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Extremism takes hundreds of lives in Latakia

Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:44:01

Hundreds of Alawite civilians have brutally been killed, kidnapped, tortured or have disappeared during a rebel offensive on the province of Latakia, local residents have reported.

Egypt security forces to besiege pro-Morsi sit-ins

Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:35:08

Egyptian security forces are going to besiege two sit-ins by supporters of the country’s ousted president within 24 hours, police officials have said.

Saudi Arabia sponsors violence in Iraq: Ex-US envoy

Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:20:44

Former US Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill says Saudi Arabia is sponsoring violence in Iraq and is the biggest challenge to be faced by the Iraqi government.

Rouhani goes to parliament to defend his cabinet

Mon Aug 12, 2013 09:14:17

Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani has attended an open session in the parliament to defend his proposed cabinet for getting approval of the MPs.

Syria rebels kidnap 13 Kurds, give up to al-Nusra

Mon Aug 12, 2013 08:19:16

Militants in Syria have kidnapped at least 13 more Kurds in the northern province of Aleppo, and turned them over to al-Qaeda-linked extremists.

Iran Kurdish MPs slam massacre of Syrian Kurds

Sun Aug 11, 2013 18:22:52

Iran’s Kurdish lawmakers have slammed the massacre of scores of Syrian Kurds by the foreign-backed Takfiri militants and called for international action against such crimes.

Iran President to visit Bishkek for SCO summit

Sun Aug 11, 2013 17:09:17

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek in September to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Over 100,000 buy one-way tickets to Mars

Sun Aug 11, 2013 14:00:15

More than 100,000 people have applied to go to Mars and never return, as a part of the ambitious multi-billion dollar project that aims to colonize the Red planet.

Ex-MI6 officer joins Guantánamo hunger strikers

Sun Aug 11, 2013 13:42:44

A former MI6 officer will begin a week-long hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with the Guantánamo Bay detention camp prisoner Shaker Aamer.

Pentagon intends to sell $2.7b arms to Iraq

Sun Aug 11, 2013 13:30:24

The United States Department of Defense has proposed the Congress $2.7 billion in new arms sales to Iraq for air defense, communications systems and maintenance.

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