BEIRUT, Jan 18, (Agencies): Opposition activists say Islamic State fighters have captured new areas near the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour. The Britain-based Syrian …
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Richest ‘62’ people now own as much as half world’s population
LONDON, Jan 18, (RTRS): The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world’s population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have …
Read More »Iran sanctions end – Freed Americans head home
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Jan 17, (Agencies): Three Iranian-Americans left Tehran on Sunday under a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a …
Read More »Qatar provides 1000 new homes for Gazans
GAZA, Jan 17, (RTRS): Qatari-funded construction projects have provided 1,000 new dwellings for Palestinians left homeless by the 2014 Gaza war with Israel, and a …
Read More »Graffiti sprayed on Jerusalem church – ‘Go to hell’
JERUSALEM, Jan 17, (AP): Israeli police discovered Hebrew graffiti Sunday on the walls of a famous Jerusalem church, in what appears to be the latest …
Read More »Jakarta attack shows jostle to lead IS – Death toll in Indonesia rises to 8
JAKARTA, Jan 17, (RTRS): Last week’s attack on Jakarta showed for the first time that Islamic State violence has arrived in Indonesia, but security experts …
Read More »Extremists slay 23 – Burkina Faso mourns
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Jan 16, (AP): The overnight seizure of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital by al-Qaeda-linked extremists ended Saturday when Burkina Faso …
Read More »V. K. Singh to look after Gulf Indians as ministries merge
NEW DELHI, Jan 16: Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will now on look after all issues related to expatriate Indians in the …
Read More »US and Tehran swap ‘detainees’ ahead of N-implementation day
VIENNA/DUBAI, Jan 16, (RTRS): Iran freed five Americans including a Washington Post reporter on Saturday as the two countries staged a series of goodwill gestures …
Read More »IS attack on Deir Ezzor kills 75 Syrian soldiers – 600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria
BEIRUT, Jan 16, (Agencies): At least 75 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State group on …
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