Reuters (UK)
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 06:53
At least 40 people have been killed in three days of fighting between Shiite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen, sources on both sides said on Sunday, as sectarian fighting that flared up in October in the north drew closer to the capital Sanaa.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 06:49
The US contingent was dispatched to take part in a training exchange with counterterrorism forces from Iraq and Jordan, allowing the administration to provide a modest new measure of support to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 06:38
Libya's Defence Ministry has authorised its military to use force to stop a North Korea-flagged tanker loading crude oil sold by rebels, as the Tripoli government acts upon a warning it had issued a day earlier.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 06:32
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has cautioned there is "no guarantee" that talks with Tehran over its disputed nuclear program will lead to a comprehensive final deal.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 12:00
The kingdom responded by arresting thousands of suspected militants and launching a media campaign to discredit their ideology with the backing of influential clerics and tribal leaders.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 07:19
But the protesters had brought it upon themselves as armed men within their ranks had shot first at the security forces and also used civilians as human shields, it said.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:16
Egypt's April 6 protest group, which helped topple Hosni Mubarak in 2011, spoke out on Wednesday against any attempt by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to seek the presidency, saying this would be divisive and destabilising.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 11:18
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Tuesday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, saying it must be stripped of all nuclear technologies with bomb-making potential.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 11:13
France is preparing to seal a multi-billion-dollar plan to help modernise Lebanon’s armed forces as part of international efforts to stabilise a country hard hit by spillover from Syria’s civil war next door.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 09:12
An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned all activities of Hamas in Egypt in a further sign that Cairo's military-backed government aims to squeeze the Palestinian Islamist group that rules neighboring Gaza, regarding it as a security threat.