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Yusuf al-Qaradawi urges Sunnis to join Syria war

Yusuf al-Qaradawi urges Sunnis to join Syria war

DOHA - Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called on Sunni Muslims to join the rebels fighting the Syrian regime,…
Clashes rage for second day in Istanbul

Clashes rage for second day in Istanbul

ISTANBUL - Protestors and riot police clashed for a second day in Istanbul on Saturday, a day after an environmental…
Egyptian tourist critically injured in Istanbul protests: medics

Egyptian tourist critically injured in Istanbul protests: medics

ISTANBUL - An Egyptian tourist is in a critical condition after being hit by a police gas canister in a…
Iran amends law on stoning for adultery

Iran amends law on stoning for adultery

Iran has amended its internationally condemned law on stoning convicted adulterers to death to allow judges to impose a different…
Gulf states ‘may place Hezbollah on terror list’

Gulf states ‘may place Hezbollah on terror list’

Gulf Arab states will consider placing Lebanon's Shiite party Hezbollah, which is openly involved in the Syrian conflict, on its…
Iraq death toll passes 500 in May: AFP

Iraq death toll passes 500 in May: AFP

Violence in Iraq has killed more than 500 people in May, AFP figures showed on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to…
Iran offers Syria $4 bn credit line: central bank

Iran offers Syria $4 bn credit line: central bank

Iran has opened two lines of credit totalling $4 billion to Damascus and expects to open up a third to…
Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria

Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria

A Jordanian military tribunal on Monday jailed nine Muslim extremists who were planning to go to neighbouring Syria to fight…
AU grants Palestine observer status

AU grants Palestine observer status

In the closing statement of the 21st summit of the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia, the organization granted Palestine non-member…
Hezbollah Beirut heartland hit as Syria war rages

Hezbollah Beirut heartland hit as Syria war rages

Two rockets hit Hezbollah's heartland in Beirut on Sunday as the Lebanese Shiite group battled alongside Syrian regime forces and…
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