Politics

UN inspectors in Syria to probe chemical weapons use - 08/19/2013

DAMASCUS, Roueida Mabardi- UN inspectors tasked with investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria arrived Sunday in Damascus as fierce fighting raged in the coastal heartland of...

France urges Saudi, Qatar to help resolve Egypt crisis - 08/19/2013

PARIS- France on Sunday called on Saudi Arabia and Qatar to help find a solution to the crisis in Egypt as it received senior diplomats from the two rival regional powers. Qatar, considered an ally...

Fresh rallies called in Egypt after bloody crackdown - 08/16/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Islamists in Egypt called for a "Friday of anger" in Cairo after a crackdown on protesters that killed nearly 600 people nationwide, as Washington scrapped a joint military...

US leads condemnation of Egypt crackdown - 08/15/2013

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State John Kerry led the widespread global condemnation Wednesday of Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, branding the events in Cairo...

Bahrain activists to test demo ban at US embassy - 08/14/2013

DUBAI, Ali Khalil- Bahraini opposition activists, inspired by the success of street protests in Egypt, plan to demonstrate near the US embassy on Wednesday in defiance of a government ban. The Sunni...

Angry Libya Berbers storm national assembly - 08/14/2013

TRIPOLI- Members of Libya's Berber community, angered over what they believe is their marginalisation, stormed the national assembly Tuesday, a deputy told AFP. Berbers "who had been demonstrating...

US urges Egyptian leaders to halt 'political' arrests - 08/13/2013

WASHINGTON- The United States urged Egypt's new leaders Monday to halt all "politically motivated arrests and detentions," but there was no specific mention of the future of ousted president Mohamed...

Tunisia braces for rival pro-women rallies on Tuesday - 08/13/2013

TUNIS, Mounir Souissi- Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition called rival rallies for Tuesday to mark national women's day, reflecting deepening divisions in the North African...

Morsi backers rally as post-holiday crackdown looms - 08/12/2013

CAIRO, Sarah Benhaida- Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi rallied on Sunday to demand his reinstatement, even as officials said a "gradual" break-up of their protest camps was...

Egypt group claims militants killed by Israel, Egypt denies - 08/11/2013

CAIRO- An Egyptian militant group said on Saturday that a strike that killed four of its members in the Sinai peninsula was Israeli, but officials said Egyptian planes carried out the air strike....
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