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The evolution of al-Qaeda; From Iraq to Syria

Sat Nov 9, 2013 19:02:00

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has succeeded in imposing itself as a key player in the complex Syrian equation in a relatively short time, which some consider a record time. That would be the case had ISIS been a new organization, but in fact the only thing new about it is its name. One cannot understand how ISIS has surpassed the other armed organizations in Syria that preceded it without understanding that ISIS, under a different name, is in fact older than the other groups and older than the Syrian crisis itself.

1,200 dead as typhoon pounds central Philippines

Sat Nov 9, 2013 18:41:43

One of the strongest typhoons on record likely has killed about 1,200 people as tsunami-like waves and savage winds flattened entire communities in the Philippines, the head of the local Red Cross says.

Syria opposition meet in Istanbul over Geneva talks

Sat Nov 9, 2013 18:32:38

Syria's divided opposition has begun meeting in Istanbul to decide whether to attend a peace conference that world powers want to hold in Geneva.

Rebels’ shellfire kills 6 kids in Syria’s Aleppo

Sat Nov 9, 2013 17:43:15

A mortar shellfire has killed at least six people and wounded five others in the al-Ashrafiyeh district in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo.

Iran launches Hunter missile production-line

Sat Nov 9, 2013 17:26:01

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan has inaugurated the Islamic Republic’s powerful and high-precision missile Sayyad 2 (Hunter) production-line in a bid to enhance its air defense capabilities.

90% Saudi disabled people suffered sexual abuse: Report

Sat Nov 9, 2013 16:44:30

Ninety percent of Saudi mentally or physically disabled people are subjected to sexual abuse across the kingdom, a new report says.

Polio outbreak in Syria may threaten Europe

Sat Nov 9, 2013 16:14:34

German scientists have warned that polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria, confirmed in at least 10 children, may threaten Europe.

Trilateral nuclear talks productive: Deputy FM

Sat Nov 9, 2013 15:52:00

Iranian deputy foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has said that the trilateral talks among Iran, EU and US over the Islamic republic’s nuclear energy program were “productive”.

Russia FM to join Iran nuclear talks in Geneva: report

Fri Nov 8, 2013 22:15:52

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intends to go to Geneva Saturday to join his Western counterparts who are trying to secure a landmark deal with Tehran over Iran's disputed nuclear program, Russia's state-owned news agency reported.

‘A nuclear deal in sight for Iran at Geneva talks’

Fri Nov 8, 2013 22:10:10

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says an initial nuclear deal is likely to be reached on Iran’s nuclear program after a planned meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva.

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