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Russia blocks Britain anti-Syria statement

Thu Jan 9, 2014 10:28:49

Russia has blocked a UN Security Council attempt to criticize the Syrian government's recent air strikes on militants in the city of Aleppo.

No ISIL militants’ base left in Syria’s Aleppo: NGO

Thu Jan 9, 2014 10:16:38

"Hardly any" militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are left in Aleppo, a Syrian NGO said Wednesday after the fall of ISIL's headquarters there.

Protest erupts in Tunisia amid discontent

Thu Jan 9, 2014 09:19:21

Clashes have erupted in central Tunisia between police and demonstrators as instability continues to plague the North African country, where a policeman has been injured.

Syria reports two attacks on chemical arms sites

Thu Jan 9, 2014 08:15:47

Syria’s government has said that terrorists assaulted two storage sites for some of the deadly chemical weapons components it has pledged to eliminate.

Lebanon Army vows to pursue Iran Embassy attacks

Wed Jan 8, 2014 22:43:52

Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Kahwaji says his country will spare no effort in prosecuting those responsible for the bomb attacks outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut last November, and bring them to justice.

IRGC trained Hezbollah’s al-Lakkis: Iran Defense Minister

Wed Jan 8, 2014 21:56:05

The first nucleus of resistance in Lebanon had been formed by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah’s martyr Hassan al-Lakkis had been trained by the force, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says.

Killer whale devours Egyptian man: video

Wed Jan 8, 2014 20:03:47

An Egyptian man who intended to swim on the beach has been devoured by a giant killer whale.

Iraq PM promises to uproot al-Qaeda-linked militants

Wed Jan 8, 2014 18:43:44

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has promised to uproot al-Qaeda-linked militants operating in Fallujah as Iraqi forces gear up for a major operation in the city.

Israeli troops injure 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Wed Jan 8, 2014 17:01:55

Israeli troops have shot and wounded at least 15 Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers torch Palestinian cars in West Bank

Wed Jan 8, 2014 14:03:52

Israeli settlers have torched two Palestinian cars in the West Bank in an apparent revenge attack a day after Palestinian villagers briefly detained a group of settlers for trying to attack them and their property.

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