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[30-Jul-2010 06:07:27]
Al-Qaeda plants its flag in Iraqi soil
Al-Qaeda militants killed 23 members of Iraq's security forces across the country on Thursday.
[30-Jul-2010 16:07:01]
UAE sends aid to flood-hit areas in Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates has ordered urgent delivery of relief to displaced people in Pakistan's flood-hit region.
[30-Jul-2010 11:07:07]
Al-Qaida wing claims to form 12,000-strong army in southern Yemen
At least 12,000 Al Qaeda fighters are reportedly gearing up for combat in southern Yemen, reports from Yemen capital Sanaa have revealed.
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:56]
Palestinian Rocket Hits Israeli City of Ashkelon
Israeli police officers remove the shell of a Grad rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip and landed in the southern city of Ashkelon, 30 Jul 2010
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:55]
UN Panel Slams Israel on Human Rights
US-Israel Military Ties Strengthen A United Nations panel of experts has raised concerns about alleged Israeli discrimination against Palestinians, demanding Israel stop targeted killings and alleged ...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:54]
Jordan's Opposition Party to Boycott Elections
Report Says Jordan River Baptism Site is Polluted Jordan's largest opposition group says it will boycott the country's November parliamentary elections.The decision late Thursday deals a blow to polls...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:45]
Bus Crash in Jordan Kills 6, Injures Iraqi Minister
del.icio.us A tour bus crash in Jordan has killed six people and injured 28 others, including an Iraqi minister.Security officials say the victims were on a bus that was returning from the Dead Sea to...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:01]
UN refugee agency calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis
The United Nations refugee agency today called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of Somali refugees and asylum-seekers to the conflict-stricken capital, Mogadishu, where dozens of civilians were ki...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:31]
1 year anniversary of Americans detained in Iran
NEW YORK — The mothers of three Americans hikers jailed in Iran are holding a rally in New York City to mark the one-year anniversary of their children's detainment. The mothers were joined...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:26]
Roadside bomb in Iraq kills 5 members of family
BAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a roadside bomb north of Baghdad has killed five members of a family, including a 4-year-old girl. Police spokesman Maj. Ghalib al-Karkhi says the family was not ...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:32]
Hamas criticises Arab backing for Israel talks
Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in comments published by Al-Jazeera today. Meshaal described the Arab Peace In...
[30-Jul-2010 18:07:31]
States move to defuse Lebanon tension
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon today for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political si...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:19]
Israel to lodge complaint with UN about Gaza rocket attack on Ashkelon
Grad-type rocket explodes near apartment building in coastal city just after 8:30 A.M., causing no casualties but some damage to structure and parked cars; two mortar shells hit western Negev hours la...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:32]
Iran stoning woman's reunion hope
The Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was commuted to hanging after an international campaign, today sent a message from inside Tabriz prison calling for further support so that she mig...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:26]
With U.S. drawdown in Iraq, joint ops shift to training
Iraqi army soldiers gather empty ammunition boxes from an abandoned house in the village of al-Bailona, Ninevah province, during an early morning raid with U.S. troops in this June 29 photo.
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:05]
Saudi king arrives in Jordan at the end of regional tour
Saudi Arabia arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday, on the fourth and final stop of a regional tour.He was given a red-carpet welcome led by Jordan's King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Samir ...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:42]
Iraqi Forces Arrest 10 al-Qaida in Iraq Associates
Compiled from U.S. Forces Iraq News Releases WASHINGTON, July 30, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 10 suspected associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in several operatio...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:29]
Rare Arab summit to forestall possible Hezbollah unrest in Lebanon
An Arab summit of the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria met in Beirut today for the first time in eight years amid rising concern that the Hariri assassination tribunal could indict key Hezbollah memb...
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:21]
In ironic twist, Iran detained US hikers critical of Israel and America
Just before Iran arrested three US hikers a year ago Saturday, one of them – Shane Bauer – had nearly finished an exposé on Israeli military aggression.
[30-Jul-2010 17:07:17]
UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Friday he had doubts about intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, d...