Politics

Iraq bombings hit cafe and mourners as 22 killed - 07/14/2013

BAQUBA- Attacks in Iraq including bombings targeting a cafe and mourners killed at least 22 people on Saturday, security and medical officials said. In the deadliest attack, a roadside bomb exploded...

Egypt new cabinet closer as prosecution probes Morsi - 07/14/2013

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt's new prime minister moved closer to forming a cabinet on Saturday, as prosecutors looked into criminal complaints against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and...

Lebanese wary of Syrian refugees: survey - 07/12/2013

BEIRUT- A majority of Lebanese believe the influx of Syrian refugees in their country threatens national security, Norway's Fafo research foundation said in a report obtained on Thursday by AFP. In...

Del Toro eyes monster hit with 'Pacific Rim' - 07/12/2013

LOS ANGELES, Romain Raynaldy- A lifelong fascination with Japanese mega-monsters is behind Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's eagerly anticipated summer blockbuster "Pacific Rim," due to be...

US revokes Syrian diplomat's visa - 07/11/2013

WASHINGTON- The United States has revoked the visa of a top Syrian diplomat who tried to enter the country to take up a post at the war-torn country's embassy, a US official said Wednesday. Ali...

Egypt orders Brotherhood chief held, Morsi in 'safe place' - 07/11/2013

CAIRO, Simon Martelli- Egypt issued a warrant on Wednesday for the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme leader Mohammed Badie in connection with deadly violence in Cairo, stoking Islamist anger...

Interim charter row reflects rocky road ahead for Egypt - 07/10/2013

CAIRO, Simon Martelli- Egypt's interim charter hit a wave of opposition shortly after it was announced late on Monday, from liberals as well as supporters of Islamist former president Mohamed Morsi,...

Killing of 51 Egyptians triggers Islamist uprising call - 07/09/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush, Sarah Benhaida- Fifty-one people, mostly Mohamed Morsi loyalists, were killed in Egypt Monday while rallying in favour of the ousted president, as the new rulers announced...

Two thirds of Syria's Homs rebel area destroyed: NGO - 07/08/2013

BEIRUT- Intense fighting in the central Syrian city of Homs has left 60 to 70 percent of a besieged rebel-held district damaged, destroyed or uninhabitable, a monitoring group said on Sunday. The...

Iraqi Kurdistan chief in Baghdad for talks on disputes - 07/08/2013

BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim- The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, held landmark talks in Baghdad on Sunday with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on an array of disputes plaguing...
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