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Syria urges UN’s censure of Saudis on backing rebels

Tue Dec 10, 2013 21:13:17

Syria's government has called on the United Nations to make efforts to stop what it says is Saudi Arabia's support for radical insurgent groups fighting against Damascus.

Turkey charges 255 over anti government rallies

Tue Dec 10, 2013 20:56:46

Turkish prosecutors have charged 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June.

Leader calls for moves against Western cultural blitz

Tue Dec 10, 2013 19:15:02

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for prudent measures against cultural onslaught, warning that imported video games and toys are promoting Western lifestyle in Iran.

Israel passes law to arrest, jail Africans without trial

Tue Dec 10, 2013 18:40:56

The parliament of the Israeli regime (the Knesset) has passed a law that allows that arrest and imprisonment of African immigrants for up to a year without trial, MPs announced on Tuesday.

OIC calls Palestine its central concern

Tue Dec 10, 2013 17:06:32

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has described the issue of Palestine as its “central” concern, calling on the international community to back the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Iraq thwarts militant infiltration from Syria

Tue Dec 10, 2013 16:33:26

Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by foreign-backed insurgents in Syria to infiltrate into the Iraqi territory.

Iran denies secret talks with US

Tue Dec 10, 2013 14:31:23

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham has ruled out any secret talks between Iran and the US, saying that there is no change in Tehran's stance towards the Israeli regime.

Iraq warns against unlicensed Kurdistan oil exports

Tue Dec 10, 2013 14:17:38

Iraq’s Vice President Khudayr al-Khuzaie has warned against any oil exports from the Kurdistan region without the central government’s consent.

Israel possesses nuclear, chemical weapons: Ex-Knesset head

Tue Dec 10, 2013 14:01:51

Former head of the Israeli Knesset Avraham Burg has admitted that the Israeli regime possesses both nuclear and chemical weapons, saying the right regional equation entails either all Middle Eastern countries possessing them or none at all.

Syria militants working with organized crime syndicates: American newspaper

Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:33:42

The al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria have started working with crime syndicates and racketeering thugs for kidnappings, arms-smuggling, and widespread looting, an American newspaper says.

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