Politics

At Shalit family tent, supporters hope and pray - 10/12/2011

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...

Assad will suffer the fate of other 'criminals': opposition - 10/11/2011

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....

Egypt probes deadly sectarian clashes, world urges restraint - 10/11/2011

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...

Europeans press for UN resolution on Yemen: diplomats - 10/11/2011

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...

Syria warns over opposition as 11 more killed - 10/10/2011

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...

Libya forces take key objectives in Kadhafi hometown - 10/10/2011

"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...

Syria warns of reprisals for recognition of opposition - 10/09/2011

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...

Yemen president says ready to quit, foes unimpressed - 10/09/2011

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...

Mourners shot at Tamo funeral, Syria dissidents meet - 10/09/2011

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...

Deaths mount as anti-Kadhafi fighters inch forward - 10/08/2011

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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