Politics

Calls for Benghazi security denied: US lawmakers - 10/03/2012

WASHINGTON- US officials refused calls for more security at its Benghazi consulate despite attacks on Western targets in the city in the weeks before the mission was hit by militants, top Republicans...

Egypt protest wants women's rights enshrined in constitution - 10/03/2012

CAIRO- Some 200 protesters gathered in central Cairo on Tuesday to demand that women's rights be protected in the new constitution, as leaks of parts of the proposed text have caused alarm among...

Protests, strikes grip central Tunisia - 10/02/2012

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia- Hundreds of people demonstrated in central Tunisia on Monday against the government's failure to improve living conditions, as teachers went on strike to denounce the arrest of...

Aleppo shopkeepers look on as ancient souk burns - 09/30/2012

ALEPPO, Syria- A huge plume of black smoke billowed over Aleppo's ancient market quarter on Sunday as fire devoured the wares and wooden fittings of the historic souk of Syria's commercial capital....

32 face trial in Bahrain for police centre attack - 09/30/2012

DUBAI- Thirty-two people are to face trial in Bahrain for allegedly attacking a police centre in the Shiite village of Sitra, state news agency BNA reported on Sunday. "The public prosecution has...

Egypt Nasserist parties announce merger - 09/29/2012

CAIRO- Egypt's Nasserist parties, which espouse the leftist Arab nationalist ideology of president Gamal Abdel Nasser, on Friday announced their merger in the latest political alliance that seeks to...

Aid groups need more access inside Syria: EU - 09/27/2012

UNITED NATIONS- Aid groups in Syria need better access to people ravaged by the war between government forces and the rebels who are fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the EU said...

Qatar calls for Arab intervention in Syria - 09/25/2012

UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- The emir of Qatar on Tuesday called for an Arab intervention in Syria and a no-fly zone to protect refugees as President Bashar al-Assad's forces stepped up the battle...

UN envoy says Assad clings to 'old' regime - 09/25/2012

UNITED NATIONS, Timothy Witcher- UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned Monday that he sees no quick end to the war in Syria, accusing President Bashar al-Assad of clinging to the "old" regime...

Kuwait opposition rallies ahead of crucial verdict - 09/25/2012

KUWAIT CITY- Thousands of Kuwait opposition supporters rallied on Monday ahead of a crucial court ruling on an electoral constituency law amid rising tensions in the oil-rich Gulf state. Around...
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