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Blast-hit Iran military base belonged to Guards: report
AFP - 19 mins agoTEHRAN (AFP) - The military base struck by an explosion on Tuesday in which several people were reportedly killed belonged to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, state media reported. More »
Iraq PM to visit Syria after year-long spat
AFP - 14 mins agoBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to visit Syria on Wednesday to mend ties after a year-long spat over a Baghdad bombing as he tries to win support for his bid to retain the premiership. More »
Egyptians jailed over Van Gogh theft
AFP - 16 mins agoCAIRO (AFP) - A senior Egyptian cultural official was among 11 people jailed for three years on Tuesday for negligence after the theft of a Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum, a judicial source said. More »
Kuwait, Algeria sign co-operation accords on emir's visit
AFP - 40 mins agoALGIERS (AFP) - Algeria and Kuwait signed a series of agreements on Tuesday aimed at increased co-operation on the latest step of the emir's North African tour, Algerian media reported. More »
Eight dead as cargo plane crashes near Kabul: officials
AFP - 1 hour 1 min agoKABUL (AFP) - A cargo plane operating on behalf of a US-based company crashed into mountains and burst into flames near the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing all eight crew on board, officials said. More »
German army chief honours Holocaust victims in Israel
AFP - 1 hour 37 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - German army chief of staff General Volker Wieker on Tuesday began his first trip to Israel by visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial dedicated to six million Jewish victims of Nazism. More »
Eight crew killed in plane crash near Kabul: official
AFP - 1 hour 43 mins agoKABUL (AFP) - All eight crew members were killed when their cargo plane crashed into mountains near the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, a spokesman for civil aviation said.More »
Civilian cargo plane crashes near Kabul: officials
AFP - 2 hours 15 mins agoKABUL (AFP) - A civilian cargo plane operated by National Air Cargo with eight crew on board crashed into mountains and burst into flames near the Afghan capital late Tuesday, the director of Kabul airport said. More »
Israel PM's freeze offer slammed as ploy to stall talks
AFP - 2 hours 35 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of a freeze on settlement building in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish identity was widely seen on Tuesday as a ploy to complicate US-backed peace efforts. More »
Yemen blasts raise fears ahead of football tournament
AFP - 3 hours 28 mins agoADEN, Yemen (AFP) - Yemen said Tuesday it arrested 19 suspects after twin bomb blasts killed three people at a sports centre in Aden, raising security fears ahead of an international football tournament in the restive south. More »
- Iran minister warns of 'volcanic explosion of AIDS'AFP -3 hours 50 mins ago
- EU says Israel must guarantee equality for allAFP -6 hours 35 mins ago
- 'Fake reporters' tied to anti-revolution group: IranAFP -6 hours 41 mins ago
- Kuwait's emir begins Algeria visitAFP -7 hours 31 mins ago
- Egypt media needs permit for SMS news: reportAFP -9 hours 44 mins ago
- Egypt Islamists accuse police of new crackdownAFP -9 hours 58 mins ago
- Arrested foreigners tied to anti-revolutionaries: IranAFP -11 hours 32 mins ago
- Three dead, 14 wounded in south Yemen bomb blastsAFP -Today, 07:59 am
- Argentina in UN protest over Falklands movesAFP -Today, 03:02 am
- Canada to evacuate UAE base: ministerAFP -Yesterday, 11:29 pm
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