News

Army targets Damascus area as peace hopes dim - 02/07/2013

DAMASCUS- Syria's army on Wednesday launched a fierce assault around Damascus, blasting rebel strongholds and sealing the main entrances to the capital, witnesses said, as prospects for peace talks...

Egypt's Morsi urges Syria unity at Islamic summit - 02/07/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday urged Syrian opposition groups to unify, as he addressed leaders of Islamic states at a summit that also focused on the battle...

'Tree of life' has Kurdish roots: study - 02/06/2013

PARIS- Seen by some as emblematic of the Mediterranean landscape and cuisine, the olive tree in fact has its domesticated roots in Kurdish regions, said a study Wednesday that seeks to settle an...

Egypt top cleric scolds Ahmadinejad over interference - 02/06/2013

CAIRO- Egypt's top cleric told visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to interfere in the affairs of Bahrain or other Gulf states, and to uphold the rights of his country's Sunni...

Egypt activist death reignites police reform calls - 02/05/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Fierce clashes broke out in the Nile Delta on Monday between demonstrators and riot police after the funeral of an activist who died in custody, witnesses said, amid a growing...

NASA science balloon breaks longest flight record - 02/05/2013

It was gathering data on the high energy cosmic rays that hit the Earth from elsewhere in the galaxy. That process included the use of a new tool to measure rare elements heavier than iron among the...

Egypt beating victim accuses police in about-face - 02/04/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- A man whose beating was broadcast on live television, enraging the Egyptian opposition, on Sunday blamed police for the abuse after initially having claimed they saved him...

Moscow wants 'regular contact' with Syrian opposition - 02/03/2013

MUNICH, Germany, Kate Millar- Moscow said Saturday it wanted to keep in regular contact with the Syrian opposition after ground-breaking talks between the Russian foreign minister and the coalition's...

Yiddish paper gives 'dying' language new life - 02/03/2013

But now the newspaper, which also appears in English as The Forward, will be reborn for the 21st century with a website targeting what the New York-based institution believes is an untapped younger...

Hezbollah could get arms from Syrian 'chaos': Panetta - 02/02/2013

WASHINGTON- The United States is increasingly concerned that "chaos" in Syria could allow Hezbollah to obtain sophisticated weapons from the Damascus regime, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told AFP...
1 ... « 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 » ... 696

At a glance