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Saudi battles Yemeni rebels for fifth day
Al-Khubah: Saudi forces battled Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day on Saturday as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising above Jebel al-Dukhan, a 2,000-metre peak that marks the frontier near the border town of Al-Khubah, some 60 km from the Red Sea coast.

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UAE police seize 1.5 mn pills IANS - Sat, Nov 7
Dubai, Nov 7 (IANS) At least 1.5 million pills worth nearly $4 million were seized between January and October in a crackdown on illegal drug supply in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported.
More than 100 arrested at Tehran opposition rally IANS - Sat, Nov 7
Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) More than 100 people have been arrested on charges of 'disturbing the public order' during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.
Iran says Pakistan freed Sunni rebel leader before attack IANS - Sat, Nov 7
Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards accused Pakistan Friday of releasing the leader of a Sunni rebel group ahead of a deadly attack it carried out in southeast Iran, state television IRIB reported.
Saudi fighter jets resume pounding Yemen rebels IANS - Fri, Nov 6
Sana'a (Yemen), Nov 6 (DPA) Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shia rebels on the country's southwestern border with Yemen for the third day Friday, the rebel group said in an e-mailed statement.
No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency Reuters - Fri, Nov 6
Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January.
Israel rejects UN's endorsement of Gaza war report IANS - Fri, Nov 6
Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Tel Aviv Friday deplored a UN resolution backing the Goldstone report that investigated human rights violations during the brief war between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip early this year.
UN lauds UAE for labour reforms IANS - Thu, Nov 5
Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
UN to relocate one-third of foreign staff in Afghanistan IANS - Thu, Nov 5
Kabul, Nov 5 (DPA) The UN plans to relocate 12 percent of its workers in Afghanistan, including one third of its international staff, in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday.
UN relocates hundreds of staff in Afghanistan IANS - Thu, Nov 5
Kabul, Nov 5 (DPA) The UN plans to relocate hundreds of its international staff in Afghanistan in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday.
Israel seizes weapons-smuggling ship off coast IANS - Thu, Nov 5
Tel Aviv, Nov 5 (DPA) Israeli naval commandoes Wednesday seized a cargo ship smuggling weapons from Iran to the Hezbollah guerrilla group in Lebanon, the military said.
Israeli envoy's car pelted with eggs in Turkey IANS - Wed, Nov 4
Istanbul, Nov 4 (DPA) Israel's ambassador to Turkey was forced to cancel a university visit in the country's Black Sea region Wednesday after a group of students pelted his car with eggs.
Iranian port rocked, 700 injured IANS - Wed, Nov 4
Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and left injured at least 700 people, state media reported.
Quake shakes Iranian port, 270 injured IANS - Wed, Nov 4
Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and injured at least 270 people, state media reported.
Iran hangs convicted Sunni rebel: Report IANS - Wed, Nov 4
Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) Iran hanged a member of a Sunni rebel group blamed for deadly attacks in the predominantly Shia Muslim state, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday.
Iran hangs a member of Sunni rebel group - report Reuters - Tue, Nov 3
Iran has executed a convicted member of the Jundollah Sunni rebel group, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iranian police warn opposition over Nov. 4 rallies Reuters - Tue, Nov 3
Iranian police warned the opposition on Tuesday to avoid using the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover in Tehran to revive protests against the clerical establishment, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Monitors worried about Sudan election, freedoms Reuters - Tue, Nov 3
Election observers expressed concern on Tuesday over the harassment of political parties and funding delays as voters began to register for Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years.
Karzai promises `national unity' government in new term IANS - Tue, Nov 3
Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised Tuesday to assemble a government of 'national unity', a day after the presidential runoff was cancelled and he was declared the winner.
Iran police to "strongly confront" Nov. 4 rallies Reuters - Tue, Nov 3
Iranian police said on Tuesday any illegal rallies on Nov. 4 would be "strongly confronted" and only anti-U.S. protests were considered legal, the official IRNA news agency quoted a police statement as saying.