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Saudi Arabia puts Shia Muslim poet behind bars

Tue Dec 24, 2013 13:40:34

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Shia Muslim poet and journalist to one year in prison for being involved in anti-regime demonstrations in Eastern Province.

Iran’s parliament mulls changing capital

Tue Dec 24, 2013 13:15:47

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) is considering a proposal to pick another city as the nation's capital and move the seat of the government from the overcrowded and heavily polluted Tehran.

Snowden says his 'mission's already accomplished'

Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:06:49

US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says his "mission's already accomplished" after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of US surveillance policies and tarnished the US image worldwide.

Nearly 10,000 foreign terrorists killed in Syria war

Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:56:51

A Salafi movement in Jordan has revealed that nearly 10,000 foreign militants were killed in Syria since the foreign-hatched conflict hit the country in 2011.

Israeli parliament bans Christmas tree display

Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:48:04

The speaker of Israeli parliament has denied a request by a Christian lawmaker to display a Christmas tree in the parliament building, a spokesman for the speaker says.

ISIL terrorists in Syria compel Druze to convert to 'Islam'!

Tue Dec 24, 2013 09:44:21

The al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has compelled Druze community in the Syrian province of Idlib to announce their conversion to "Islam" although they are officially acknowledged as Muslims in Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

Muslim scholars condemn ISIL over Syria violations

Tue Dec 24, 2013 09:28:03

Seven leading organizations representing Muslim scholars have condemned hardline militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Greater the Levant (ISIL) for committing human rights abuses and acting against the interests of Syria.

Bomb blast hits Egypt's Nile Delta, 14 dead

Tue Dec 24, 2013 07:58:27

A bomb blast has killed at least 14 people and injured more than 130 others in Egypt’s Nile Delta region.

Lebanese army vows to swiftly respond to any Israeli attack

Tue Dec 24, 2013 07:51:56

Lebanon’s Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi has promised that the military would swiftly respond to any Israeli attack and terrorist attempts to undermine security in the southern city of Sidon.

Saudi Shiite jailed for 30 years over protests: reports

Mon Dec 23, 2013 22:09:28

A Shiite citizen of Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for violence and protesting against Riyadh's 2011 intervention in neighboring Bahrain, media reported Monday.

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