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130K militants from 49 states fighting in Syria: US agency

Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:04:42

The American Pentapolis Agency of statistics has said in a report that the number of dead Arabs in the ranks of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) is increasing and cleared that a number of fighters of foreign nationalities in Syria are from 49 countries from the five continents of the world.

Islamophobia in Europe: Swiss region votes to ban Muslim veils

Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:34:14

Voters in southern Switzerland have backed a ban on full-face veils, following similar laws implemented in France and Belgium. Activists argue that the law discriminates against the fundamental rights of Muslims.

In Picture: Iran paradise in Mazandaran Province

Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:46:02

Eye-catching places in northern province of Mazandaran attract Iranians and foreigners to watch the unique nature of Iran.

Jordan jails five Salafists for trying to join terrorists in Syria

Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:40:07

A military tribunal has jailed five Jordanian hardliners for trying to join the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front to fight against the Syrian government, a court official says.

Syria CWs list surprisingly complete: US

Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:13:30

US officials familiar with the disclosure to the Office for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) say the list of Syria’s chemical weapons is surprisingly complete.

‘Iran completely decoded CIA’s downed RQ-170 drone’

Tue Sep 24, 2013 09:27:52

Iran says it has completed decoding the surveillance data and software extracted from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drone that the United States lost possession of nearly two years ago near the city of Kashmar.

3 Americans, British woman among attackers of Kenya mall

Tue Sep 24, 2013 09:10:46

Two or three young American men and a British woman are among the group of attackers who have stormed a Nairobi mall, Kenya's top diplomat says.

Kenya terror attack: All hostages released from Israeli mall

Tue Sep 24, 2013 08:16:57

Kenya has announced security forces have released all hostages from a mall in the capital city of Nairobi.

Iran, UK top diplomats discuss nuclear issue, Syria crisis in NY

Tue Sep 24, 2013 08:00:36

Foreign Secretary William Hague has held his first meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif since President Hassan Rouhani was elected.

Heavy clashes erupt in Deir–al zur suburb

Mon Sep 23, 2013 23:14:01

Fierce clashes between Syrian military forces and foreign-backed militant groups in Deir al-Zour neighborhood left several anti-Assad forces killed and wounded.

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