Politics

Egypt's Morsi meets Hamas chief - 07/20/2012

CAIRO- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi met Palestinian Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Thursday, a day after hosting his rival Mahmud Abbas amid scrutiny over how Cairo's policy on the Palestinians...

Ban condemns Syria blast, urges UN action - 07/19/2012

UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council to "shoulder its responsibility" on the eve of Thursday's scheduled vote on possible sanctions against Bashar al-Assad's...

Libya vote shows 'commitment to democracy': US - 07/19/2012

WASHINGTON- Libya has taken an "important step forward" with this month's election results and the vote process showed the Libyan people's "commitment to democracy," the White House said Wednesday....

Tunisia has not 'fallen into hands of Islamists': president - 07/19/2012

PARIS- President Moncef Marzouki said Wednesday that Tunisia had not fallen into Islamist hands and was pursuing democracy in the wake of its popular uprising, as he addressed France's National...

Rebels battle to 'liberate' Syria capital - 07/18/2012

DAMASCUS- Rebels declared the battle to "liberate" Damascus has begun as heavy fighting raged across the city on Tuesday and Russia said an agreement is possible for a UN resolution on the Syria...

Liberals have the edge in Libya vote but no clear majority - 07/18/2012

TRIPOLI- Libya's liberal coalition outscored Islamist parties in preliminary results unveiled by the electoral commission Tuesday -- but it remained unclear who will dominate the next congress. The...

Teenage Tibetan monk 'self-immolates' in China - 07/18/2012

The monk died on the spot, the statement said. Local government and police in Bharkham, known as Maerkang in Chinese, could not immediately confirm the suicide when contacted by AFP. At least 42...

Russia blocks UN Council statement on Syria - 07/17/2012

UNITED NATIONS- Russia on Monday blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on mass killings in the Syrian village of Treimsa, diplomats said, amid worsening deadlock over international action...

Netanyahu and Clinton talk Egypt, peace and Iran - 07/16/2012

JERUSALEM, Jo Biddle- Egypt has been "an anchor of peace" in the Middle East and preserving its 1979 peace treaty with Israel is a key priority for both Washington and the Jewish state, Prime...

Ben Ali ready to hand Swiss-held 'assets' to Tunisia: lawyer - 07/16/2012

BEIRUT- Tunisia's former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, toppled by a popular revolt in 2011, is ready to hand over his Swiss-held financial "assets" to the Tunisian state, his Lebanese lawyer...
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