Conflict
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:55
Opposition leader Ahmed Jarba accused the president of Nazi-style war crimes and demanded the Syrian government delegation at the one-day meeting in Switzerland immediately sign up to an international plan for handing over power.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:53
The real work will begin in Geneva on Friday, when it is hoped that the two opposing sides will hold their first face-to-face talks, in the presence only of mediators from the United Nations.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:51
Zeidan accused the Justice and Construction party – the political arm of the Libyan branch of the Muslim Brotherhood – of seeking to destabilise his government.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:50
It was the third such announcement in just over two weeks and raised to 2,530 the number of new settler homes announced since the start of the year.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:31
The battalion is headed for the Timanhent Air Base 30 kilometres south of Sebha, which was yesterday returned to government control.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:28
Against the backdrop of increasing rocket fire out of the Gaza Strip, Hamas has reportedly deployed hundreds of operatives to thwart missile attacks on Israel and keep tensions from spiraling into a wide confrontation.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:18
However, the recall of militias by the Libyan state has thrown into confusion government and the GNC policy to demobilize the militias and to relocate them outside of main urban centres.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:58
The motorcycle passenger was identified by the IDF as Ahmad Sa'ad, who it accuses of being a senior operative in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PJI) and who it says is to blame for cross-border rocket attacks last week.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:45
Two car bombs hit a rebel-held post on the Syrian border with Turkey on Monday, killing at least 16 people and closing the frontier, opposition activists and fighters said.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:40
The Syrian government will demand support from the international community for its "fight against terrorism" during upcoming peace talks, sources in Damascus told Al Jazeera.