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Saudis refute claims that 700 Egyptians are to be released

Saudi Ambassador says pardons will go ahead but not in numbers claimed

Basil El-Dabh

Iraq government condemns visit of Turkish FM

The Baghdad government says the visit underestimates "national sovereignty and violate the…

Basil El-Dabh

Mohamed Badie urges Sudanese to unite

Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie urged the Sudanese people…

Hend Kortam

Jordanian and Syrian troops exchange fire at border

Refugees continue streaming into Jordan amid cross border gunfire between Jordanian and…

Connor Molloy

Bahrain violations being reviewed by US Congress committee

Amid US Congress hearings on Bahrain, protesters face more violence despite an…

Hend Kortam

Syrian opposition uses government tanks against Al-Assad forces

After claiming to have overun three police stations in Aleppo this week,…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Israel: time for sanctions on Iran is over

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected pursuing further sanctions during the visit of…

Ahmed Khalifa

Yemeni policemen loyal to Saleh storm Interior Ministry

The attack ignited clashes between police and Yemeni security forces that left…

Basil El-Dabh

UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo

Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law

Luiz Sanchez

Israeli military exemption of Orthodox Jews expires

A law exempting Orthodox Jewish Israeli men from military service expired Wednesday

Basil El-Dabh