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Day of Arba’een; 6,000 Iraqi groups ready to host pilgrims

Mon Dec 9, 2013 12:27:22

More than 6,000 Shia groups have announced that they are ready to welcome pilgrims on the traditional walking ceremony of Day of Arba'een in Iraq.

PKK releases 4 abducted Turkish soldiers

Mon Dec 9, 2013 11:33:47

Four Turkish soldiers kidnapped by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been released, a report says.

US gov't picked dark side of chemical reports to bomb Syria

Mon Dec 9, 2013 10:49:41

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh says the US government has “cherry-picked intelligence” against the Syrian government regarding the Aug. 21 chemical attack in Syria.

Bishop: Christians should take up arms in Syria

Mon Dec 9, 2013 09:25:08

A senior Orthodox Church official has urged Christians to take up arms in Syria and defend themselves against extremists, condemning the international community for not stopping flow of arms to Syria militants.

Strategic Damascus-Homs highway secured by Syrian army

Mon Dec 9, 2013 09:08:27

Syrian army have secured an strategic highway linking capital Damascus to northern Syria paving the way for shipment of chemical weapons for destruction abroad.

Syria’s opposition undecided on Geneva again

Mon Dec 9, 2013 08:01:43

A top member of the Syrian opposition says they have not concluded yet whether to take part in the long-awaited peace talks planned for next month in Geneva, and they are going to decide about it soon.

Saudi activist confirms Bandar met with Israelis

Sun Dec 8, 2013 23:49:08

A Saudi Internet activist, known for publishing behind-the-scenes developments about the Saudi Arabia’s royal cliques, has confirmed recent meetings that have taken place between the chief of Saudi Arabia’s Security and Intelligence Agency and Israeli officials.

Bahrain sentences protesters to long jail terms

Sun Dec 8, 2013 22:31:33

A Bahraini regime court has sentenced 12 anti-government protesters, including three minors, to prison terms of up to five years amid an escalating crackdown on dissent by the Saudi-backed Al Khalifa regime.

Al-Nusra, ISIL terrorists clash in Syria’s Raqqa

Sun Dec 8, 2013 22:10:31

Heavy clashes have again flared up between elements of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front and the insurgents allied with the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian city of Raqqa.

Israeli minister urges annexation of West Bank

Sun Dec 8, 2013 21:32:24

An Israeli regime’s cabinet minister has proposed the annexation of parts of the Palestinian territory of the West Bank under the full military control of the Tel Aviv regime.

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