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Turkey coup trial: Court upholds verdicts of top army officers

Wed Oct 9, 2013 13:51:35

Turkey's appeals court has maintained convictions of top retired military officers on charge of leading a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

UN delegates demand Israel to join NPT

Wed Oct 9, 2013 13:39:32

Delegates at the UN have discussed the issue of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, urging the Israeli regime to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Less pilgrims to perform this year's hajj in Mecca

Wed Oct 9, 2013 13:11:38

Saudi Arabia is gearing up for next week's hajj with over one and half million pilgrims set to miss the world's largest annual gathering over construction work and fears about a deadly virus.

Syria army clears al-Husseiniya town of terrorists

Wed Oct 9, 2013 12:21:14

Syria’s military forces have completely cleared al-Husseiniya town in the southern countryside of the capital, Damascus from foreign-backed militants.

US shifts marines to Italy as situation in Libya becomes tense

Wed Oct 9, 2013 11:39:29

The United States has moved more than 200 marines closer to Libya this week as part of an overall effort to beef up any potential security response.

Car maker shows off latest automated driving technology

Wed Oct 9, 2013 10:47:41

An American car maker shows off the latest automated driving technology in the city of Loruniel in Belgium.

Israel irked by Iran's new high-level UN post

Wed Oct 9, 2013 10:23:36

The Israeli regime has showed its anger on Iran’s appointment for a high-level position on a UN committee dealing with issues of disarmament and international security.

Iran urges UN to adopt World against Violence and Extremism

Wed Oct 9, 2013 10:11:46

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations calls on the international community to throw its weight behind Tehran’s call for the idea of the World against Violence and Extremism (WAVE).

Brotherhood supporters protest at Cairo universities

Wed Oct 9, 2013 09:55:02

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters have chanted anti-military slogans outside Cairo University in the capital to defy Egypt's army-backed government.

Lebanon’s Berri lauds Saudi Arabia-Iran rapprochement

Wed Oct 9, 2013 09:43:50

Improved Iranian-Saudi relations will positively influence Lebanon and Syria, Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri has said in Geneva after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani.

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