The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:25
At least 500 people are known to have been executed in 2013 --including 57 in public -- but that the number may be as high as 625.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:23
Erdogan is battling a corruption scandal he sees as contrived by Gulen's Hizmet (Service) movement, and has already dismissed or reassigned thousands of police and hundreds of judges and prosecutors in a bid to purge its influence.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:21
The call from the United Nations high commissioner for refugees follows an earlier appeal to developed countries to grant a new home to 30,000 of the most vulnerable Syrians driven from their country.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:20
The resolution does not allow for automatic punitive action in the form of military strikes or sanctions if Syria does not comply. At Russia's insistence, the resolution makes clear a second council decision would be needed for that.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:14
Ten Palestinian men were wounded by Israeli army gunfire Friday in clashes near the border fence in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:12
A statement issued by protest organisers condemned the "brutal crackdown" and also reiterated their rejection of the national dialogue which agreed to divide Yemen into federal regions.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:10
“The ministry is also ready to offer anything within its means to thwart the terrorist attacks that target the security and safety of the brotherly Syrian and Lebanese people.”
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:47
The Al-Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the deadly explosions, describing the attacks as a "raid" against the center in retaliation to Hezbollah and Tehran's role in the Syrian war.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:11
The Israeli soldiers found three pieces of an Israeli spy drone that had fallen earlier that day under mysterious circumstances next to Mays al-Jabal, security sources said.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:04
The top US diplomat has altered the schedule of his latest trip, which began in Seoul and whizzed through China and Indonesia as well as Abu Dhabi, to meet with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Paris on Wednesday.