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Baghdad - Arab Today

Daesh insurgents have posted a video showing a 3,000-year-old temple being blown up at the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, in their latest assault on some of the world’s greatest archaeological and cultural treasures. The UN confirmed in a statement on Wednesday evening that satellite imagery showed “extensive damage to the main entrance” of the temple of Nabu, the Babylonian deityRead more

3000 Russians joined suicide groups abroad

Krasnoyarsk - Arab Today

Some 3,000 Russians have traveled abroad to join terrorist groups, a Russian official said on Wednesday. First deputy chairman of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee Yevgeny Ilin added that most of them are from North Caucasian Federal District, in their twenties and suffering financial problems as well as poor education. Source : MENARead more

Riyadh-Tehran differences not to hinder pro-Syrian efforts

Washington - Arab Today

US State Secretary John Kerry said that differences between Riyadh and Tehran would not hinder efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis. At his daily press briefing, Kerry said "on Syria, we remain extremely focused on our diplomatic effort to de-escalate the conflict, to achieve a political transition, to marginalize the terrorists, and to enable the safe return of refugees". "NegotiationsRead more

Anti-Saudi protests in Iran

Tehran - Arab Today

Protestors held anti-Saudi demonstrations in Iran on Friday against Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and after Tehran accused its regional rival of bombing its Yemen embassy. A week-long diplomatic crisis between the Middle East's leading Sunni and Shiite Muslim powers has raised fears of heightened sectarian tensions across the region. Around 1,000 protestors marched through Tehran on FridayRead more

Iran bans all products from Saudi Arabia after ties cut

Tehran - Arab Today

Iran on Thursday banned all products from Saudi Arabia after Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in a mounting diplomatic crisis. "The cabinet has banned the entry of all Saudi products and products from Saudi Arabia," the government said in a statement, noting that a ban on Iranians travelling to the Saudi holy city of Mecca for the umrah pilgrimage wasRead more

Al-Ahsa’s Land of Civilizations project nears completion

AL-Ahsa - Arab Today

Preparations are under way for the completion of the “Land of Civilizations” project at Al-Qara Mountain in the east of Al-Ahsa oasis. It is expected to open within the next two months. Abdul Latif Al-Afaleq, chairman of the Tourism Committee in the Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that Al-Qara Mountain was a natural landmark closely linked to theRead more

Iran's Rouhani wants urgent case against embassy suspects

Tehran - Arab Today

President Hassan Rouhani wrote to Iran's judiciary chief Wednesday urging a quick and conclusive case against 50 suspects accused of involvement in the storming of Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran. The letter to Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, head of the judiciary, was posted on Rouhani's website. It came as the crisis between Tehran and Riyadh over the execution of a prominentRead more

Iraqi Shiite militias in mass anti-Saudi protest

Baghdad - Arab Today

Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row. The protest was staged in central Baghdad at the same time that government officials were attending military parades for Army Day, which is a national holiday in Shiite-majority Iraq. The militiamen were also inRead more