http://in.news.yahoo.com/middle-east/ Latest Middle East news headlines from Yahoo! India World News. Top stories, world news articles & in-depth coverage on world Middle East news from world news section. en-IN Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:22 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/middle-east/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-IN.gif London, May 18 (ANI): Russia has defended its arms sales to Syria, saying it is for purely defensive purposes.http://in.news.yahoo.com/russia-defends-arms-sales-syria-091222668.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 14:42:22 +0530ANIrussia-defends-arms-sales-syria-091222668London, May 18 (ANI): The United Nation's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria.http://in.news.yahoo.com/un-agency-says-1-5-mln-people-fled-075212810.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 13:22:12 +0530ANIun-agency-says-1-5-mln-people-fled-075212810Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said.http://in.news.yahoo.com/15-killed-57-wounded-bombings-baghdad-051412883.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 10:44:12 +0530ANI15-killed-57-wounded-bombings-baghdad-051412883Geneva, May 18 (IANS) The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).http://in.news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-now-exceed-1-5-million-unhcr-040358795.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 09:33:58 +0530IANS India Private Limitedsyrian-refugees-now-exceed-1-5-million-unhcr-040358795Dubai, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mozambique have signed a bilateral accord covering air transport.http://in.news.yahoo.com/uae-mozambique-sign-air-transport-accord-010157481.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 06:31:57 +0530IANS India Private Limiteduae-mozambique-sign-air-transport-accord-010157481Dubai, May 17 (IANS) The Indian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has appealed to members of the Indian community to volunteer for its campaign to help those Indian expatriate workers who have been affected by the new labour policy in that country.http://in.news.yahoo.com/indias-jeddah-consulate-seeks-volunteers-112116044.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:51:16 +0530IANS India Private Limitedindias-jeddah-consulate-seeks-volunteers-112116044Doha, May 17 (IANS) Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here.http://in.news.yahoo.com/indian-women-strike-gold-asia-3x3-basketball-meet-111927445.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:49:27 +0530IANS India Private Limitedindian-women-strike-gold-asia-3x3-basketball-meet-111927445Al Ain, May 17 (IANS/WAM) The Al Ain zoo has been accepted as a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) after the UAE zoo met the highest international standards of animal care and for being a major contributor to wildlife conservation.http://in.news.yahoo.com/al-ain-zoo-becomes-european-zoo-group-member-202414312.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 01:54:14 +0530IANS India Private Limitedal-ain-zoo-becomes-european-zoo-group-member-202414312Dubai, May 17 (IANS/WAM) The 12th edition of the Arab Journalism Award (AJA) was held on the closing day of the two-day Arab Media Forum here.http://in.news.yahoo.com/arab-journalism-awards-2013-presented-192415221.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 00:54:15 +0530IANS India Private Limitedarab-journalism-awards-2013-presented-192415221Dubai, May 16 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday said it would provide all assistance to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the IPL spot-fixing case that has seen the arrest of three cricketers, including India fast bowler S. Sreesanth.http://in.news.yahoo.com/icc-fully-support-bcci-spot-fixing-probe-164220088.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 22:12:20 +0530IANS India Private Limitedicc-fully-support-bcci-spot-fixing-probe-164220088