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Egypt court orders closure of Al-Jazeera, three other TV channels

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels for allegedly sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood. The TV channels which have...

US Navy denies reports about firing missiles in Mediterranean

WASHINGTON: The United States Navy has denied reports that it has carried out a joint missile test with Israel in the Mediterranean Sea, saying...

Assad warns of regional war if Syria is attacked

PARIS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that any military strike against his country would spark an uncontrollable regional war and spread chaos and...

Syria seeks UN help against US-led aggression

UNITED NATIONS: Syria said on Monday that the United Nations should try to prevent any aggression against it and asked the world body to...

Jordanian plane hijacked in Libyan capital Tripoli: media reports

AMMAN: A Royal Jordanian airlines airplane has reportedly been hijacked in Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, according to foreign media. According to reports, unknown armed...

Syrian conflict: Russia sends intelligence ship to coast off Syria

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia has sent SSV-201 intelligence ship Priazovye from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, aiming at collecting operative information in...

Egypt’s ex-President Morsi to be tried for inciting violence and murder

CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement will be tried on charges of "incitement to...

Army is ready for foreign military strikes: Syrian PM

DAMASCUS: Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi said on Saturday that the country's army is ready for foreign military strikes and has its “finger on...

Putin demands US to present evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday demanded the US to present the evidence behind its claims of use of chemical weapons by Syrian...

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