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Saudi court hands rights lawyer jail sentence

Wed Oct 30, 2013 14:07:54

A Saudi prominent rights lawyer says a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced him to three months in prison over a petition he signed two years ago criticizing the authorities.

Why Saudi Arabia is no longer the powerhouse it once was

Wed Oct 30, 2013 13:36:48

Are the Saudis about to call it quits with America? They’re certainly trying to make President Obama think so. Last week Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, Prince Bandar Sultan al-Saud, told European diplomats that the kingdom was losing trust in Obama’s judgment and may reassess the whole long and tight web of relations between the two governments.

S Arabia provokes Takfiris to launch war on Houthis in Yemen

Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:42:38

Saudi-backed Takfiri extremists are set to attack al-Houthi Shias in the north of Yemen, al-Alam reports.

UN urges Court of Justice to examine Israeli occupation

Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:42:01

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to follow up the issue of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.

Meet Navy's newest, most expensive stealth destroyer: USS Zumwalt

Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:18:15

The US Navy's newest warship slipped out of dry dock this week into the waters of Maine, marking a new era for war fighting at sea.

Egypt army arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader el-Erian

Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:52:36

Egyptian authorities have detained senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian, the latest arrest in a government crackdown against the movement, an Interior Ministry source says.

Israel frees 26 Palestinians, announces new settler unites

Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:45:20

The Israeli regime has freed another 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners, as it announces plans to boost settlement activities in occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Terrorists in Syria use chemical weapons near Turkish border: Report

Wed Oct 30, 2013 09:31:33

Anti-Syrian government terrorists have reportedly used chemical weapons in north-eastern Syria near the border with Turkey.

Inspectors find 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in Syria

Wed Oct 30, 2013 08:24:16

The inspectors, from the UN-linked Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, has submitted the inventory of its first findings within the deadline set under the deal agreed last month by the United States, Russia and Damascus.

Egypt: Judges withdraw from Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ trial

Wed Oct 30, 2013 08:17:07

The judges presiding over the trial of leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood have stepped down from the proceedings because security agencies would not allow the defendants to attend in court, apparently out of fear of protests, judicial officials say.

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