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A fuzzy picture shows Mohammad Heidari, one of the men accused of spying for Western intelligence agencies. He was hanged at dawn on Sunday. Picture courtesy of onenews.com
10:32 GMT
Two Iranian men accused of passing security information to the CIA and Mossad were hanged at dawn on Sunday after the Tehran Revolutionary Court and the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead.

May 18, 2013

"Assad must go!". It's raining men and they're tough ones too!
05:00 GMT
US and Turkey sing in unison: Assad must step down.

May 17, 2013

A screenshot from the video in which Al Nusra fighters execute men in rural Syria. Acts such as this have lead the US to call its leader Mohammad Al Golani a terrorist. AFP/YouTube image.
10:17 GMT
After adding sanctions to the Syrian government, including blacklisting several ministers and institutions that it says helped President Bashar Assad begin the civil war, as well as labelling Mohammad Al Golani, the leader of the Al Qaeda linked Al Nusra front a terrorist.

May 16, 2013

The Afghan version of the Arab Spring: suicide bombings and violence. Photo for illustrative purposes only.
21:41 GMT
Surge in violence in Afghanistan: at least 15 victims in a car bomb attack in Kabul on Thursday.
What creation will Tamer and JLo culminate?
10:07 GMT
Egypt’s megastar is perfecting the art of East meets West in music by developing joint projects with the U.S.’s hottest singers: Jennifer Lopez (JLo), Pitbull, and Akon.
Angelina Jolie makes another daring move.
08:26 GMT
The region's fave philanthropist took an extreme precautionary measure against breast cancer with her recent double mastectomy, but many folks are wondering if it was REALLY necessary. One of Dubai's top breast cancer specialist, however, agrees with Angelina's sensible decision.

May 14, 2013

Cameron and Obama during a press conference after their meeting in Washington on Monday. (AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON)
05:00 GMT
United States and United Kingdom leaders came together in Washington on Monday to discuss the current situation in Syria and their respective positions on how to involve all parties, including Russia, in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict.

May 11, 2013

A rebel fighter of the Syrian Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) has a flower in his Russian made 'AK-47' kalashnikov gun as he holds a position in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP Photo
11:48 GMT
The US charge d’affaires to Lebanon met with PM Mikati and expressed concern that Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria could drag the country into conflict.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken out against chemical weapon use in Syria
07:01 GMT
With the international community finally taking a more active stance on the Syrian crisis, US Secretary of State John Kerry said said Friday there was “strong evidence” that the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons.

May 9, 2013

U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as Senate Republican leadership hold a press conference after their weekly policy luncheon in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
11:42 GMT
Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves.
Apparently, Justin Bieber was not the only high-profile celebrity in the UAE recently - popular skateboarder par extraordinaire Tony Hawk was in town too. (Photo: Twitter / John M. Chu)
06:16 GMT
Apparently, Justin Bieber was not the only high-profile celebrity in the UAE recently - popular skateboarder par extraordinaire Tony Hawk was in town too.

May 8, 2013

 A trading board is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day on May 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
12:56 GMT
Would anybody in their right minds accept a two to three per cent annual return on an investment selling at an all-time high with a potential to lose half its value and perhaps as much as 10-15 per cent in a single day?

May 7, 2013

As investors wait for the Federal Reserve's policy-making committee to conclude its two-day meeting, the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all declined 0.4% in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
11:51 GMT
David Zervos, head of global fixed income at Jefferies, told Bloomberg TV’s Erik Schatzker and Sara Eisen on ‘Market Makers’ that the Federal Reserve’s QE program is ‘the greatest monetary policy experiment of our lifetime and I do not think that anyone is smart enough, me, any central banker up there’ to figure out how to properly exit.

May 6, 2013

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
10:21 GMT
A nuclear ambitious Iran surely won't stand alone against a possible US-Israeli strike
Tamer's got somethin' new to sing about!
09:09 GMT
Egypt’s favorite songster is a new daddy after his wife Basma gave birth to their daughter “Taliyah” in the U.S.