Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:11
Palestinian-born preacher, deported from the UK, pleads not guilty as his trial on terrorism charges opens in Amman.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 09:59
French troops received a triumphant welcome as they were deployed in this strife-torn country on Saturday, and the African Union said it would nearly double its force here in a bid to stamp out deadly sectarian violence.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 08:56
A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced 12 Shiites, including three minors, to prison terms of up to five years for attacking a police patrol with Molotov cocktails, a judicial source said.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 08:54
Oman opposes upgrading the Gulf Cooperation Council to a union of six nations, an idea first mooted by regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, Muscat's foreign minister said on Saturday.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 07:52
The international chemical weapons watchdog warned on Sunday that the transportation of Syria’s chemical arsenal out of the country could be delayed by a few days due to technical difficulties.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 07:49
Experts from Iran and the six major powers overseeing a landmark interim nuclear agreement will meet Monday in Vienna to discuss its implementation with U.N. inspectors, an Iranian negotiator said.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:45
Jihadists in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, a monitoring group said Thursday.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:00
UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, Maina Kiai, agreed saying the United States needed to treat all governments the same way.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:57
He tweeted on December 2 that his "meetings with leaders of Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar demonstrated that what unites us is far greater than our minor differences."
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:55
A Libyan security forces member was killed Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi and a bomb exploded at the headquarters of a jihadist group without causing casualties, officials said.