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  • 7 killed, injured in armed attack on mosque in Iraq

    Date: 2013-08-31 12:23:39 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:266477

    Iraq/Attack 7 killed, injured in armed attack on mosque in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - Seven worshipers were killed and injured when an armed attack was launched against a mosque in new Baghdad region, an Iraqi security source ....

  • Hamas arrests head of Egyptian community

    Date: 2013-08-31 12:21:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:266474

    Palestine/Egypt/Arrest Hamas arrests head of Egyptian community GAZA CITY, Aug 31 (MENA) – Hamas security forces in Gaza arrested head of the Egyptian community in Palestine Adel Abdel-Rahman. Fifteen Hamas policemen stormed the ....

  • Scheme to destroy strong Arab armies – Iranian diplomat

    Date: 2013-08-31 12:20:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:266362

    Egypt/Iran/Politics Scheme to destroy strong Arab armies – Iranian diplomat CAIRO, Aug 31 (MENA) – Tehran believes there is a scheme to eliminate strong Arab armies in the region, starting with Iraq and Syria, to achieve more security to ....

  • US missiles to hit Syria through Lebanon: Newspaper

    Date: 2013-08-31 12:19:06 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:266358

    Lebanon/Syria US missiles to hit Syria through Lebanon: Newspaper BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - A possible Western strike against Syria made headlines in Lebanese newspapers Saturday, with "As Safir" focusing on a French scenario of the attack ....

  • Palestinian killed by Israeli forces

    Date: 2013-08-31 12:13:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:266356

    Palestine/Occupation Palestinian killed by Israeli forces RAMALLAH, Aug 31 (MENA) - A Palestinian, named Karim Sobhi Abu Sobeeh, 17, was killed by Israeli forces, according to a medical source in Nablus city. Abu Sobeeh succumbed to ....

  • Chomsky accuses Turkish daily of fabricating parts of interview

    Date: 2013-08-31 11:05:16 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:266315

    Turkey/Egypt Chomsky accuses Turkish daily of fabricating parts of interview ANKARA, Aug 31 (MENA) - American linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky has accused Turkish daily Yeni Şafak of publishing an interview with ....

  • Syrian coastguards shoot Lebanese fishing boat

    Date: 2013-08-31 11:03:10 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:266314

    Lebanon/Syria/Military Syrian coastguards shoot at Lebanese fishing boat BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - Syrian coastguards opened fire at a Lebanese fishing boat near el-A'reda coast, northern Lebanon. The residents of el-A'reda area saw the ....

  • Syria to reply to any strikes – Amb.

    Date: 2013-08-31 11:01:11 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:266188

    Lebanon/Syria Syria to reply to any strikes – Amb. BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) – Syrian Ambassador here Ali Abdul-Karim warned that his country will reply to any strikes it receives regardless of their nature and size. Speaking to ....

  • Jordan’s position on Syria based on finding political solution that guarantees territorial unity of country - Momani

    Date: 2013-08-31 10:26:16 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:266244

    Jordan/Syria Jordan’s position on Syria based on finding political solution that guarantees territorial unity of country - Momani AMMAN, Aug 31 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani has ....

  • NATO will not take part in a Syria strike

    Date: 2013-08-31 09:59:12 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:266187

    Syria/NATO NATO will not take part in a Syria strike DAMASCUS, Aug 31 (MENA) - The suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria demands an international response but NATO will not take part, alliance head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. ....

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