Politics

Resignations rock Tunisia as thousands protest - 01/18/2011

TUNIS, Dario Thuburn- Four ministers in Tunisia's new unity government pulled out a day after being appointed Tuesday amid popular rage against the continued presence of the ousted president's party...

Lebanon in crisis as indictment filed for Hariri murder - 01/17/2011

THE HAGUE, Mariette le Roux- The prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon filed his indictment Monday for the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri as Beirut's neighbours backed new...

Egyptian sets himself on fire outside parliament - 01/17/2011

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- An Egyptian man set himself on fire outside parliament on Monday, after the same action by a protester in Tunisia sparked an uprising and triggered copycat attempts in Algeria...

Palestinian resolution on Israel to be put to UN council - 01/17/2011

UNITED NATIONS- Arab nations will formally put a resolution to the UN Security Council on Tuesday demanding a condemnation of Israel's settlement building in Palestinian territories, envoys said....

Austria, Mexico edge towards deal on Montezuma's headdress - 01/17/2011

VIENNA- Austria and Mexico could be inching closer to a deal over the ownership of the Penacho de Montezuma, a pre-Columbian headdress currently on display in Vienna, officials suggested Sunday....

Syria gets first US ambassador since 2005 fallout - 01/17/2011

DAMASCUS, Roueida Mabardi- Robert Ford, the first US ambassador to Syria since 2005, arrived Sunday in Damascus on a challenging mission to re-engage the two countries which disagree on a raft of...

Israel eyes huge east Jerusalem settlement project - 01/17/2011

JERUSALEM, Marius Schattner- Israel is to approve 1,400 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, media and the local council said on Sunday, defying pressure to halt settlement building that has stalled...

Egypt warns West to stay out of Arab affairs - 01/17/2011

CAIRO, Mona Salem- Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday warned the West to stay out of Arab affairs, days after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Arab leaders to work with...

Battles in Tunis as new government takes shape - 01/17/2011

TUNIS, Dario Thuburn- Tunisian soldiers on Sunday fought loyalists of ousted strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali near the presidential palace, a police source said, as the interim leadership prepared...

Saudi Arabia: haven to ousted leaders - 01/16/2011

DUBAI, Lynne Nahhas- Fleeing his country from protests after 23 years of iron-fisted rule, Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali found haven in Saudi Arabia, a state which has a history of...
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