The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:45
Violence in Libya killed 643 people last year, amid a sharp rise in crime, according to a parliamentary report that laments a lack of effective policing in the increasingly lawless North African country.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:43
Shelling in Fallujah, a town near Baghdad held by anti-government fighters, killed four people, officials said Thursday, as Barack Obama pressed "political measures" along with security operations to fight militancy.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:41
"Blocking Human Rights Watch from holding a news conference in the UAE sadly underscores the increasing threat to freedom of expression in the country," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's chief for the Middle East and North Africa.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:39
Turkish authorities removed hundreds of police from their posts on Wednesday in the latest mass purge following the eruption of a damaging corruption scandal.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:33
But he said Turks were now "upset that in the last two years the democratic progress is now being reversed" and that moves to draft a new civilian constitution had been abandoned.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:32
The United States Saturday called on Egypt to fully implement the rights guaranteed under its newly approved constitution.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:55
Armenia has detained two foreign citizens after security forces discovered almost one metric ton of heroin allegedly being smuggled from Iran to Turkey.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:36
Pending an agreement with Jordan or another nation to host the effort, the training was "likely" to go ahead as both Baghdad and Washington supported the idea, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 08:47
But they set a deadline for the government to meet demands, and talks were still ongoing, NOC and local sources said.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:50
Shiite opposition bloc al-Wefaq released a statement Monday after the face-to-face with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa saying that it hoped the meeting would result in concrete steps.