The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:20
Fighting in Tripoli raged overnight as clashes entered their fifth consecutive day and the death toll rose to seven with dozens more wounded.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:19
Turkey and Iraq, both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:17
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has warned its response will be "painful" if Yemeni authorities punish prisoners from the extremist network who made a failed attempt to escape their jail.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:21
It was the most severe violence since the Army and security forces deployed in the restive northern city as part of a “security plan” aimed at keeping the peace.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:20
Egypt is to shorten a night-time curfew imposed on Cairo and 13 other provinces by one hour starting Thursday, the cabinet announced.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:18
The unidentified assailants in a vehicle "opened fire at Colonel Abdulrahman al-Shami, killing him as he was leaving his house" in central Sanaa, the source said, adding that the gunmen sped off.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:17
A senior Bahraini opposition politician was temporarily freed on Thursday by the court trying him on charges that include inciting terrorism, in a surprise conciliatory ruling in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:08
Yemeni security forces foiled an attempt by some 300 Al-Qaeda inmates to escape after they mutinied in their Sanaa prison, a security official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:06
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on rights officials meeting in Geneva for a UN review of Jordan's record to press Amman to lift restrictions on freedom of expression.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:05
Wednesday's demonstration came just hours before the start of a planned national dialogue between the ruling Islamist party Ennahda and the opposition.