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‘Turkey allowing terrorists into Syria’

The ministry made the remarks on Sunday in two letters addressed to the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Syrian news agency Sana reported. The ministry said Syria’s northern neighbor allowed “thousands of al-Qaeda, Takfiri, and Wahhabi terrorists” to cross the border in order to “kill innocent Syrians, blow up their properties, […]

Turks hold anti-US demo in Ankara

On Sunday, the protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Ankara, chanted slogans against the US, and also denounced the Turkish government for its pro-Washington policies, Syrian news agency Sana reported. The demonstrators were also carrying banners and placards reading, “Killer America, get out of Turkey,” and “The United States, your end will be terrible.” […]

Turks hold anti-US demo in Ankara

On Sunday, the protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Ankara, chanted slogans against the US, and also denounced the Turkish government for its pro-Washington policies, Syrian news agency Sana reported. The demonstrators were also carrying banners and placards reading, “Killer America, get out of Turkey,” and “The United States, your end will be terrible.” […]

Palestinian blinded by Israeli settlers

The attack took place in the village of Qusra, north of Nablus, on Sunday when at least nine Israeli settlers beat Aqram Teser Oder. Oder’s arm was broken and one of his eyes was blinded during the attack. “Around six o’clock I went to my land… nine settlers then came and told me to leave, […]

Palestinian blinded by Israeli settlers

The attack took place in the village of Qusra, north of Nablus, on Sunday when at least nine Israeli settlers beat Aqram Teser Oder. Oder’s arm was broken and one of his eyes was blinded during the attack. “Around six o’clock I went to my land… nine settlers then came and told me to leave, […]

8 killed in PKK attack in Turkey

The incident occurred early Sunday after the roadside mine ripped through a Turkish police vehicle in the Karliova district of Bingol Province, injuring nine other police forces. Earlier on Saturday, four Turkish soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack by the group’s members on the Hakkari-Cukurca highway in the southeastern province of Hakkari. Security […]

28 PKK members slain in Turkey clashes

According to a statement issued by Hakkari Governor’s Office on Sunday, the clashes erupted between the PKK fighters and the Turkish troops in the region between Evliyanyayla and Kelektepe in the Semdinli district of the province, AFP reported. Meanwhile, eight police officers died and nine were wounded in a roadside mine explosion in Turkey’s eastern […]

Bomb kills 3, wounds 6 Yemeni soldiers

The bomb went off as a three-vehicle convoy passed through the Huwaysh neighborhood of Mukalla city – situated 536 kilometers (333 miles) south of Sana’a – on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. A local security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the explosive device was planted on a main road near a police station […]

Al-Qaeda kingpin arrested in east Iraq

The unnamed self-styled leader of the militant group was caught on Sunday in the city of Baqouba, situated 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, after police authorities received a tip off on his whereabouts, an Iraqi police source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on condition of anonymity. The local leader […]

‘Anti-Islam film proves US hostility’

“American insults against the Prophet Mohammad are further evidence of the US aggression toward Arabs and Muslims and the belittling of their nation,” English-language The Daily Star quoted deputy head of Hezbollah’s executive council Sheikh Nabil Qaouk as saying on Sunday. “The height of US hypocrisy is that no one can question the Holocaust without […]

US shuts embassy in Yemen over film

The embassy, in a statement issued on Sunday, said it will be “closed for all consular services through September 29,” AFP reported. It also alerted Americans in Yemen about the potential for demonstrations near the US diplomatic mission. The embassy also renewed an existing travel warning to Yemen and called on Americans in the country […]

Blast leaves 8 Syrian civilians dead

The blast took place near Kharbit Ghazala neighborhood of the city, located about 114 kilometers (70 miles) south of the capital Damascus, on Sunday when a remote-controlled bomb targeted a bus as it was passing in the area. In another incident, Syrian soldiers killed tens of armed men in the flashpoint northwestern city of Aleppo. […]

Lebanon seizes arms bound for Syria

According to informed sources in Lebanon, various heavy and light weapons were seized on Saturday when the army intercepted a pickup truck in a region near the border with Syria. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that eight Syrian citizens were arrested in the incident. Meanwhile, the Syrian army destroyed five vehicles […]

Two al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen

The gunfight broke out after contingents of Yemeni army troops came under heavy fire from al-Qaeda militants in the coastal town of Shakra, situated over 400 kilometers (248 miles) south of Sana’a, on Saturday, a local security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua. “A group of the al-Qaeda militants were engaged in a […]

MKO terrorists moved from Camp Ashraf

Diyala provincial officials said the seventh group of the MKO terrorists was transferred from Camp New Iraq, formerly known as Camp Ashraf and situated about 120 kilometers (74 miles) west of the border with Iran, to Camp Liberty on Saturday. The sixth convoy of about 400 residents of Camp Ashraf was moved to Camp Liberty […]

‘Syria will cut hands of global arrogance’

“Contrary to the US officials’ claims about the takeover of the Middle East, the free people of this region will force the enemies to escape from the region through Jihad and the continuation of the Islamic Awakening movement,” Hassan said on Saturday. He added that the Syrian government is not in a conflict only with […]

Yemenis demand Saleh’s prosecution

The demonstrators took to the streets amid reports of Saleh’s party threatening to re-enter the political arena to challenge anti-Saleh protests. However, Yemeni opposition groups say a power transfer deal, which has given Saleh immunity from prosecution, was signed by the opposition on condition that the dictator stops his political activities. “He was given immunity […]

6 killed in PKK attack in Turkey

Earlier on Saturday, four Turkish soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack by the group’s members on the Hakkari-Cukurca highway. Turkish authorities say army has killed more than 80 PKK members in Hakkari over the past week in a major operation involving air strikes and several thousands of ground troops. AO/MA Views: 0

Saudi forces demolish Shia mosque

The Ein Imam Hussein Mosque was razed by the regime forces as part of the crackdown on protesters in the town of Awamiyah. Prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nemr al-Nemr used to lead daily prayers in the mosque prior to his detention. Sheikh Nemr was attacked, injured and arrested by the security forces of the Al […]

Armed terrorists kill civilians in Syria

Saida Zainab, in the Syrian capital of Damascus, is among the areas that have been targeted by terrorist operations and sustained heavy damage. A number of Syrian citizens residing in the area told Fars news agency that the armed terrorist groups have killed their loved ones and set their home ablaze. Extremist terrorist groups looted […]

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