English
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 13:39
Thousands of Bahrainis were allowed to march peacefully outside Manama calling for democratic reforms on Friday, 10 days after police cracked down on scattered protests organized by an online group inspired by recent demonstrations in Egypt.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 13:45
A suicide bomber attacked a park in northern Baghdad crowded by cafe- and restaurant-goers Friday night, the bloodiest attack in a day of violence that killed at least 32 people across the country, authorities said.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 13:58
Palestinian Hamas urged Egypt on Wednesday to reopen the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip that was closed after a suspected militant attack on Egyptian policemen near the frontier earlier this week.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 14:01
The $1.3 billion seems like a pittance for Egypt, which has a $256 billion economy. But the military aid that the United States gives is its main access to the kind of big-ticket, sophisticated weaponry that the Egyptian military loves.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 14:08
Discussions to resume participation of southern representatives in the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) are ongoing between President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and leaders of the major Southern Movement faction.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 06:41
The interior minister says Nigeria has deported 22,000 illegal migrants to neighboring countries in a crackdown related to an Islamic uprising in the northeast.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 06:44
Islamist extremists have been accused of cutting the throats of 44 villagers in continuing attacks in an Islamic uprising in north-east Nigeria.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:04
In the wake of the Egyptian coup, this partnership between Turkey and Saudi Arabia appears to be strained as the two countries’ visions collided over the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:26
The sectarianism that almost tore Iraq apart in 2003 is surging back. Iraqis are numb to the years of violence, yet always calculating the odds as they move through the routine of the day, wondering if death is around the corner.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:28
Secretary Hagel expressed United States support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration efforts, and highlighted its holding fair elections and continuing to consolidate democratic gains as effective measures to advance those effort