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NEMDIL   Al-Qaeda claims Yemen series of attacks: report  01/01/1970

Al-Qaeda said it carried out a series of attacks on security forces in Yemen, including deadly clashes in the restive south, a U.S.-based group that monitors Islamist websites reported. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the jihadist network's local affiliate, put out three

NEMDIL   Iran suspends woman's stoning: Foreign ministry  01/01/1970

Iranian authorities have suspended the sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of condemnation from around the world. "The verdict regarding the extramarital affairs has stopped and it's being reviewed,"

NEMDIL   Hamas members arrested over settler attacks  01/01/1970

The Palestinian Authority has arrested several Hamas members for organizing and carrying out two recent attacks on Israeli settlers, a senior official said late Tuesday, as Israel said that the West Bank will be sealed off during Jewish New Year celebrations. The Palestinian security official,

NEMDIL   Gunman in uniform kills 2 US soldiers in Iraq  01/01/1970

A gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform killed two American soldiers Tuesday in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. They were the first American soldiers killed since the U.S. officially ended combat operations in the country last week. The attack occurred within an Iraqi army

NEMDIL   Saudi rejects Sri Lanka maid torture allegations  01/01/1970

Saudi authorities denied allegations that a Sri Lankan maid was tortured by hammering nails into her body and accused Sri Lankan labor firms of blackmail. Saad al-Badah, head of the Foreign Workers Committee at the Saudi Chamber of Commerce, said that 49-year old Sri Lankan maid L.G. Ariyawathi

NEMDIL   GCC states urge UK to expel Bahraini dissidents  01/01/1970

Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council have called on Britain to expel two leaders of Bahrain's Shiite opposition charged with plotting to oust the kingdom's Sunni government. The six GCC states urged Britain "to deal seriously with terrorist groups and

NEMDIL   Iran says vetting UN nuke inspectors is its right  01/01/1970

Iran said on Tuesday that it was within its rights to vet U.N. inspectors who monitor its nuclear facilities after the U.N. watchdog said its work was being hampered by the barring of some of its staff. "We have this right ... to change the inspectors as per their

NEMDIL   Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute  01/01/1970

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he had asked the U.S. to settle his dispute with Israel over settlement expansion, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year. Abbas told reporters Monday he asked the

NEMDIL   Al-Qaeda in Iraq turns to extortion tactics  01/01/1970

Al-Qaeda has increasingly turned to extortion and organized crime to fund its activities, with businesses bearing the brunt of intimidation, U.S. and Iraqi commanders in northern Iraq told AFP. While the number of attacks in Mosul and the surrounding province of Nineveh has dropped

NEMDIL   ElBaradei calls for Egypt election boycott  01/01/1970

Egypt's leading democracy advocate has made a forceful call for the nation to boycott November's parliamentary election, saying they were certain to be rigged and urging his young supporters to be patient and plan for a lengthy struggle. Nobel laureate Mohammed ElBaradei told about

NEMDIL   Iraqi govt mulling release of Aziz: lawyer  01/01/1970

The Iraqi government is considering the release of former Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on compassionate grounds due to his ailing health, his Amman-based lawyer Badeea Aref said Monday. “A head of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office called me a short while ago and informed

NEMDIL   IAEA worried about possible Iran nuclear missile  01/01/1970

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remained concerned about possible activity in Iran to develop a nuclear payload for a missile, according to a report published Monday. Iran's total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tons,

NEMDIL   Israel FM to block settlement curb extension  01/01/1970

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday his ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party would block any attempt to extend a partial moratorium on settlements due to expire on Sept. 26. The Palestinians have warned that failure to extend the 10-month halt to most new

NEMDIL   Beirut erred in blaming Hariri killing on Syria: PM  01/01/1970

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in comments published on Monday that he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a 2005 bombing in Beirut. "At some point, we made a mistake," Hariri told the Saudi-owned daily Asharq

NEMDIL   Iraqi troops under spotlight as bombers kill 12  01/01/1970

Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight Monday after a coordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, with U.S. troops among those who fired back in a bid to repel the operation. American involvement in the response to Sunday's attack was the first

NEMDIL   Mubarak concerned over "new dangers" in Gulf  01/01/1970

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern numerous Arab countries. In a speech to mark the Night of Destiny during the holy month of Ramadan, Mubarak said

NEMDIL   Bahrain to reassert state control over mosques  01/01/1970

Bahrain has decided to reassert state control over the kingdom's mosques after charging Shiite opposition activists with plotting to overthrow the Sunni government, official media reported on Monday. "Regaining control of the pulpits so they are not hostage to incompetent

NEMDIL   Attack on Iran means Israel’s ruin: Ahmadinejad  01/01/1970

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction. "Any act against Iran will lead to the eradication of the Zionist

NEMDIL   Iran Guard condemns attack on opposition cleric  01/01/1970

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has condemned an attack on the home of an opposition leader, calling the perpetrators "unruly elements." The state news agency on Sunday quoted the Guard division in Tehran as saying the attack on Mahdi Karroubi's home was caused

NEMDIL   UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crash‎: UAE  01/01/1970

The cockpit of a United Parcel Service 747 cargo plane filled with smoke as pilots fought to maintain altitude and return to Dubai, where the plane crashed and both crew members died, a civil aviation statement said on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation