Agence France-Presse
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 11:04
Gunmen Friday shot dead 18 people -- most of them Iranians -- who were working on a gas pipeline from Iran to Iraq northeast of Baghdad, police officers said.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:30
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has rejected U.S. proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along its strategic border with Jordan, Agence France-Presse reported a Palestinian source as saying on Friday.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:25
A car bomb exploded near an Egyptian police base in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia Thursday, wounding at least 35 police officers.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:59
Iran and Saudi Arabia, which back opposite sides in Syria's war, are among more than 30 countries slated to attend a peace conference next month, diplomats said.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:53
A Bahraini court on Wednesday sentenced 12 opposition activists to 15-year jail terms for attacking a car warehouse during an unrest in the kingdom, a judicial source said.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:29
Gulf Arab states demanded foreign militias quit Syria and said President Bashar al-Assad must have no future role Wednesday, in a declaration his Iran- and Hezbollah-backed regime denounced as meddling.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:08
A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite shrine in Iraq Tuesday, killing 11 people, including some mourning seven who were shot dead earlier in the day, police and a doctor said.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:27
Lawyers for a Tunisian woman allegedly raped by two policemen asked Monday for the trial to be delayed so threats to her family and information about the accused can be considered.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:23
They renewed the United States- Qatar Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) which "governs the interactions between US and Qatari forces including training, exercises and other cooperative activities," said a statement by assistant press secretary Carl Woog.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:21
Leaders of the oil-rich Gulf states meet in Kuwait on Tuesday to discuss plans to boost integration at a time of differences over a proposed union and ties with Iran.