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City view of Bahrain’s capital Manama is seen from Abraj Al Lulu September 2, 2010. Bahrain goes through its fourth parliament election next month. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed


Bahrain Arrests Iran-Linked Terror Cell

Bahrain Arrests Iran-Linked Terror Cell

Manama – Bahrain said on Saturday it had uncovered a 54-member Iranian-linked terror cell suspected of involvement in attacks on security forces, including organizing a prison break in January, and seized automatic weapons. The organization includes 12 defendants in...
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Saudi women shop at the Al-Hayatt mall in Riyadh February 15, 2012. Single men are not allowed into the mall, which is accessible only to families and single women. Picture taken February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed


At Last, Entertainment in Saudi Arabia

At Last, Entertainment in Saudi Arabia

A healthy debate is going on over social media and Saudi arenas mostly about objecting and welcoming a concept that is present in all countries all over the world, and has been absent in the kingdom for decades. It is entertainment, a concept absent from a state where...
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A boy injured by a shell that hit his neighbourhood is being transported from a hospital after he was treated, in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz November 12, 2015. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub


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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle


Moscow Sets March 20 Date for Geneva 5

Moscow Sets March 20 Date for Geneva 5

Paris- Western diplomatic sources saw that the main positive result of the eight days of Geneva 4 is that both delegations (the regime and the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian Opposition (HNC)) agreed to discuss in a parallel manner the following four topics:...
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Flag of Iran (AFP)


“Conditional” Release to Montazeri’s Son

“Conditional” Release to Montazeri’s Son

Tehran, London –The Iranian judiciary granted the jailed son of Ayatollah Montazeri – one-time heir to Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini – a conditional release, AFP reported on Saturday. AFP quoted an Iranian local news agency – Mizanonline...