Politics

British FM slams Hamas over Palestinian vote - 03/09/2011

LONDON- British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday that Hamas should not be allowed to "stifle" the democratic expression of Palestinians after the Islamist movement rejected a call for...

Cameron: World cannot let Kadhafi do 'terrible' things - 03/09/2011

LONDON- British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday the world cannot let Libya's Moamer Kadhafi do "terrible" things to his people, after discussing action, including a possible no-fly zone,...

Recap of developments in Middle East, North Africa - 03/09/2011

CAIRO- Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. LIBYA: Libya's air force carried out new raids Tuesday on a rebel-held town as the revolt against Moamer...

Thousands of police march for higher pay in Algeria - 03/08/2011

ALGIERS- Thousands of auxiliary police marched in Algiers on Monday to demand pay raises, breaking through heavy security to reach parliament in a rare mass show of dissent in the tightly controlled...

Britain, France ready Libya no-fly zone resolution - 03/08/2011

UNITED NATIONS, Pierre-Antoine Donnet- A British-French resolution demanding a no-fly zone over Libya could go before the UN Security Council as early as this week, diplomats said Monday. While...

Egypt names new foreign minister - 03/07/2011

CAIRO- Egypt on Sunday named its former ambassador to the United Nations, Nabil al-Arabi, as foreign minister in the latest move to purge the cabinet of members of toppled president Hosni Mubarak's...

Iraq marks one year post-election as impasse lingers - 03/07/2011

BAGHDAD, Prashant Rao- One year after landmark polls, a political impasse in Iraq remains, with several key cabinet posts unfilled and analysts warning bad habits are setting in to the country's...

The women of Bahrain take to the streets in protest - 03/07/2011

MANAMA, Natacha Yazbeck- Outside a blue tent in Manama's Pearl Square, Fatima Abdullah hands her 18-month-old daughter to her husband and rejoins her friends in the "Women Only" section, where they...

Kadhafi forces accused of 'massacre' as battles rage - 03/06/2011

BIN JAWAD, Samer al-Atrush- Moamer Kadhafi's forces were accused of a massacre during an assault on a key city Saturday, as rebels pushed towards Tripoli and declared themselves Libya's sole...

Police, pro-government activists block Algerian protest - 03/06/2011

ALGIERS- Algerian police and pro-government activists on Saturday foiled another attempt by opposition protesters to march in the capital Algiers to demand regime change. A faction of the National...
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