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Rouhani: Geneva II must aim for free elections in Syria

Fri Dec 6, 2013 09:57:16

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says a peace conference on Syria in Geneva slated for January should lay the groundwork for "absolutely free" elections.

Al-Qaeda militants kidnap 51 Kurds in Syria

Fri Dec 6, 2013 09:30:27

Al-Qaeda-linked militants in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, an opposition monitoring group says.

ISIL terrorists execute Iraqi journalist in Syria

Fri Dec 6, 2013 08:56:22

Foreign-backed militants in Syria have executed an Iraqi freelance journalist in the rebel-held north of the country, the latest of dozens of reporters who have died in the country over the past three years, an activist group and an international media watchdog say.

Foreign militants in Syria threaten EU, allies: Ministers warn

Fri Dec 6, 2013 08:35:31

The growing number of young Europeans joining al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria poses a potential threat for the EU and its allies, France and Belgium have warned.

South Africa's first black president Mandela dies

Fri Dec 6, 2013 07:27:22

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95.

Iran insists on transparency of Geneva-2 confab

Fri Dec 6, 2013 00:17:07

Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani insists that the upcoming Geneva-2 conference to resolve the Syrian crisis must establish a clear agenda aimed at preserving the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in the key Arab state.

Egyptian court frees on bail 84 Morsi supporters

Thu Dec 5, 2013 23:50:29

A court in Egypt has reportedly ordered the release on bail of 84 supporters of the country’s military-ousted President Mohamed Morsi that were arrested in August at Cairo’s al-Fath mosque.

Hamas court sentences Israeli collaborator to death

Thu Dec 5, 2013 22:33:06

A Palestinian military court run by the Hamas Islamic resistance movement in the besieged Gaza Strip has sentenced a convicted Israeli collaborator to death by hanging.

Hamas rejects any PA-Israeli pacts as not binding

Thu Dec 5, 2013 21:33:20

A senior official of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reiterated that any conciliatory agreement resulting from the ongoing US-backed negotiations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli occupiers would be “non-binding” for the Palestinian people.

100,000 Saudi-deported Ethiopians return home

Thu Dec 5, 2013 20:23:38

Ethiopian foreign ministry has announced the repatriation of over 100,000 of its citizens from Saudi Arabia following a brutal crackdown by the Persian Gulf kingdom on immigrant workers.

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