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Former Iranian President Rafsanjani plots political comeback

Tehran: Iran's presidential election received a surprise on Saturday when Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, registered as a candidate.  The Dispatch News Desk reports. Rafsanjani, who...

Israel airstrikes Syria

New York: Israel has reportedly conducted an airstrike into Syrian territory in a bid to halt the flow of arms into Lebanon, according to several...

Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22

Baghdad: Southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country...

Hosni Mubarak’s appeal rejected, has to stay in prison

Cairo: The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday refused an appeal by former president Hosni Mubarak and decided to keep him in prison pending investigations...

FSA says Israeli jets hit suspected chemical site

DAMASCUS: The Free Syrian Army says Israeli air force jets flew over President Bashar Assad's palace and bombed a suspected chemical weapons site near...

Israel ‘shoots down Lebanon drone’

Tel Aviv: Israel says one of its fighter jets has shot down an unmanned aircraft sent from Lebanon into Israeli airspace.The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. A...

Israel airport security ‘allowed to read tourists’ email’

JERUSALEM: Israeli security officials at Ben Gurion airport are legally allowed to demand access to tourists' email accounts and deny them entry if they...

At least 27 dead as clashes between security forces‚ protesters erupt in Iraq

KIRKUK: At least 27 people were killed while about 70 others sustained injuries in clashes which erupted between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters...

Russia warns against lifting embargo on military supplies to Syrian opposition

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov reminded that lifting the embargo on weapons supplies to the Syrian opposition is a violation of international law and...

European Union eases Syria oil sanctions to assist rebels

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union on Monday agreed to ease sanctions on Syria, allowing European importers to buy oil from Syria if authorized by an...

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