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2 Saudis injured by cross-border fire from Yemen

Two Saudis were injured Friday by a military projectile fired from war-ravaged Yemen into southern Saudi Arabia, according to the kingdom’s civil defense agency.  Agency spokesman Yehia al-Kahtani said a shell struck a house in Jizan city near border with Yemen, injuring a man and his...

South Africans raise money for Syria

South Africans have pledged over 13 million rand (approximately $928,000) to assist with humanitarian efforts in Syria, a spokesman for a local NGO behind the initiative has told Anadolu Agency.  Yusuf Abramjee, spokesman for the NGO OperationSA, said telephone pledge lines were made by...

UN Security Council demands end to Israel settlement building

After the United States abstained from voting, the U.N. Security Council Friday passed a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, a reversal of U.S. practice to protect Israel from United Nations action. The resolution was put forward at the...

Weapons used in plane hijack appear to be replicas

The weapons used Friday in the hijack of a jet from Libya to Malta were replicas according to the result of an initial forensic examination, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on his Twitter feed. The hijackers, armed with a grenade and pistols, forced the airliner to land in Malta...