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Shi’as hold counter-demos in southern Iraq
Among those rallies have been an ongoing sit-in in western Anbar province…
Bahrain appeals court upholds jail for 13 opposition leaders
The 13 activists took part in 2011 anti-government protests and were convicted…
Syria opposition and west reject Assad ‘peace plan’
Assad, in his first speech in seven months, on Sunday outlined his…
Delhi gang-rape accused in court for first time
Lawyers at the Saket court complex have decided to refuse to defend…
Badie, Ahmedinejad and Carlos Latuff ‘anti-Semites of the year’
The Simon Weisenhall Centre is a pro-Jewish rights group that ranks the…
Kuwait jails opposition tweeter for insulting emir
Enezi is the first to be sentenced among dozens of tweeters, activists…
Israel to fortify Syrian border fence, says Netanyahu
Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War…
Syria’s Assad speaks after seven months of silence
Assad said the conflict was not one between the government and the…
Two Pakistan charity workers shot dead
Pakistan has been battling a homegrown Taliban insurgency for five years, as…
Israeli ex-foreign minister calls for joint opposition
Lapid has so far refused to rule out joining a Netanyahu-led coalition