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Poverty in oil-rich Saudi Kingdom on rise

Mon Aug 5, 2013 18:39:32

Statistics show that about 40 percent of the Saudi Arabian people live below poverty line while the countrys oil revenue is estimated to reach $300 billion per annum, according to experts.

Turkey court gives army chief life sentence

Mon Aug 5, 2013 18:31:23

A Turkish court Monday sentenced a former army chief to life in prison for his role in a plot to bring down the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reported.

US Mideast embassies closed over warnings

Mon Aug 5, 2013 18:12:09

The US closed 21 of its embassies and consulates in the Middle East this weekend, including Yemen and Libya following threats from al-Qaida who might possibly target either American government or private interests.

Who is the richest woman in the UK?

Mon Aug 5, 2013 17:23:54

Britains Stop the War Coalition has claimed in a video that the prestigious Queen Elizabeth is one of the richest women on earth.

Bahrain hunts activists via fake twitter accounts

Mon Aug 5, 2013 17:10:30

Bahrain Watch organization says Manama officials track state critics and pro-reform activists via fake twitter accounts.

Iran ex-president joins Expediency Council

Mon Aug 5, 2013 16:55:37

One day after the newly elected Iranian President Hasan Rohani takes office; Iran leader has appointed former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to join the Expediency Council.

Politics not enough to stop active terrorism :Assad

Mon Aug 5, 2013 15:16:19

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the threat of already arisen terrorism can only be eliminated with an iron fist.

120 children slaughtered in Syria's Tal Abyad

Mon Aug 5, 2013 14:56:23

Terrorists affiliated to al-Nusra Front have massacred 120 children and 330 men and women in Syria's northern district of Tal Abyad, al-Alam reports.

Muqtada al-Sadr to leave political career

Mon Aug 5, 2013 13:45:33

Iraqi political leader and prominent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr may give up his political activities and close his office in Iraq, media reports have said.

Israel blows revived 'peace talks' again

Mon Aug 5, 2013 12:25:29

Israel has extended subsidizing several illegal settlements in the occupied territories, in a move which is expected to paralyze the newly revived talks between the Israeli regime and Palestinian Authority.

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