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Syria army advances near Aleppo, secures 5 villages

Wed Oct 9, 2013 08:05:29

The Syrian army has made progress near the flashpoint city of Aleppo in the north of the crisis-hit country.

Britain negotiates Tehran embassy reopening

Wed Oct 9, 2013 08:00:51

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain and Iran have started talks aimed at restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries two years after the closure of the British embassy in Tehran.

Israeli drone crash lands in Mediterranean

Wed Oct 9, 2013 07:50:46

An Israeli drone has crash landed in the Mediterranean Sea some two kilometers off the coast, an army spokeswoman says.

Saudi preacher convicted of raping 5-year-old daughter to death

Tue Oct 8, 2013 21:33:42

A Saudi preacher has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 800 lashes for raping his little daughter and torturing her to death.

Iran will not accept preconditions for Syria talks

Tue Oct 8, 2013 21:25:39

Iran Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham says Iran will not accept any preconditions for participating in talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.

Guardian poll: Rouhani deserves Nobel Peace Prize

Tue Oct 8, 2013 20:35:49

Online readers of the British daily Guardian have voted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as most deserving to be awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

Brotherhood not ‘approved’ in Egypt any more

Tue Oct 8, 2013 19:56:19

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been blacklisted with the government order to remove the group from the list of approved non-governmental organizations.

Video of first inspections on Syria chemical sites

Tue Oct 8, 2013 19:10:22

A team of 20 international inspectors who were issued the task to ensure that Syria chemical weapons are destroyed crossed the border into the Arab country on October 1st.

‘Martyr wall’ holds memory of slain Syrian soldiers

Tue Oct 8, 2013 18:49:04

A Martyrs' Wall, in Syria’s coastal city of Tartous is where families come to grieve loss of their beloved ones killed in the massive war against their country and pray success for their army soldiers.

OPCW will send another team to Syria

Tue Oct 8, 2013 17:42:12

The world's chemical weapons watchdog says it is planning to deploy a second team of inspectors to bolster its program to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal.

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