Conflict
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 07:00
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki on the renewed fighting after a breakdown in peace talks between the DRC and rebel forces.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:42
The R4BIA arrests represent just one aspect of a broader crackdown on dissent, Islamist and secular alike, especially if linked to neighboring countries.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:32
Kurdish fighters in Syria have seized a major border crossing with Iraq from al-Qaeda-linked groups, which had held the crossing since March, according to activists and an Iraqi official.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:29
The U.N. humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, on Friday chastised both sides for failing to improve access along the lines laid out in an Oct. 2 U.N. statement and described the situation as a “race against time.”
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:22
Amid concerns about ISIS’s expansionist plans, other groups are looking to Jabhat al-Nusra as a counterbalance and have been teaming up with Jabhat al-Nusra on the battlefield.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:24
An attempt to bomb a school bus shows that terrorists must be kept in jail, Bayit Yehudi MKs said Friday, ahead of Sunday's vote on the party's bill prohibiting prisoner releases.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:19
Turkey and Iraq, both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:15
The UGTT labor union, one of the primary mediators in the talks, affirmed the NSF’s announcement with a simple Facebook post: “National dialogue begins at 3 p.m.”
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:10
Palestinians have largely stayed away from polling booths in east Jerusalem to send a message of opposition to the annexation and in support of the need for east Jerusalem to be part of the future Palestinian state.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 11:47
Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has made a written pledge to step down in a last-ditch bid to rescue crisis talks that the opposition was threatening to boycott.