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June 6, 2013
12:46 GMT
Syrian rebels have seized a UN controlled border crossing with Israel, Israeli military reports say, as fierce clashes erupt along the Syrian-Israeli border.
12:40 GMT
Six Egyptian opposition activists are set to stand trial for inciting violence against the Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said on Wednesday.
11:10 GMT
Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahri, issued a statement on Thursday, urging the Syrian population to rise up against Assad as well as US forces, which he said were trying to turn Syria into a political tool against Iran.
09:34 GMT
The pro-Brotherhood Egyptian Gama'a Al Islamiya has announced it will be rallying its troops so as to counter the planned June 30 'rebellion' protests.
09:15 GMT
Two soldiers have been killed in an explosion, a local security official told Al Arabiya news channel
08:53 GMT
Syrian rebels seized a border crossing near the Israeli occupied Golan Heights as Syrian regime forces loyal to President Assad clash with Syrian opposition across the country.
08:37 GMT
11 rockets fired from Syria landed in the Syrian city of Baalbek late on Wednesday night, injuring up to five people.
08:29 GMT
During a speech at the Arab League, Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said that the Syrian conflict had spilled over its borders and that any Lebanese fighters were engaged in self-defense
07:56 GMT
The Lebanese government is discussing plans to limit the number of refugees it receives from Syria
05:00 GMT
Unidentified militants set up a fake checkpoint on the main road connecting Iraq to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, killing 14 border policemen as they were on their way to work.
04:00 GMT
Leaders of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood have accused Turkish protesters of trying to damage the "highly successful Islamic project" by receiving funds from oversees.
04:00 GMT
The commander of the Syrian rebel forces, Salim Idriss, said that his troops are ready to enter and fight in Lebanon, the same day the rebels conceded defeat to Syrian regime forces in the town of Qusair.
June 5, 2013
11:34 GMT
Total of 9 news websites were unblocked on Wednesday, after they rectified their licensing status within the Kingdom
10:38 GMT
The Jordanian King's uncle by marriage is facing more than 30 years of hard labour and fines of an estimated JD280 million. The ruling was passed on Wednesday.
10:03 GMT
After a recent trip to Israel, Naava Mashiah uncovers her intimate thoughts and observations on the depoliticization of her homeland
09:44 GMT
The Yemeni state has launched an offensive against Al Qaeda forces in the south of the country, with tanks and helicopters being seen at dawn on Wednesday.
09:02 GMT
In an effort to bolster its numbers, the Syrian regime offered new recruits a 50 percent pay raise or government jobs on Tuesday. They also told recruits they could volunteer as well.
08:23 GMT
The supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has spoken out in favour of the Guardian Council's ruling to bar two candidates from running in the June 14 elections
06:54 GMT
“The Syrian army totally controls the Qusayr region in Homs province after killing a large number of terrorists and capturing others,” the Syrian regime said on Wednesday.
06:45 GMT
Turkey Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc apologized to demonstrators on Tuesday, but his gesture only seemed to fuel protesters.
05:00 GMT
More than 40 Palestinians were left homeless on Tuesday as Israeli bulldozers razed their homes under the pretext of them being built "without permits" in the Jordan Valley, near Jericho.
04:00 GMT
French FM Laurent Fabius said that French tests on Syrian chemical samples prove that sarin was against civilians in the civil war, urging for repercussions of this crime.
04:00 GMT
Troops loyal to Syrian President on Tuesday secured their control of the country's capital, Damascus, as they forced rebels out of a key suburb, according to reports from Syrian state media.
June 4, 2013
13:39 GMT
Two Saudi Arabian nationals have been beheaded over separate charges of murder, the Saudi interior ministry announced on Tuesday.
13:25 GMT
The United Nations reported that the Syrian conflict has seen escalating brutality, with the Syrian regime using innocent civilians as human shields.
13:20 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country had not yet delivered S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian government
12:37 GMT
43 NGO employees have been sentenced to between one and five years by Cairo court
10:57 GMT
Three Syrians have been kidnapped by rogue forces in the Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold Baalbek area
10:22 GMT
US Secretary of State warns regional powers that time is of the essence if they are committed to establishing long-term stability
09:54 GMT
The European Union announced Monday that it will provide Jordan with 50 million euros to assist it with providing humanitarian assistance to the swathes of Syrian refugees living in the country.
09:53 GMT
A pair of twins died following a blaze in Fujairah recently.
09:21 GMT
The Jordanian government has blocked more than 280 websites in a crackdown on unlicensed news websites
09:03 GMT
A court in northwestern Bangladesh has issued a warrant ordering the arrest of a judge who has repeatedly defied summons to testify in a case involving the gang rape and murder of a college student in 2008.
08:37 GMT
Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has clashed with the rebel Free Syrian Army in a Damascus suburb, leaving two Hezbollah fighters dead, one of them a high ranking official.
07:41 GMT
A 22-year-old man died from a gunshot wound following a protest in Turkey on Tuesday.
07:39 GMT
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed that the US will send Patriot missiles and F-16 planes to Jordan, initially to take part in an international military exercise but he confirmed that the equipment could remain in the Kingdom permanently
07:09 GMT
A top Iraqi minister warned Israel that it cannot use its airspace to attack Iran.
06:21 GMT
Fighting in Qusayr - a strategic town near the Lebanon-Syria border - was attacked on Monday. A doctor said at least 300 people are said to be wounded.
04:00 GMT
Al Qaeda, the internationally recognised terrorist organisation, has set up a complaints department in the northern Syrian town of Raqqa, for those who have issues with "any element of the Islamic state".
June 3, 2013
13:00 GMT
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Jordan in the upcoming days, as he strives to push the Palestinian-Israeli peace process forward.
11:35 GMT
A 20-year-old Pakistani driver was charged with molesting a 13-year-old girl in an elevator recently, police said.
10:45 GMT
British educated Rami Hamfallah will replace Salam Fayyad as Palestinian Prime Minsiter when he officially quits office later this month
10:32 GMT
A police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai region came under attack for the 39th time since the Egyptian Revolution, when unidentified gunmen shot at policemen, who returned fire at the attackers
10:06 GMT
Violence in Lebanon continues as one person was killed in overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli
09:53 GMT
Iran says it has thwarted an alleged terror network backed by Israeli intelligence that was plotting to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections
09:10 GMT
Two men were arrested Sunday in the district of Zgharta when found transporting arms, including rocket-propelled grenades, in their car.
08:36 GMT
In the face of growing discontent, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected claims that he is a "dictator" and has criticised his people for protesting.
07:32 GMT
The floodwaters from the Syrian crisis rose higher in Lebanon Sunday, with Lebanese security sources reporting that for the first time fighting between Hezbollah and Syrian rebels had occurred on Lebanese soil.
07:07 GMT
With reports of up to 1,500 wounded citizens trapped in Qusair, Syria insisted Sunday that the Red Cross would not be allowed access to the strategic town until fighting was over.
06:34 GMT
Separate attacks targeting two journalists who have been covering the ongoing violence in the north drew condemnation from political and professional circles over the weekend.
04:00 GMT
The head of the military branch of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Qassim Al Rimi on Sunday he called on Muslims living in America to remain steadfast in their religion and to continue building 'easy' bombs such as those used in Boston.
04:00 GMT
Aid will only be given to the suffering citizens of the Syrian town of Qusair, which has seen brutal fighting over the past month, when the violence ends, the Red Cross announced on Sunday.
