Politics

Clinton urges backing for women in Arab world - 03/28/2011

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday hailed a draft Senate resolution backing the rights of women in the Arab world as the region is swept by political upheavals. "Women...

In Dubai, 'show must go on' in age of Arab revolts - 03/28/2011

DUBAI, Haro Chakmakjian- Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix fell prey to Arab revolts, but the show went on for Dubai's super-rich horse race as the 2022 World Cup stands safe on the distant horizon....

NATO takes command of Libya campaign - 03/28/2011

BRUSSELS, Laurent Thomet- NATO took full command Sunday of military operations in Libya from a US-led coalition, empowering alliance forces to stage ground strikes to protect civilians threatened by...

EU slams Syria's brutal response to "legitimate" demands - 03/26/2011

BRUSSELS- European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton issued a strongly-worded condemnation Saturday of the brutality of Syria's response to the "legitimate" aspirations of protestors....

Yemen president's party rejects ouster - 03/26/2011

SANAA, Hammoud Mounassar- The ruling party of Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday said he should serve out his term until 2013, after he offered to hand over power but only to...

Protesting Jordanian youths attacked, injured: witnesses - 03/25/2011

AMMAN- A group of nearly 50 loyalists hurled stones at Jordanian students in a protest camp set up in Amman Thursday night, leaving several injured, as security forces stood by, witnesses told AFP....

Israel vows to respond as Gaza rockets rain down - 03/24/2011

TEL AVIV, Dan De Luce- Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday warned that the Jewish state had no choice but to respond a day after a bombing in Jerusalem and as Gaza militants rained rockets on...

Yemen MPs pass emergency law despite youth appeal - 03/24/2011

SANAA, Hammoud Mounassar - Parliament on Wednesday approved a state of emergency declared by the president despite an appeal from young Yemenis that it could trigger a new "massacre" aimed at...

Saleh offer to go early fails to end Yemen crisis - 03/23/2011

SANAA, Hammoud Monassar- An offer from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit by January failed Tuesday to appease escalating opposition to his 32-year rule, as Washington warned that Yemen's crisis...

Bahrain warns citizens against travel to Lebanon - 03/23/2011

MANAMA- Bahrain on Tuesday warned its citizens against travel to Lebanon following comments by the head of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah on the Shiite-led protests in the Gulf...
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