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Lebanon divisions over Hariri tribunal deepen
AFP - 5 hours 24 mins agoBEIRUT (AFP) - Divisions in Lebanon over a UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of the country's ex-premier deepened on Wednesday with Hezbollah vowing to try to block financing for the court and the premier ruling out compromise. More »
Guantanamo detainee appeals to US Supreme Court
AFP - 56 mins agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - A Kuwaiti at Guantanamo Bay prison camp has appealed to the US Supreme Court to protest federal court interpretations of detainees' right to contest their detention. More »
US sanctions top Iranian officials for rights abuses
AFP - 4 hours 51 mins agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered sanctions against eight senior Iranian officials for alleged human rights abuses during the crackdown against those protesting the 2009 elections. More »
Saudis nab 10 million 'captagon' pills over 3 months
AFP - 5 hours 39 mins agoRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had seized nearly 10 million captagon stimulant pills over a three-month period, underscoring the continuing high demand for the drug in the Gulf state. More »
South Yemen governor survives attack that kills 3 soldiers
AFP - 5 hours 54 mins agoADEN, Yemen (AFP) - The governor of south Yemen's restive Shabwa province on Wednesday escaped unhurt from an attack on his convoy that killed three of his guards, a security official said. More »
EU chief diplomat visits Mideast
AFP - 6 hours 2 mins agoBRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe's top diplomat Catherine Ashton, under fire for failing to raise the union's profile in the Middle East, on Wednesday announced she was flying off to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week. More »
Dubai bond issue 'four times oversubscribed'
AFP - 6 hours 14 mins agoDUBAI (AFP) - Dubai has successfully issued a 1.25 billion dollar dual-tranche bond that was four times oversubscribed, demonstrating "strong investor appetite," the government said on Wednesday. More »
Israel PM meets US envoy over peace talks hurdle
AFP - 6 hours 24 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his commitment to forging peace with the Palestinians at talks on Wednesday with visiting US envoy George Mitchell, a statement from the premier's office said. More »
UN backs damning report on Israel's flotilla attack
AFP - 6 hours 32 mins agoGENEVA (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday agreed to back a report which found "clear evidence" for legal action against Israel over its attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. More »
Women activists in Jerusalem hail lifting of modesty barrier
AFP - 7 hours 1 min agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - Around 50 women's rights activists marched through an ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem district on Wednesday a day after a high court ruling which ordered the removal of a barrier segregating men and women. More »
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