Agence France-Presse
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:50
Egypt is to shorten a night-time curfew imposed on Cairo and 13 provinces starting Saturday, the cabinet said on Thursday.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:45
After “efforts exerted by the Palestinian Authority, Israel has agreed for the first time in six years for building materials such as cement, iron and gravel to be brought into Gaza from Sunday,” a PA official said.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:29
Hagel and General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also discussed Egypt's efforts "to maintain security" on the Sinai peninsula and "to secure and rebuild Coptic Christian communities" hit by violence.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:29
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the freezing of the assets of senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood as part of a crackdown on Islamists by the army-backed authorities, a judicial source said.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:50
Tuesday's strike, called by the National Union of Tunisian journalists, comes a day after a journalist whose arrest caused an outcry, was freed on bail.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:49
At least nine tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan were destroyed after an explosion in one of the vehicles triggered a huge fire in southwest Pakistan late Sunday, officials said.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:29
In a statement on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that the allies were “committed to the opposition” and said Assad had “lost all legitimacy to be possible to govern his country.”
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:25
Anti-government protesters in a number of Turkish cities were dispersed by riot police using tear gas and water cannons on Monday, as demonstrations occurred across the country, according to media reports.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:12
In an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on September 15, Obama did not reveal the content of the letters but made clear that U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear program are a “far larger issue for us" than Syria's chemical weapons.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 06:42
Egypt's interior ministry on Saturday issued a new warning to Islamist protesters, pledging to crack down if demonstrators block roads or obstruct traffic.