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Saudi officials in the eastern city of Dammam have reportedly executed 10 more Iranian citizens following the earlier execution of eight Iranian sailors at the same prison in mid-April. Quoting an Iranian prisoner, who is currently jailed in Dammam, the Persian-language Tabnak news website...

Syria rebels kill Assad's Defense Minister, brother-in-law near Damascus Al-Jazeera cites rebel leaders as saying that Free Syrian Army special forces kill Defense Minister Rajiha and former head of military intelligence Assef Shawkat; Syria TV says alleged casualties officials call in to deny...

LONDON — Nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent were convicted Tuesday of luring girls as young as 13 into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs, in a case that has heightened racial tensions in Britain and stirred protests among the far right. The five victims who shared their...

Iran's Strategy For centuries, the dilemma facing Iran (and before it, Persia) has been guaranteeing national survival and autonomy in the face of stronger regional powers like Ottoman Turkey and the Russian Empire. Though always weaker than these larger empires, Iran survived for three...

Egypt foiled ‘Iranian’ plot to kill Saudi ambassador in Cairo: embassy advisor Egyptian security services arrested three Iranians for allegedly plotting to kidnap and murder Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Cairo, Ahmed Abdel Aziz al-Qattan, three months ago, a legal advisor at...

Nice discussion on the future Pakistan-US relations? I think the US has pushed Pakistan far enough. At least for now, Pakistan needs to be in good terms with US government until the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Then Pakistan should support to overthrow of the puppet government in...

Asia's balance of power China’s military rise There are ways to reduce the threat to stability that an emerging superpower poses NO MATTER how often China has emphasised the idea of a peaceful rise, the pace and nature of its military modernisation inevitably cause alarm. As America...