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Palestinians urge US guarantee for peace plan

Fri Jul 19, 2013 22:06:49

Palestinian Authority leaders have refused to back Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal to restart long-stalled peace talks with Israel, dashing hopes that a breakthrough was imminent.

Syrian army advances in key Damascus suburbs

Fri Jul 19, 2013 20:00:46

The Syrian Army says it has inflicted heavy losses on foreign-sponsored militants fighting against the government in areas including Harasta, Barzeh and al-Qabun, Al-Alam reports.

Mortar shells hit Hazrat Zaynab holy shrine

Fri Jul 19, 2013 19:40:56

Several mortar shells fired by foreign-backed terrorist groups have hit the holy shrine of Hazrat Zaynab (AS) near the Syrian capital of Damascus, Al-Alam reports.

Thousands rally in Egypt, urging Morsi return

Fri Jul 19, 2013 18:49:20

Tens of thousands of ousted president Mohamed Morsi supporters took into the streets of Egypt on Friday demanding the reinstatement of Morsi, amid warnings by the military of a crackdown on violent protests.

Syria opposition chief to meet French president

Fri Jul 19, 2013 18:28:27

The foreign-backed Syria opposition president Ahmad Assi Jarba set to meet French President Francois Hollande next week as he embarks on a tour of Western capitals, a source in Hollande's office said on Friday.

Lebanon sentences al-Nusra members to death

Fri Jul 19, 2013 17:59:58

Lebanon's military prosecutor has raised the death penalty charge on Friday against six militants affiliated to the terrorist Al-Nusra Front.

West plot behind Al-Qaeda emirate in Syria

Fri Jul 19, 2013 17:25:10

While the warnings of Al-Qaeda's strength in Syria have gone unheeded, many political analysts consider it as media hype expanded by Western powers.

Protests flare in Bahrain after mosque blast

Fri Jul 19, 2013 16:42:21

Bahraini regime forces clashed with pro democracy protesters early Friday, leaving several protestors wounded including a policeman who was shot with a home-made gun, the interior ministry and witnesses said.

Mosque bomb blast kills at least 20 in Iraq

Fri Jul 19, 2013 16:15:43

A bomb blast has killed 20 people inside a crowded mosque north of Baghdad on Friday, police said, as Iraq struggles to contain its worst violence since 2008.

PKK gives ‘final warning’ to Ankara on peace talks

Fri Jul 19, 2013 16:13:29

Kurdish militants have issued a "final warning" to Turkey to take concrete steps to advance a peace process aimed at ending a three-decade insurgency, or be responsible for it grinding to a halt.

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