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  Kurdish women fighters, an unprecedented example of equality in Middle East

  World | October 31, 2014 13:21 IST

  Madrid: The Syrian city of Kobane, where resistance against jihadis of the Islamic State (IS) has become a symbol of Kurdish unity, is also an unprecedented example of equality for its women, who fight side

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  Israeli military most powerful in Middle East, says study

  World | October 29, 2014 12:52 IST

  Jerusalem: Israel's military is the most powerful in the Middle East, media reported quoting a study commissioned by Business Insider.The New York-based business and technology news website ranked the 15 strongest armies in the Midddle

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  'Ginger Jihadist' appears in second propaganda video on You Tube

  World | October 29, 2014 10:39 IST

  Canberra: An Australian teenage runaway, dubbed the Ginger Jihadist by the media, has been featured in a second Islamic State propaganda video.Australian media reported the latest YouTube video of 17-year-old Abdullah Elmir dressed in Arabic

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  British doctor 'killed without legal justification' in Syria: Jury

  World | October 28, 2014 13:45 IST

  London: A doctor from south London was "killed without any legal justification" in a jail cell in Syria, an inquest jury has said.The jury at the Royal Courts of Justice said Monday, Abbas Khan, a

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  Forge society to triumph over ignorance, bigotry: Singapore Deputy PM

  World | October 23, 2014 11:32 IST

  Singapore: People should muster their collective will to forge a tolerant society based on open-mindedness, empathy and understanding for each other, as winds of religious and ethnic conflicts were blowing in some parts of the

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  China accuses American hand behind Hong Kong protests

  World | October 11, 2014 13:55 IST

  Beijing: Accusing the US of “manipulating” the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, China today claimed that an American official, who was linked to the Tibetan and Xinjiang's separatist movements, met with key protest leaders.  “Louisa

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  Australia to send military forces to Middle East

  World | September 14, 2014 11:48 IST

  Canberra: The Australian government on Sunday decided to send military forces to the Middle East as part of the international efforts to combat the Islamic State (IS) militants.Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Australia had

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  Barak Obama 'confident' of Islamic State group's defeat

  World | September 13, 2014 8:53 IST

  BALTIMORE:  President Barack Obama cast the worldwide campaign he's leading to destroy the Islamic State group on Friday as part of a broader effort to root out extremism within the Muslim world, telling Jewish donors

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  John Kerry to arrive in Middle East

  World | September 09, 2014 11:15 IST

  Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to arrive in the Middle East on Tuesday to garner support for efforts to combat the Islamic State (IS) militants.During his visit, Kerry will hold bilateral

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  Dr Batra's to open more clinics in Middle East, UK

  India | May 07, 2014 11:25 IST

  Panaji:  Dr Batra's Health Care, India's leading homoeopathy clinics chain, has decided to further expand its footprint abroad by opening more branches in the Middle East and the UK."We have presence in Dubai through two

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  US to re-open 18 diplomatic missions

  World | August 10, 2013 7:13 IST

  Washington, Aug 10: The U.S. State Department says 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday

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  Nearly 1,200 prisoners flee Libyan jail

  World | July 28, 2013 22:49 IST

  Tripoli, July 28: In a major jailbreak, nearly 1,200 convicts, most of them facing serious charges, escaped from a prison near Libyan city of Benghazi Saturday, a security official said.The mass jailbreak from al-Kuifiya prison

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  At least 120 killed, 4,500 injured as Egyptian troops fire on Morsi supporters

  World | July 27, 2013 22:48 IST

  Cairo, Jul 27: At least 120 were killed and some 4,500 injured when Egyptian troops opened fire on deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters demanding his reinstatement, the Muslim Brotherhood said today.Brotherhood officials said security forces

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  UN: Some 5,000 Syrians being killed every month

  World | July 17, 2013 10:51 IST

  United Nations, Jul 17: An estimated 5,000 Syrians are dying every month in the country's civil war and refugees are fleeing at a rate not seen since the 1994 Rwanda genocide, U.N. officials said on

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  Brotherhood not to take part in Egypt's transitional politics

  World | July 14, 2013 12:40 IST

  Cairo, July 14: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not take part in the country's transitional political process following the ouster of its president by the military, a

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  Egypt on edge after clashes and Islamist pushback

  World | July 06, 2013 12:16 IST

  Cairo, Jul 6: Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly divided country.Cairo's emblematic Tahrir

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  Egypt group: 22 million signatures against Morsi

  World | June 29, 2013 18:47 IST

  Cairo, Jun 29: The youth group leading the campaign against Egypt's president says it has collected the signatures of 22 million Egyptians who want to remove the Islamist leader.Mahmoud Badr, a leader of the Tamarod,

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  Egypt: Army reinforces bases for protests

  World | June 26, 2013 19:01 IST

  Cairo, Jun 26: Egypt's military on Wednesday brought in reinforcements of troops and armor to bases near Egyptian cities ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist president out, security

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  Conflict over recognition, not territory: Netanyahu

  World | May 01, 2013 18:24 IST

  Jerusalem, May 1: Israel's Prime Minister appears to be giving a cool reception to a new peace proposal from the Arab world.Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the conflict with the Palestinians is not about

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  Desperate Saudi Efforts To Stem Tide Of Change

  World | May 28, 2011 14:19 IST

  Riyadh, May 28: Saudi Arabia is flexing its financial and diplomatic might across the Middle East in a wide-ranging bid to contain the tide of change, shield other monarchies from popular discontent and avert the