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Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon

Kidnapping vendetta between Syrian rebels and Lebanese Shi'a clan

Rana Muhammad Taha

August 16, 2012

Blasts rock Israeli Red Sea resort

Israeli police is now carrying out searches to see if debris can…

Daily News Egypt

August 16, 2012

Syria faces suspension from the OIC amid Iranian objections

During the summit Saudi King calls for Muslim leaders to unite and…

Nouran El-Behairy

August 15, 2012

Israeli army MerKava tanks take part in a training exercise in early 2012 (File photo) AFP PHOTO

Israel-Iran war cause “500 deaths”

The Iranian government claimed that it had successfully tested a short-range ballistic…

August 15, 2012

A Bahraini Shiite Muslim joins a demonstration in solidarity with jailed Bahraini human rights and political activists in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, in the early hours of 14 August AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Trials of Bahraini protesters

The verdict of the thirteen men and an additional seven being tried…

August 15, 2012

Tunisia constitution date set

Tunis (AFP) — Tunisia's new constitution will not be adopted before February…

Daily News Egypt

August 15, 2012

Al-Aqsa mosque prayers

Jerusalem (AFP) — Palestinians poured into Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank…

Daily News Egypt

August 15, 2012

Sudan cooperation a necessity

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to…

Daily News Egypt

August 15, 2012

Iran casualty figures

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs sent the…

Daily News Egypt

August 15, 2012

UN “not target” for Syrian bombing

The blast comes one day after the arrival of the UN’s Under-Secretary-General…

August 15, 2012