The UN Security Council latest statement which supported the initiative of UN envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, to halt violence during Eid al-Adha admits the existence of foreign fighters wielding influence on the armed groups in Syria, said Syria’s Permanent Al-Jaafari stressed... (Continue reading)
Bahraini protesters have once again held demonstrations against the Al Khalifa regime in several towns. The demonstrations were held early on Friday after the Eid al-Adha prayers, with protesters calling for the downfall of the Manama regime. The demonstrators also... (Continue reading)
The UK-based human rights group, Amnesty International, has failed to address British police’s conduct in its latest report on police crackdown on anti-austerity protesters across Europe. In its report, entitled Policing Demonstrations in the European Union, the Amnesty said anti-austerity... (Continue reading)
The Syrian capital Damascus has been hit by a car-bomb attack, shattering a four-day ceasefire that had begun hours earlier. A car bomb went off in Daf al-Shok area, near a children’s playground in a residential area. Five people had... (Continue reading)
Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani stressed that sanctions and pressures cannot force the Iranian nation to surrender, and called for unity and solidarity to overcome sanctions and pressures. Addressing worshippers at Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday... (Continue reading)
Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham said Damascus believes that armed rebels and terrorist groups, specially those affiliated to the Al Qaeda terrorist organization, will not respect the ongoing ceasefire. The truce in Syria was put into effect on Friday... (Continue reading)
Millions of Muslims have marked the festival of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) in the holy city of Mecca, throwing pebbles at three stone pillars that symbolize Satan. The ritual takes place in Mina on the outskirts of Mecca and... (Continue reading)
The Syrian army says insurgent groups fighting against the government have violated the temporary ceasefire by attacking military checkpoints in several cities. According to the army, insurgents attacked checkpoints in Damascus, Dara’a, Homs and Idlib on Friday hours after a... (Continue reading)
The ceasefire which took place in Syria Thursday for Eid al-Adha was shaken in its first day as militants attacked a military base. A watchdog said fighting had broken out around a military base in Wadi Deif. “Violent clashes started... (Continue reading)
A Libyan man suspected of involvement in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has been killed in a raid by Egyptian security forces in Cairo, reports say. Egyptian security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said... (Continue reading)