The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:31
Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged Egypt's military-backed government to immediately release from detention five aides of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:30
The prime minister appears to be counting on rising popular anger against the militias since clashes in Tripoli killed more than 40 people this month and forced several powerful militia groups to withdraw from the capital.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 10:50
Tensions were renewed in Tripoli Wednesday following several attacks on Alawite residents in predominantly Sunni areas, raising fears that the security situation could deteriorate once again in the northern city.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:33
Shops and schools closed across Benghazi Tuesday as residents of Libya's second city responded to calls for civil disobedience to protest deadly clashes between radical Islamists and the army.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:32
Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in a suburb west of Damascus, state media said on Tuesday.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:54
A court in Azerbaijan on Monday sentenced three people to life in prison and another 26 to lengthy jail terms on charges of plotting attacks during the Eurovision Song Contest last year.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:30
Linking last week’s two suicide bombings near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut and Hezbollah’s military involvement in Syria is erroneous, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt said Monday.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:29
The trial opened Monday of two Tunisian rappers and a journalist accused of insulting public officials after another musician was convicted in June, with the verdict expected later in the day.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:27
Saudi Arabia cautiously welcomed on Monday a nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers, saying "good intentions" could lead to a comprehensive agreement on Tehran's controversial atomic program.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 08:20
The main opposition National Coalition has linked the rebel advance to Friday's merger of Syria's biggest Islamist rebel groups, which did not include jihadists.