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Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Middle East

Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain's intelligence service, the…
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
Middle East

Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb

The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district has risen to over 150, fueling calls for…
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims to…
Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Middle East

Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization

The Arab League labeled Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise…
Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties
Egypt

Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s historic visit to Cairo for a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well…
Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service
World

Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service

Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the…
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
World

Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20

Four Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — urged their citizens to stay away from…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
Egypt

Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Iran leader cheered in Beirut, skewered at home
World

Iran leader cheered in Beirut, skewered at home

Beirut--Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad basked in a rock-star welcome from Hezbollah's Shi'ite loyalists on Wednesday, but his trip to Lebanon…
Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom
Egypt

Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom

President Hosni Mubarak met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday in Cairo. The two heads of state discussed…
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