The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 11:06
The March 14 coalition described Wednesday the deadly bombings outside Iran’s Embassy in Beirut as stemming from a “terrorist mindset” but said the attack was provoked by Tehran’s intervention in Lebanon’s neighbor Syria.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 11:05
Jordanian military prosecutors on Wednesday charged 15 men, including students, with carrying out "terrorist acts" over clashes on a university campus that injured four people, a judicial official said.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:23
Once that is accomplished, the militias would then be removed from the capital, disarmed and their men integrated into the security forces, which has long been sought by the government.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:22
Yemen's president will probably stay in office beyond a two-year interim period that expires in February because reforms needed for a transition to democracy need more time, two senior Yemeni officials said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:21
President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism aide, Lisa Monaco, spoke with Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday to discuss the country's political transition and process towards greater democracy, the White House said.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 09:06
"The presidents agreed to advance negotiations toward a peaceful settlement... They agreed to meet again in the months ahead," the OSCE said in a statement after the two leaders met in Vienna.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:14
Most refugees crossing to Arsal fled to avoid the looming regime offensive in the rebel-held town of Qarrah, located in the Qalamoun mountain area which lies roughly north of Damascus, adjacent to the Anti-Lebanon Range.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:12
Troops deployed in Tripoli on Monday after militias were ordered to leave the capital following deadly weekend clashes sparked by protest against the former rebels in Libya's 2011 revolt.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:11
Hezbollah has repeatedly claimed to be a ‘latecomer’ to the Syrian war and the last party to have interfered in the battle between forces loyal to the Syrian regime and rebels.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:10
Mikati, who hails from the northern city, also said that Tripoli would remain under the rule of the state and that the Army and security forces would assume their duties in order to maintain safety.