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Israel arrests ultra-Orthodox men over Holocaust museum graffiti

Luke BrowneJune 26, 2012 10:25

The men have reportedly admitted vandalising the memorial, the walls of which were covered in slogans like “If Hitler had not existed, the Zionists would have invented him.”

Kenyans barred from seeking jobs in Middle East

Luke BrowneJune 22, 2012 16:33

The country’s foreign ministry says Kenyans have been lured to countries in the region by the prospect of non-existent jobs, and to combat this new measures are to be introduced requiring all agencies recruiting housekeepers and maids to be vetted.

Israeli air strike on Gaza kills militant after rockets fired

Luke BrowneJune 22, 2012 12:07

The Palestinian killed Friday is the ninth Gazan to die in an Israeli airstrike since Monday, when two militants crossed into Israel from the lawless Sinai peninsula and opened fire on civilians working on the construction of a border security fence, killing one.

Double bomb attack kills 13 at busy Baghdad market

Luke BrowneJune 22, 2012 09:58

More than 130 people have been killed this month since Sunni militant groups – including Al Qaeda’s local affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq – launched a series of bombing attacks on Shia Muslims.

Syrian air force pilot defects to Jordan

Luke BrowneJune 21, 2012 09:05

The pilot landed his Russian-made, Soviet-era MiG-21 at the King Hussein Air Base in the town of Mafraq, not far from the Syrian border, on Thursday morning.

Saudi man beheaded on 'witchcraft and sorcery' charges

Luke BrowneJune 20, 2012 07:55

Human rights organizations have repeatedly spoken out against executions in the conservative Gulf kingdom on charges of witchcraft.

Palestinian soccer player ends hunger strike over detention in Israel

Luke BrowneJune 18, 2012 16:20

Mahmoud al-Sarsak was arrested at the Erez border crossing in July 2009, whilst making his way to represent the Palestinian national team in a soccer game in the West Bank

Prince Salman named as new crown prince of Saudi Arabia

Luke BrowneJune 18, 2012 12:07

The appointment of Salman, 76, comes two days after the death in Geneva of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, who died at the age of 78 while undergoing medical treatment.

Israeli truck driver shoots dead 2 Palestinians following 'attack'

Luke BrowneJune 17, 2012 12:51

Israeli police are reportedly investigating whether the Palestinian men were attempting to kidnap the driver.

Dozens killed in Iraq car bomb attacks

Luke BrowneJune 16, 2012 11:13

Thousands of Shia pilgrims had travelled to Baghdad to mark the final day of a festival commemorating the anniversary of the death of Moussa al-Kadhim, the Prophet Muhammad’s great-grandson and the seventh imam.