship dates back to 2003, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi swore an oath of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The religious dispute between the two terrorist groups, however, is new, as all reconciliation attempts have so far failed.

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