Assad offers Eid prayers
August 19th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Aug 19 (IANS) Syrian state TV Sunday aired live footage of embattled President Bashar al-Assad performing special prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, in a rare public appearance in ... Read more...
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US, Israel responsible for Syrian insecurity: Iran
July 20th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 20 (IANS) Iran has blamed the US and Israel for creating insecurity in Syria, Xinhua reported Friday.According to Fars news agency, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi ... Read more...
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Putin, Obama did not discuss refuge for Assad: Official
July 19th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The possibility of Moscow providing asylum for embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was not discussed during a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and ... Read more...
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Syrian defence minister, deputy killed in Damascus bombing (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS) Syrian Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and his deputy, Assef Shawkat, who was also President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, were killed Wednesday in a suicide bombing in the ... Read more...
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Syrian defence minister killed in Damascus bombing
July 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian Defence Minister Daoud Rajha was killed in a suicide bombing in Damascus Wednesday, just hours before a crucial UN vote on the violence-plagued Middle ... Read more...
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27 die in Syria blasts
March 17th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, March 17 (IANS) As many as 27 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded Saturday in two suicide bombings targeting security headquarters in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syrian ... Read more...
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Protesters gear up for massive rally in Libya (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Feb 17 (IANS) Anti-government activists in Libya were gearing up Thursday to hold a massive rally in what they call a "Day of Rage" as two people were killed in ... Read more...
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Two die in Libya unrest
February 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Feb 17 (IANS) At least two people were killed in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in the Libyan town of Bayda, east of Benghazi city, as activists planned major ... Read more...
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10 Al Qaeda men held in Yemen
July 11th, 2010 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, July 11 (IANS) Ten suspected Al Qaida members have been arrested in Yemen for planning suicide attacks on oil facilities in the country, Xinhua reported Sunday.
According ot Yemen's defence ministry, the ... Read more...
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Car bomb attack near security headquarters in Northern Ireland leaves one injured
April 12th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by BNO News
HOLYWOOD, NORTHERN IRELAND (BNO NEWS) -- A car bomb exploded near the security headquarters in Holywood near Belfast in Northern Ireland on Monday, local media reports. Dissident Republicans are suspected.The explosion ocurred ... Read more...
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Unicef puts Gaza economic losses at $1.9 bn
January 25th, 2009 - 6:26 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 25 (Xinhua) Gaza sustained economic losses to the tune of $1.9 billion, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Saturday.Extensive destruction was caused to homes and public infrastructure across the salient, ... Read more...
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At least 120 killed in Israeli raids across Gaza Strip
December 27th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, Dec 27 (Xinhua) At least 120 Palestinians, most of them Hamas security members, were killed Saturday when Israeli airplanes launched simultaneous strikes across the Gaza Strip, Hamas sources said. Tawfiq Jaber, ... Read more...
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