Conflict
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 09:05
The Iranian diplomat, who served years ago as an ambassador to Bahrain and head of the Iraqi desk at the Foreign Ministry, explained that most of the countries involved in the Syrian crisis believe in having a political solution.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 08:58
Now high-profile calls are being made for Shiites to play a role in their own defense by creating armed "popular committees," attached in some form to the regular security forces.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 08:37
But opposition activists called it a ploy that would allow Russia to present Mr. Jamil as a representative of the opposition during peace talks.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 08:35
Israel's Interior Ministry announced it would proceed with a plan for 1,500 new housing units in Ramat Shlomo, a settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel considers part of Jerusalem.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 11:09
Mauritania holds nationwide elections next month overshadowed by a boycott of the entire "democratic" opposition -- apart from an Islamist party calling its participation a struggle against "dictatorship".
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:12
A first plenary session of Tunisia's elected Assembly since the launch of all-party crisis talks was delayed on Tuesday with parliamentary groups reportedly at odds over an electoral commission.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:09
Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel dismissed Monday Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah's account of Lebanese nationals missing in Syria, saying their whereabouts were known and that most are being detained in Syrian prisons.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:05
The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) went back work drafting the constitution and preparing for the electoral process on Saturday, with withdrawn opposition members back in the chamber for the first time since July.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:03
Two Egyptians were found dead and dozens have gone missing in eastern Libya after they “illegally” crossed into the country, Egypt’s foreign ministry said Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:02
The food will be distributed to Yemenis displaced by conflict and to another 3.5 million people who suffer from severe hunger.