Politics

Gulf summit opens with unity call - 12/25/2012

MANAMA- The annual summit of Arab monarchs in the Gulf opened in Manama on Monday with a call for closer economic integration and unity in the face of the turmoil which has swept much of the Middle...

Egypt Islamists claim lead in constitution vote - 12/23/2012

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's ruling Islamists claimed Sunday that preliminary referendum results showed strong backing for a divisive constitution rejected by the secular opposition, hours after...

Tunisia Islamists besiege opposition meeting - 12/23/2012

MIDOUNE, Tunisia- Hundreds of supporters of Tunisia's Islamist ruling party attacked members of a secular opposition party and besieged the hotel where they were meeting on Saturday, an AFP...

Russia denounces West's 'dangerous' stance on Syria - 12/22/2012

Lavrov reiterated Moscow's position that the Syrian people should be allowed to decide their own destiny without outside agencies seeking to help oust the regime. "We are not in the business of...

Thousands of Palestinians return to Damascus refugee camp - 12/21/2012

DAMASCUS- Thousands of Palestinians returned on Thursday to a refugee camp in Damascus that has become a battle ground, as UN investigators warned of an openly sectarian conflict that threatens whole...

Syrian pro-regime Druze religious leader dead - 12/21/2012

BEIRUT- One of Syria's top three Druze religious leaders, who had close ties to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has died of cancer, state news agency SANA said on Thursday. A leader of one...

Palestinians flee Damascus camp battles in droves - 12/20/2012

BEIRUT- Talks were held on Wednesday aimed at removing both rebel and pro-government fighters from a Damascus Palestinian refugee camp after deadly clashes, a Palestinian relief official told AFP, as...

Low turnout for Egypt protests ahead of referendum - 12/18/2012

CAIRO, Christophe de Roquefeuil- Egypt's opposition mustered only a low turnout for protests late Tuesday against a draft constitution backed by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi that looks likely to...

Germany delays Egypt debt relief amid dictatorship fears - 12/17/2012

BERLIN- Germany said Monday it has postponed debt relief for Egypt due to concerns about Cairo's commitment to democracy, as a minister expressed fears the country could be heading back to...

Syria VP says neither side can win decisively - 12/16/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Sharaa said in an interview to be published Monday that neither his government nor the rebels fighting to overthrow it can win a decisive victory in the...
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