Politics

Iraq readying 'major attack' to retake Fallujah - 01/06/2014

FALLUJAH- Iraq is preparing a "major attack" on militant-held Fallujah, a senior official said Sunday, spelling another assault for the city west of Baghdad where US forces repeatedly battled...

Egypt vows 'full force' against defiant Brotherhood - 01/05/2014

CAIRO, Haitham El-Tabei- Egypt vowed Saturday to confront the Muslim Brotherhood with "full force" as the Islamists called for further rallies, a day after clashes between protesters and police...

Clashes kill 13 as Morsi backers rally in Egypt - 01/04/2014

CAIRO, Sarah Benhaida- At least 13 people died in clashes Friday across Egypt as police dispersed thousands of protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the...

US ship equipped to destroy Syria's chemical weapons - 01/03/2014

ABOARD THE MV CAPE RAY, Mathieu Rabechault- With special machinery installed in the hold of this American cargo ship, the MV Cape Ray is poised to embark on an unprecedented mission to destroy...

Syria opposition says jihadists 'serve regime interests' - 01/02/2014

BEIRUT- Syria's opposition National Coalition on Wednesday accused an Al-Qaeda-linked group in the country of ties to the Syrian regime, saying it was serving the government's interests. The...

Egypt holds Jazeera crew on 'terror' accusations - 01/01/2014

CAIRO, Samer Al-Atrush- Egypt has accused detained journalists from the Qatari-based Al-Jazeera television network of belonging to a "terrorist" group, saying they had ties with the blacklisted...

Syria misses deadline to remove chemical weapons - 01/01/2014

DAMASCUS- Syria will miss a December 31 deadline for the removal of part of its chemical weapons arsenal for destruction, but international inspectors insisted the overall mission is still on track....

Ships return to dock as Syria chemical deadline missed - 12/31/2013

NICOSIA- Disarmament teams returned Scandinavian escort vessels to port Monday as they accepted an end-of-year deadline for the removal of Syrian chemical weapons could no longer be met, a Norwegian...

Egypt turmoil turns tourist hub Luxor into ghost town - 12/31/2013

LUXOR, Sarah Benhaida- Tourists once flocked to Luxor for its pharaonic treasures, but as Egypt witnesses sweeping political upheavals, the visitors have simply vanished from this famed temple city....

Bomb near Egypt intel building wounds four soldiers - 12/30/2013

CAIRO, Sarah Benhaida- A bomb near an army intelligence building wounded four soldiers Sunday, the third such blast within a week after the Muslim Brotherhood's designation as a terrorist...
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