Politics

Kadhafi shelling kills 11 in Misrata, most civilians: rebels - 07/05/2011

BENGHAZI, Andrew Beatty- Shelling by forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi killed 11 people and wounded another 57, almost all civilians, in the western rebel enclave of Misrata, insurgents...

Lebanon opposition demands PM back UN Hariri court - 07/05/2011

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck- Lebanon's opposition has demanded Prime Minister Najib Mikati announce his full support for a UN-backed court charging Hezbollah members in ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder,...

Syria troops press sweep for dissidents in northwest - 07/03/2011

DAMASCUS- The Syrian army made sweeping arrests in a crackdown on dissent in the northwest of the country on Sunday, as troops deployed in the hotbed central city of Hama, an activist said. The...

Libyan rebels reject African plan, prepare advance - 07/03/2011

BENGHAZI, Andrew Beatty- Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying it would leave Moamer Kadhafi in power, as South Africa's president headed for talks in Russia on the...

Assad sacks Hama governor, Syria death toll mounts - 07/03/2011

DAMASCUS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked the governor of Hama on Saturday, a day after hundreds of thousands rallied against the regime in the hotbed city, as activists said the latest...

Bahrain opens dialogue buoyed by Shiite attendance - 07/03/2011

DUBAI, Mohamed Hasni- Bahrain's Sunni rulers opened a "national dialogue" Saturday aimed at getting reforms back on track after a deadly March crackdown on Shiite-led protests, buoyed by an 11th-hour...

Hezbollah rules out arrests in 'void' UN Hariri case - 07/03/2011

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday ruled out the arrest of four members of his militant group indicted by a UN court for the 2005 assassination of Lebanese former...

Clinton urges Kadhafi to deliver democracy not threats - 07/03/2011

TRIPOLI, Hassen Jouini- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded on Saturday that Moamer Kadhafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks...

98 percent 'yes' vote for new Morocco constitution: minister - 07/02/2011

RABAT- A new constitution curbing the powers of Morocco's King Mohammed VI was approved by 98 percent of voters in a referendum Friday, with 94 percent of polling stations reporting, the interior...

24 die as half a million call for Syria's Assad to go - 07/02/2011

DAMASCUS- Syrian security forces killed at least 24 people on Friday as more than half a million people took to the streets across the country to demand the departure of Bashar al-Assad, activists...
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