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US intercepted calls of 35 world leaders: Snowden

Fri Oct 25, 2013 08:05:51

US National Security Agency (NSA) ex-contractor Edward Snowden has revealed that the agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders.

Syria army retakes key town, closes in on Damascus suburbs

Fri Oct 25, 2013 07:59:51

Syrian army troops have has retaken the control of a key town southeast of the capital, Damascus, a military source says.

Lebanese army kills Syrians possessing explosives

Fri Oct 25, 2013 07:36:02

The Lebanese army has reportedly foiled an attempt to transport a large quantity of explosives in a shootout that killed two Syrian nationals, one of whom was wearing an explosive belt.

Syiran Army's mop-up ops persist around capital

Thu Oct 24, 2013 23:42:34

Syrian military forces have continued their mop-up operations against foreign-backed armed insurgents in the outskirts of its capital Damascus, gaining further ground advancement.

Bahrain temporarily releases top activist

Thu Oct 24, 2013 23:21:59

A senior Bahraini opposition politician was temporarily freed on Thursday by the court trying him on charges that include inciting terrorism, in a surprise conciliatory ruling in the US-allied Gulf Arab state.

UNHRC slams Qatari regime's jailing of poet

Thu Oct 24, 2013 22:48:18

The United Nations human right’s commission has denounced Qatari regime’s decision to uphold a 15-year prison sentence for a well-known poet, describing the court ruling “clearly disproportionate.”

Nuke Iran before engagement: Pro-Israel US donor

Thu Oct 24, 2013 22:28:48

A pro-Israeli American billionaire and the largest single donor to the country’s rightist Republican Party has urged the US to drop an atomic bomb on Iran before entering negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear energy program.

Bahrain’s huge teargas order spurs global outrage

Thu Oct 24, 2013 20:15:14

International human rights groups have blasted Bahraini regime’s crowd-dispersal policies following the release of a leaked government purchase request for massive amounts of riot control weaponry supplies.

Hamas warns of Israel campaign to Judaize al-Quds

Thu Oct 24, 2013 19:06:08

A Palestinian Hamas leader has emphasized that the al-Aqsa mosque is being targeted by a fierce Judaization campaign by the Israeli regime, aimed at dividing the holy site by imposing tight restrictions on Muslim worshipers and storming the mosque on a daily basis.

Israeli minister urges WB settlement expansion

Thu Oct 24, 2013 17:40:15

The Israeli regime’s construction and housing minister has urged for the building of more illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

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