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Iran amends law on stoning for adultery
The controversial practice has provoked outcries from human rights organisations, international bodies…
Assad implies Syria received Russia missiles: TV
Israel has warned it "will know what to do" if Russia delivers…
Gulf states may place Hezbollah on terror list: report
Bahrain will ask foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council to…
Israel to build 1,000 new homes in E. Jerusalem
The news came less than a week after Kerry's latest round of…
UN World Food Programme struggles to feed Syrians
Ongoing civil war hampers efforts to provide food for millions of Syrians
3 Femen women held in Tunis after baring breasts: AFP
The women, two French and the other German, shouted: "Free Amina," in…
Iran, an increasingly burning issue for world powers
Iran is accused by Western and Arab countries which back rebels fighting…
Syria violence reaches ‘horrific dimensions’: UN’s Pillay
Pillay said the regime was using "indiscriminate and disproportionate force in residential…
EU says Turkey must do more on accession talks
However, the "EU noted with deep regret that Turkey, despite repeated calls,…