Politics

Syrian diplomacy 'on verge of collapse' - 08/31/2012

Lamia Al-Hariri, the first female Syrian diplomat to defect, says that the Bashar Al-Assad regime has thrown away every opportunity to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis According to Lamia...

UN Council warns against attempts to destabilize Lebanon - 08/31/2012

UNITED NATIONS- The UN Security Council on Thursday warned against attempts to destabilize Lebanon as it renewed the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the country for another year. The renewal...

Egypt's Shafiq lashes out at 'political' travel ban - 08/31/2012

CAIRO- Former premier Ahmed Shafiq denounced on Thursday as "political" a travel ban which may lead to his arrest upon returning to Egypt, in remarks to the Abu Dhabi-based Arabic Skynews channel....

Bahrain police charged over Shiite teenager death - 08/31/2012

DUBAI- A Bahrain policeman has been charged over shooting dead a Shiite teenager when a group of protesters attacked security forces with petrol bombs, an investigator said. The public prosecution...

Egypt's Morsi says Assad must go: French presidency - 08/30/2012

PARIS- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi agrees that there can be no political solution for Syria unless President Bashar al-Assad leaves power, the French presidency said Wednesday. In a statement...

Deadly bombing hits loyalist funeral outside Damascus - 08/28/2012

DAMASCUS- A car bomb rocked the funeral of two government loyalists in a Damascus suburb killing 12 people on Tuesday as the army kept up its bombardment of rebel strongholds in the east of the...

Algeria rights activist trial delayed to Sept 4 - 08/28/2012

"The trial of Abdelkader Kherba has been put back to September 4," Zerguine said, adding that the court had refused to release the accused ahead of his trial. The defence team wants to present...

UN chief leads world outcry over Syria 'massacre' - 08/28/2012

France said it was working with allies on possibility of setting up buffer zones to protect civilians inside Syria amid growing concern about the plight of fleeing civilians camped out on the...

Rights observers visit W. Sahara amid UN envoy row - 08/28/2012

LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara- Human rights observers held meetings with tribal leaders, peacekeepers and Moroccan officials on Monday as they wrapped up a visit to the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara....

Egypt's Morsi names Christian as one of four assistants - 08/28/2012

CAIRO, Christophe de Roquefeuil- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi named a liberal Christian, a hardline Islamist and a woman as assistants Monday as he sought to reach out beyond his power base in...
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