UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon is "deeply concerned" at Israel's announcement of new settlements near the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, a spokesman said.
Ban said Israelis and Palestinians...
DOHA- Reconciliation is crucial in countries emerging from political turmoil, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday at the opening of a UN Alliance of Civilizations forum.
The fourth annual forum,...
BAGHDAD, Mohamad Ali Harissi- While the past eight-plus years of US forces in Iraq were dominated by headlines of brutal violence and fitful reconstruction efforts, Iraqis note the 2003 war has also...
DAMASCUS- A general strike was observed on Sunday in several regions of Syria to step up the pressure on the regime, activists said, as fears grew of an "invasion" of the besieged protest hub of...
In Nabi Saleh, around 2,000 people gathered to receive the 28-year-old's body, which was draped with the Palestinian flag, his head covered with the black-and-white checkered keffiyeh scarf.
The...
DAMASCUS- World powers piled pressure on Syria to let in observers as activists on Saturday reported at least 14 other civilians killed by security forces on the anniversary of International Human...
WASHINGTON, Emmanuel Parisse- Leading Republican White House contender Newt Gingrich has sparked outrage by saying the Palestinians are an "invented" people, which seemed to call into question...
DAMASCUS- Syrian forces killed another 24 people in flashpoint cities on Friday, rights activists said, as the opposition warned of an impending "massacre" by regime troops ringing the central...
CAIRO, Mona Salem- Egypt's biggest political group the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with the country's army leaders on Thursday, accusing them of trying to "marginalise" parliament over the writing of...
CAIRO, Rana Moussaoui- He's young, handsome and a defender of women's rights. Amr Hamzawy, a leading Egyptian liberal, withstood an Islamist landslide in Egypt's election to emerge as a leading light...
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