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Saudi bans ‘terrorist’ propaganda on Internet

Saudi bans ‘terrorist’ propaganda on Internet

Sep 09, – Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will outlaw the dissemination of information on the Internet for the benefit of “terrorist” groups, in line with a decision taken by Gulf Arab monarchies. The official SPA news agency said the cabinet approved the “unified legislation against cybercrime,” which the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) adopted […]

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Syria minister: US strike ‘would benefit al-Qaeda’

Syria minister: US strike ‘would benefit al-Qaeda’

Sep 02, – Any US military action against Syria would amount to “support for al-Qaeda and its affiliates,” Damascus has said. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad also told the BBC that armed groups backed by America had used chemical weapons – not Syrian troops. The US earlier said it had evidence that Damascus had […]

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Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

July 31, – Pop singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with clothing retailer Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image. The star sued Topshop’s parent company Arcadia for $5 million (£3.3m) over the T-shirts, which featured a photo taken during a video shoot in 2011. Her lawyers told the High Court in London the […]

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Syrian army takes Damascus suburb near Intl. airport

Syrian army takes Damascus suburb near Intl. airport

June 16, BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad’s forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put […]

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