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Palestinians on Saturday commemorate Land Day, an annual series of demonstrations marking the deaths of six Arab Israeli protesters at the hands of Israeli police and troops during mass protests in 1976 against plans to confiscate Arab land in...
The Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant for comedian Bassem Youssef Saturday on charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy, inciting public anger against the president, contempt for Islam and publishing lies.
Earlier reports had suggested...
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic Republic of Congo.
A council resolution gave the force of more than 2,500 troops orders to...
The media arm of Al-Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa launched its Twitter account on Thursday by offering "glad tidings" to its supporters, US monitors SITE Intelligence Group reported.
"We send glad tidings to our Muslim Ummah in...
Prominent Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattahwill stand trial for allegedly participating in a May attack on a presidential candidate's headquarters, he told AFP on Thursday.
Abdel Fattah, who was jailed during the previous regime of the Hosni...
Iran's foreign ministry criticized the Arab League of Nation's decision to allocate Syria's long-vacant seat to the Syrian opposition, calling the move a "dangerous precedent" on Wednesday.
Opposition chief...
The White House said Tuesday that NATO would not provide Patriot missile batteries to protect rebel strongholds in Syria, following a request from opposition chief Moaz al-Khatib.
Khatib asked for an extension of the umbrella...
Israel is to resume the transfer of tariffs and tax monies it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which were frozen last year as punishment for the UN bid, the premier's office said Monday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "...
Riad Asaad, commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, was injured overnight in a blast that hit his car in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said on Monday.
"An explosive device exploded last night near the car...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has begun to push for a resumption of peace talks after meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian sides, Palestinian officials said Sunday.
"Kerry began the US administration's real intervention,...
