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| ‘Qaeda’ kills Yemen intelligence officer: police |
| Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen shot dead a Yemeni intelligence officer in a drive-by attack in the southern city of Mukalla, capital of the south-eastern Hadramawt province, a police source said on Saturday. |
| Iraq violence kills eight |
| Violence in Iraq killed eight people, including a police officer, his wife and two children, on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped 10 security force personnel, officials said. |
| New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry |
| A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website. |
| Syria govt supporters hack Financial Times |
| The Financial Times’ website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. |
| Syrian refugees exceed 1.5 million |
| 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). |
| Egypt security forces clash with protesters |
| Demonstrators calling for Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo late Friday. |
| UN chief’s SOS for Syria talks |
| A proposed international conference to try to stop Syria’s civil war should be held as soon as possible, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, but no date has yet been agreed for a meeting that appears to face growing obstacles. |
| Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22 |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. |
| 73 killed, 148 injured in Iraq attacks |
| A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq on Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. |
| Bahrain govt dispels oppn rumours on campaigner |
| MANAMA — Bahrain has denied rumours spread by the opposition that a human right campaigner has gone missing from prison. |
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