Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 07:36
Egyptian authorities decided Tuesday to take control of independent mosques, state news agency MENA reported, in a move aimed at curbing Islamist dissent.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 07:31
“Contact with [civil] society is recognised in diplomatic protocol so long as it does not constitute interference in internal affairs and respects customs,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkhan said.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 06:56
According to the IDF, Zeiter, a Palestinian who lived in Nablus until 2011, had attacked a soldier and”apparently tried” to snatch his rifle when he was shot.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 06:52
It said they had been killed after firing mortar shells in a bid to try and prevent “an Israeli incursion east of Khan Yunis.” A witness confirmed Israeli tanks and bulldozers had tried to enter the area.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 06:46
A group of nuns kidnapped in a Syrian village were freed Monday, part of a rare prisoner swap in a three-year war whose brutality is highlighted in a new Amnesty report.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 07:30
A Saudi court Sunday jailed an Islamist for eight years on charges of inciting protests, mocking the monarch and criticising the security services on Twitter, official news agency SPA reported.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 07:29
The IDF says it found 40 long-range M-302 rockets aboard the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C it intercepted in the Red Sea last week, as well as 181 122mm mortar shells and approximately 400,000 7.62-caliber rounds.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 06:32
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has cautioned there is "no guarantee" that talks with Tehran over its disputed nuclear program will lead to a comprehensive final deal.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 11:59
Thousands of Hamas supporters rallied in the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest against a Cairo court decision banning the Palestinian Islamist movement from operating in Egypt.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:04
A Yemeni navy admiral escaped an assassination attempt Tuesday in the south of the country blamed on Al-Qaeda, but two of his guards were killed, a military source said.