Saudi regime forces in the eastern city of Qatif Saudi police have fired live bullets at anti-government demonstrators protesting the death of a teenage boy in the city of Qatif, killing several mourners including a nine-year-old girl. Activists say regime forces attacked protesters with artillery fire and machineguns in the city on Monday, adding that soldiers are conducting house to house searches... 

Protesters stand opposite police who fired tear gas during clashes between protesters and police near Liberation Square in Cairo November 21. At least 24 people have been killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and military forces in Cairo’s Liberation Square, Egyptian Health Ministry says. Some 1,700 protesters have also been injured in the country’s recent violence, DPA reported. Medical... 

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi after his capture, his fingers wrapped in bandages and his legs covered with a blanket. Interim Tripoli government says son of Muammar Gaddafi was arrested while attempting to flee to neighbouring Niger. Celebrations have erupted across Libya at the capture of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of Libya’s deceased former dictator. Libyan state TV reported that Saif... 

Cairo: Egyptian protesters clashes with riot police at Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on November 19, 2011, as Egyptian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a sit-in among whose organisers were people injured during the Arab Spring which overthrew veteran president Hosni Mubarak. Thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday.... 

Moscow in aggressive move to stop another American “humanitarian intervention”. Russian warships have entered Syrian territorial waters in an aggressive move designed to prevent any NATO-led attack on the country under the guise of a “humanitarian intervention”. “Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move... 

Damascus: Syrians hold up a large national flags as they rally to show their support for their President Bashar al-Assad in the capital in Damascus. The “illegitimate” decision to suspend Syria from the Arab League has received wide support from the EU and the US. Russia, however, has strongly opposed the measure, which is starting to look like another step on the road to a Libya-style scenario. During... 

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says any attack on Iran will start a full-scale war in the Middle East region. The Lebanese official said that the Israel and the US want to weaken the ‘Axis of Resistance’ by putting Tehran and Damascus on the defensive. “The [US] must understand that war on Iran and Syria will not... 

Ahmadinejad rejects U.S. allegations on nuclear weapons. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country does not need nuclear weapons to “cut the hands” of the United States, and can achieve their goals by peaceful means, thus repudiating claims about its nuclear program. “Our nation can achieve success through reflection, its rich culture and prudence,” Ahmadinejad... 

Sheikh of Egyptian Azmieh cult Aala Mazi Abulazaem A senior Egyptian religious leader has warned Israel of Jihad in case Tel Aviv embarks on a military strike against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sheikh of Egyptian Azmieh cult, Aala Mazi Abulazaem, warned that his followers in Egypt are prepared to “fight shoulder to shoulder with their Iranian brothers,” in case Israel and the West wage a war... 

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the International Atomic Energy Agency is free to reveal the alleged evidence it claims to have against Iran as “their documents are baseless.” In a joint press conference with visiting Burundian Foreign Minister Augustin Nsanze on Saturday, Salehi said Iran has given a 117-page response to such allegations... 

Greek coastguards stand in front of Canadian boat "Tahrir" after forcing the Gaza-bound ship to return to the port of Agios Nikolaos, July 4, 2011. Two small boats approaching the Gaza coast have been boarded by the Israeli Defense Force. The IDF Chief of Staff ordered the navy to board the vessels should they refuse radio requests. Nobody was injured during the takeover, according to the... 

The Mars500 project crew has returned to Earth after 520 days of living inside steel containers to simulate the length of a journey to the Red Planet. Three Russians, two EU citizens and a Chinese national spent 17 months in a 550-cubic-meter mock spaceship at a Moscow research institute as part of the $15 million Mars500 experiment aiming to investigate the psychological and physiological effects... 

Photo of an Iranian Military Drill from 2008 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that Tehran and Moscow will continue their military cooperation, local Tehran Times daily reported on Wednesday. Mehmanparast made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday in reply to a question about reports saying that Russia has agreed to provide Iran with electronic warfare in return for... 

Concerns: Israel has test-fired a missile, thought to be a Jericho missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead today. Israel’s military has test-fired a missile which is reportedly capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to any part of the Middle East and probably as far as Europe. It comes amid speculation that Tel Aviv is planning a military strike on Iran. ­The test on Wednesday was reported... 

A file photo of the United Nations General Assembly The UN General Assembly’s First Committee has endorsed an Iran-sponsored resolution on nuclear disarmament despite attempts by the US and the Israeli regime to stop the bid. The committee, which focuses on disarmament and international security issues, approved the resolution with 107 votes on October 31, despite strong opposition and negative...