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Syrian forces find chemical agents in rebel tunnels near Damascus

BEIRUT: Syrian troops on Saturday found chemical agents in tunnels used by rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad in the Damascus suburb of...

US moving naval forces closer to Syria: Hagel

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is moving naval forces closer to Syria in preparation for a possible decision by President Barack Obama to order military strikes,...

42 killed, over 500 injured as twin blasts hit northern Lebanese city of Tripoli

BEIRUT: At least 42 persons were killed and over 500 others injured when two simultaneous explosions went off in the northern Lebanese city of...

Dead bodies of Pakistanis fighting in Syria against Assad forces are reaching Pakistan, claim Iranian media

Tehran: As many as eighty dead bodies of terrorists have been brought from Syria to Pakistan, claims Iranian media. According to Iranian media and Ahlul...

Egypt’s Brotherhood names Mahmoud Ezzat as its interim chief

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has named Mahmoud Ezzat as its interim chief after its supreme guide Mohamed Badie was arrested by security forces on...

Israel behind military coup in Egypt; Turkish PM claims to have evidence

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed to have the proof that Israel was behind the July 3 military coup that toppled...

UN urges US‚ Israel to explain legal basis for drone strikes

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has asked the United States and Israel to clarify the legal basis for...

Egyptian security forces arrest Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie

CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have arrested the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, state media reported on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Badie, who is usually...

Egypt court orders release of Hosni Mubarak

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak pending trial on graft charges. The 85-year-old Mubarak was arrested on...

Militant ambush kills 24 Egyptian policemen in Sinai

CAIRO: At least 24 Egyptian policemen were killed in a suspected militant ambush on Monday near the North Sinai town of Rafah, authorities said. According...

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