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Female Saudis launch new driving campaign

Thu Dec 5, 2013 11:34:01

Saudi women activists have re-launched a campaign for the right to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, urging women to get behind the wheel on December 28.

Strong blast rocks defense ministry in Yemen capital

Thu Dec 5, 2013 11:31:05

A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the gate of Yemen's Defense Ministry on Thursday causing a large number of casualties, a source at the ministry told Reuters.

NSA tracks billions of cellphones daily: Washington Post

Thu Dec 5, 2013 09:52:54

The National Security Agency (NSA) has tracked the locations of nearly five billion cellphones every day overseas, including those belonging to Americans abroad, The Washington Post reported.

Militants mull joining Syria army to fight al-Qaeda

Thu Dec 5, 2013 09:27:14

Syrian ringleader of the anti-government militants General Salim Idris has declared that he is prepared to join government troops in the future to drive out al-Qaeda-linked extremists.

P5+1, Iran deal ends need for US missile shield: Lavrov

Thu Dec 5, 2013 08:44:17

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that an international deal with Iran over its nuclear program will in the long run eliminate any need for a missile defense system in Europe.

Iraq attacks kill nine

Wed Dec 4, 2013 23:13:35

Attacks in Iraq, including a coordinated assault on security forces in the ethnically-mixed northern city of Kirkuk, have killed nine people as a surge in bloodshed showes no let-up.

Iran condemns assassination of Hezbollah commander

Wed Dec 4, 2013 22:08:10

The Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned the latest assassination of senior commander of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah, Hassan Hawlo al-Lakkis, outside his home south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

UAE president accepts invitation to visit Iran

Wed Dec 4, 2013 20:56:50

The president of the United Arab Emirates has accepted an invitation to visit Iran, the WAM state news agency says.

Rockets kill 18 in gov’t-held areas of Syria's Aleppo

Wed Dec 4, 2013 20:10:56

Rockets have killed at least 18 people in government-held areas of Syria's main northern city of Aleppo, a focal point of the 33-month conflict pitting loyalists against foreign-backed militants.

Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki arrives in Iran

Wed Dec 4, 2013 19:05:18

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has arrived in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to discuss regional and international issues with senior Iranian authorities.

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