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Saudi king appoints new spy chief as regional crisis spreads
July 1, 2014
Saudi king appoints new spy chief as regional crisis spreads
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Prince Khaled bin Bandar as head of intelligence three months after his predecessor, who…
Turkey’s Erdogan positions himself for more powerful presidential role
July 1, 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan positions himself for more powerful presidential role
Turkish remier Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his presidential candidacy on Tuesday for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may…
French ex-president Sarkozy held for questioning over inquiry leaks
July 1, 2014
French ex-president Sarkozy held for questioning over inquiry leaks
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held for questioning on Tuesday over suspicions that he received leaked details of an…
Iraq lawmakers convene to form new government in battle with ‘caliphate’
July 1, 2014
Iraq lawmakers convene to form new government in battle with ‘caliphate’
Newly elected Iraqi lawmakers convene on Tuesday, under pressure to name a unity government to keep the country from splitting…
Israel bombs Gaza sites hours after bodies of Israeli teens found
July 1, 2014
Israel bombs Gaza sites hours after bodies of Israeli teens found
Israeli aircraft bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the military said, and troops opened fire and…
More than 50 dead in Nigeria Boko Haram attack on churches
June 30, 2014
More than 50 dead in Nigeria Boko Haram attack on churches
More than 50 people were killed in the latest attack blamed on Boko Haram which targeted churches in Nigeria's embattled…
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
June 30, 2014
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after…
OSCE: Two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped in Donetsk
June 28, 2014
OSCE: Two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped in Donetsk
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) representative on the freedom of media Dunja Mijatovic said Saturday in…
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
June 27, 2014
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions…
Israeli air strike kills two militants in Gaza
June 27, 2014
Israeli air strike kills two militants in Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants and critically wounded a third in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the…