JERUSALEM, Michael Blum- For over five years, supporters have prayed for the freedom of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and on Tuesday it felt like their prayers were finally being answered as a deal...
BEIRUT- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will suffer the fate of other criminals when his regime falls, the interim leader of the opposition Syrian National Council said in an interview Monday....
CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt's military rulers on Monday ordered a speedy probe into clashes which killed 25 people, mostly Coptic Christians, as the cabinet held crisis talks amid fears of wider...
The United Nations' Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar is to brief the Security Council on Tuesday and a draft resolution could be sent to all 15 members within days, diplomats told AFP.
With mass...
DAMASCUS- Syria threatened retaliation Sunday if other states recognise a newly formed opposition bloc as President Bashar al-Assad renewed a pledge of reforms and security forces shot dead at least...
"We control 100 percent of the Ouagadougou centre," said Mohammed al-Fayad, an NTC military chief, adding the capture "opens the way" for his forces to overrun the city centre.
An AFP...
DAMASCUS- Syria will retaliate against any country that recognises the opposition National Council, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Sunday.
"We will take significant measures against any...
SANAA, Hammoud Mounassar- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, faced with more than eight months of street protests demanding his ouster, said Saturday he is ready to step down but his opponents said...
DAMASCUS- Syrian security forces killed at least two mourners and wounded several others when they fired on the funeral of murdered Kurdish opposition figure Meshaal Tamo on Saturday, activists...
SIRTE, Rory Mulholland and Herve Bar- At least 18 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded in two days of clashes as Libya's new regime fighters struggled to take full control of Moamer Kadhafi's...
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