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Last US combat brigade pulls out of Iraq
AFP - 1 hour 13 mins agoBAGHDAD (AFP) - The last American combat brigade pulled out of Iraq and crossed into Kuwait at dawn on Thursday, almost seven and a half years after the US-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein, a US military spokesman said. More »
Pakistan, Russia back Afghanistan at rare summit
AFP - Yesterday, 07:28 pmSOCHI, Russia (AFP) - The presidents of Pakistan and Russia, two states with a history of difficult relations with Kabul, on Wednesday backed the Afghan government's fight against rebels at a rare summit meeting. More »
Syria tourist numbers up over last year
AFP - Yesterday, 06:35 pmDAMASCUS (AFP) - The number of visitors to Syria for the first seven months of this year has risen by 55 percent compared to the same period last year, the tourism ministry said on Wednesday. More »
UAE talks with BlackBerry 'making progress'
AFP - Yesterday, 06:04 pmDUBAI (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates is making progress in talks with the Canadian makers of BlackBerry smartphones, said an official who expressed hope a ban on some of the device's key services can be avoided. More »
Militant group confirms death of leaders in Lebanon: SITE
AFP - Yesterday, 05:57 pmDUBAI (AFP) - Fatah al-Islam, an Al-Qaeda-inspired group that fought a devastating battle with the Lebanese army in 2007, has confirmed the death of two of its leaders, the SITE monitoring service said on Wednesday. More »
Greece reassures Arab allies over Israel ties
AFP - Yesterday, 05:51 pmATHENS (AFP) - Greece moved Wednesday to reassure Arab allies over the strength of its friendship, following an improvement in ties with Israel after a landmark visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. More »
Israel media publish new Facebook soldier-prisoner shots
AFP - Yesterday, 05:47 pmJERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli media carried new pictures on Wednesday of troops posing with handcuffed Palestinian prisoners, two days after a former soldier caused uproar for posting such images on Facebook. More »
New Facebook soldier- prisoner shots published
AFP - Yesterday, 04:32 pmJERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli media carried new pictures on Wednesday of troops posing with handcuffed Palestinian prisoners, two days after a former soldier caused uproar for posting such images on Facebook. More »
Three farmers killed in central Iraq attack
AFP - Yesterday, 08:25 pmBAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) - Three farmers were killed and leaflets pinned to their bodies Wednesday, warning against cooperation with American and Iraqi forces in a brutal act of intimidation as thousands of US troops leave. More »
French NGO says Hamas seized equipment, medical files
AFP - Yesterday, 03:40 pmGAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - French aid group Help Doctors accused the Palestinian Hamas organisation on Wednesday of seizing equipment and files from one of its Gaza clinics which it closed in June. More »
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