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Hezbollah to Defend Lebanon's Maritime Resources
2011-07-29 Read More...
Hezbollah Leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel against any attempt to encroach on Lebanon’s resource-rich territorial waters, stressing that the resistance was better equipped and ready to confront any act of aggression by Israel than at any

ICC Prosecutor: Libya Must Implement Qaddafi Arrest Warrants
2011-07-29 Read More...
Libya has “an obligation” to arrest Col. Muammar Qaddafi, the International Crimes Court (ICC) prosecutor’s office said Wednesday, after suggestions that he might be allowed to stay if he quits

$13bn US-Iraq Deal Cancelled Due to Corruption
2011-07-28 Read More...
A U.S. arms deal under which Iraq would buy $13 billion in weapons has been cancelled after a request from the Iraqi Parliament's Integrity

US Hands Over Basra Port to Iraqi Forces
2011-07-27 Read More...
U.S. forces handed control of security for Basra Port to Iraqi Forces on Tuesday, an Iraqi Navy Official

Morocco: 80 Killed in Military Plane Crash
2011-07-27 Read More...
A Moroccan military plane slammed into a mountainside in bad weather on Tuesday killing all 80 people on board, officials

Saudi King: “True Islam is not Terrorism”
2011-07-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has urged Islamic scholars to teach young people “true” Islamic principles and avoid extremism and

Egypt’s ex-Interior Minister to be Tried Next Week
2011-07-27 Read More...
The trial of Egypt’s former Interior Minister Habib Al Adli, accused of ordering the murder of thousands of protesters, was postponed until next week so that he will be tried alongside ousted President Hosni

Iraqi Forces Arrest 16 Suspected Qaeda Members
2011-07-26 Read More...
Iraqi Security Forces have arrested 16 suspected Al Qaeda members accused of being behind more than 100 killings in the capital, a senior security official said on

New Anti-Terror Law in Saudi Arabia
2011-07-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Britain denied charges by Amnesty International that a planned anti-terrorism law will be used to stifle dissent and prevent pro-democracy

Al-Arabi’s New Vision for the Arab League
2011-07-26 Read More...
A preliminary report on a development vision for the Arab League will be presented to Member States in a September meeting, said Nabil al-Arabi, the Secretary General of the

Saudi King Approves New Military Regulations
2011-07-25 Read More...
The Military Service Council of Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday a number of new decisions including the amendment of an article of the Cabinet Decision number 1200, issued in 1977, which will now pay SR500,000 to an officer, a private or a cadet

Qaddafi’s Resilience Perplexing Western Powers
2011-07-25 Read More...
Military pressure alone may not end Libya’s war, but neither is diplomacy proving to be the fast track to peace that impatient Western powers had

US Navy Denies Bahrain Pullout Rumors
2011-07-25 Read More...
The US Navy denied reports that it is planning to pull its regional headquarters out of

Iran: US Drone Shot Down Over Nuclear Site
2011-07-22 Read More...
Iran has shot down an unmanned US spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run Website reported on Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment

Bahrain King Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2011-07-22 Read More...
HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

General Shaheen Reveals Egypt Parliamentary Election Rules
2011-07-21 Read More...
Egypt’s Ruling Military Council revealed that preparations for the elections for the lower and upper houses of Parliament will be in September and the vote will begin at least 30 days later to allow monitors to better oversee the

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