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2nd May 2014

Iraq counts votes after deadly election day

AFP, Al-Akhbar: Vote counting was under way Thursday after Iraqis braved a wave of attacks to cast ballots in elections hailed by the United Nations and the US as a rebuke to jihadis. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he was … Continued

2nd May 2014

Turkey: Clashes in Istanbul as protesters defy May Day demonstration ban

Turkish police have fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters defying a ban on May Day rallies in Istanbul’s symbolic Taksim Square. Much of the city’s public transportation was shutdown. Hundreds of riot police using water … Continued

1st May 2014

Lebanon: Ambush injures five soldiers in East Lebanon

Five Lebanese soldiers were injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed their patrol in the eastern Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border Wednesday afternoon, the army said in a statement. The army said it fought back after coming under attack in … Continued

1st May 2014

Iraq: Attacks target voting centers on election day

Iraqis defied a rash of attacks that killed seven people to vote Wednesday in the country’s first general election since US troops withdrew, with premier Nouri al-Maliki proclaiming “certain” victory. Fresh attacks were launched soon after polls opened on … Continued

30th Apr 2014

Yemen: 27 dead during major offensive against al-Qa’ida

A suspected al-Qaeda ambush against a Yemeni army convoy joining a new offensive in the south triggered a gun battle Tuesday that killed 15 soldiers and 12 militants, medical and tribal sources said. The government hospital in the Shabwa … Continued

30th Apr 2014

Syria: Dozens dead in car bombs, shelling

[Archive photo] Car bombs and mortar attacks killed at least 50 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus and the central city of Homs on Tuesday, state media reported, as a global watchdog announced it would investigate claims of … Continued

29th Apr 2014

Iraq: Suicide bomb kills 20 in Diyala

BAQUBA, (Xinhua): At least 20 people were killed and some 30 others wounded in Iraq’s Diyala province on Monday when a suicide bomb attacked the Kurdish civilians celebrating sick Iraqi President Jalal Talabani casting his vote, a provincial … Continued

28th Apr 2014

Saudi Arabia: MERS death toll passes 100 mark

Jeddah, (Arab News): The death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the Kingdom reached 102 on Sunday with 10 new deaths during the past 24 hours as authorities scrambled to reassure an increasingly edgy population. … Continued

27th Apr 2014

Afghanistan: British helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing 5

LONDON, (Xinhua): A British helicopter crashed Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Saturday. “The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further until families have been notified,” the MoD said … Continued

27th Apr 2014

Iraq: 22 killed in attacks across Iraq

BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): A total of 22 people were killed and 35 others wounded in separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, police and medical sources said. A civilian was killed and ten others wounded in a roadside bomb attack at … Continued

27th Apr 2014

Afghanistan heads for presidential runoff

KABUL, (Xinhua): Afghan presidential elections would go into the second round after the preliminary result showed Saturday that none of the candidates obtained an outright victory. “Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was ahead with 44.9 percent of the votes, followed by … Continued

26th Apr 2014

Afghanistan: Dozens dead in flash floods in northern Afghanistan

Deadly floods have swept through three provinces in northern Afghanistan. At least 80 people have died and scores are still missing after the floods were triggered by heavy rain. Officials said on Friday more than 40 people were … Continued

26th Apr 2014

Iraq: Deadly car bombs kills 31at political rally in Baghdad

[This image made from video shows a car bomb at the moment of impact] Two car bombs at an election rally in Baghdad for a political party killed at least 31 people Friday, officials said, just days before nationwide parliamentary … Continued

25th Apr 2014

Afghanistan: Three American doctors killed in attack in Kabul hospital

KABUL, (Xinhua): An Afghan security guard opened fire in a hospital in the capital Kabul, reportedly killing three American doctors on Thursday. “As a result of spraying bullets by a security guard of Cure Hospital in Kabul’s 6th precinct, three … Continued

19th Apr 2014

Yemen: US drone strike kills several people including civilians

A US drone strike has suspected militants travelling in a vehicle in Yemen. Civilians in a nearby car were also reported killed. Military officials in Yemen reported an American drone strike in the al-Bayda province of central Yemen early on … Continued

19th Apr 2014

Syria: Car bomb kills 14 in Homs

[Car bomb in Homs: archive photo] A car bomb exploded outside a mosque after the weekly Muslim prayers in a government-controlled district of Homs on Friday, killing 14 people, Syrian state television reported. The explosion occurred as worshippers streamed out … Continued

18th Apr 2014

Lebanon: Hizbullah military investigation reveals who killed Al-Manar TV crew

[A satellite photo shows a slain Syrian soldier (L), the late Mohammed Muntish in his car (C), and a Syrian army vehicle (R). (Photo: Al-Akhbar) Less than 24 hours after three Al-Manar reporters were gunned down in the Syrian town … Continued

18th Apr 2014

Lebanon: Israel abducts five from South Lebanon village

[blog.lebanesetag.com] Israeli occupation forces crossed into Lebanon on Thursday and abducted five people from the Bastra farms of the southern town of Shebaa, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency identified the kidnapped as Hassan and Ismail Qassem Zahra, Nouhad … Continued

17th Apr 2014

Jordanian warplanes destroy alleged rebel vehicles on Syria border

Jordanian warplanes hit and destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, underlining Amman’s concern about incursions from areas controlled by Syrian rebels. “Royal air force jets fighters today at 10:30 am … Continued

12th Apr 2014

Turkey: Thousands of Turks protest against Egypt’ mass death penalties

ISTANBUL, (Xinhua): Around 3,000 Turkish people staged a protest in Istanbul on Friday against the verdict of the Egyptian court sentencing 529 people to death. Protesters gathered in the yard of Fatih Mosque after the Friday prayers carrying banners against … Continued