Politics

Syria opposition head seeks talks with Assad's VP - 02/05/2013

DAMASCUS- Syria's opposition chief urged President Bashar al-Assad on Monday to respond positively to a call for dialogue and to delegate his deputy to end 22 months of warfare that has cost tens of...

Libya faces revolt as uprising anniversary looms - 02/05/2013

TRIPOLI, Youssef Ba- Two years after the start of the uprising that ousted Moamer Kadhafi, Libya's new rulers are under attack for lack of reforms and face protests on February 15 being touted by...

Assad lashes out as Israel admits Syria raid - 02/04/2013

MUNICH, Germany- Israel on Sunday implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria last week as President Bashar al-Assad accused the Jewish state of trying to further destabilise his war-torn...

Egypt opposition hardens stand on Morsi - 02/03/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's main opposition group on Saturday backed calls to oust the ruling Islamists after deadly clashes and as President Mohamed Morsi scrambled to contain fallout from...

Turkish Marxist group claims US embassy attack - 02/03/2013

The site carried two pictures of the bomber identified as Alisan Sanli, one of which shows him brandishing a gun. The authorities have said the bomber was previously jailed for his involvement in an...

Syria threatens retaliation over 'Israel strike' - 02/01/2013

DAMASCUS- Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate over what it says was an Israeli air raid, as Damascus allies rushed to denounce the strike which threatened to take the conflict beyond Syria's...

Egypt opposition seeks talks as more killed - 01/31/2013

CAIRO, Ines Bel Aiba- Egyptian opposition leaders on Wednesday sought urgent talks on the political crisis gripping the country, as fresh violence killed two more people in Cairo. Mohamed ElBaradei,...

Syria destroyed 'bit by bit', Council must act: UN envoy - 01/30/2013

UNITED NATIONS- The nearly two-year-old conflict in Syria is destroying the country "bit by bit" and the UN Security Council must take action, UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Tuesday. "The...

Egypt military chief warns of collapse of state - 01/30/2013

CAIRO, Christophe de Roquefeuil- Egypt's military chief warned Tuesday the political crisis sweeping the country could lead to the collapse of the state, as thousands defied curfews and the death...

World 'must respect' Palestinian reconciliation: Hamas - 01/29/2013

"We have made excellent steps in the reconciliation talks in Egypt," he said of long-running talks between Hamas and the rival Fatah faction of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Earlier this month,...
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