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Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr slammed Wednesday's airstrike on Syria by the Israeli military, saying "such an assault on Arab land is entirely rejected and represents a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and international...
MANAMA, Bahrain — A defense lawyer says a Bahrain court has overturned a conviction against a prominent human rights activist for posting alleged anti-government comments on social media. But activist Nabeel Rajab remains jailed while he...
RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan police have violently broken up a protest demanding more political freedoms and denouncing an annual ceremony honoring the king. Dozens of activists gathered in front of parliament in the capital, Rabat, on Wednesday...
KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least nine worshippers, an Afghan official said. The attack in eastern Khost province came a day after a series of...
  MOGADISHU  — Thousands of Somalis gathered in a Mogadishu sports stadium Monday to celebrate the one-year mark since African Union and Somali soldiers forced militants out of the capital, a military victory that...
Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday night when NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land there. Mars has been a prime target for space exploration for decades, in part because its climate 3.5 billion years ago is...
Nike said Friday it was donating its gear to the Egyptian athletes in the 2012 Olympics. The announcement came two days after the country's Olympic committee chairman said he had gone with a Chinese distributor because the real thing was just...
UNITED NATIONS — Arab nations announced plans Wednesday to go to the UN General Assembly and seek approval of a resolution calling for a political transition and establishment of a democratic government in Syria following the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Syrian opposition activists say the country's ambassador to Cyprus and the most recent ambassador to the United Arab Emirates have defected. Syrian National Council spokesman Yassin al-Naggar in Qatar says...
BEIRUT — Turkey sealed its border with Syria to trucks on Wednesday, cutting off a vital supply line to the embattled nation as fighting stretched into its fifth day in the commercial capital of Aleppo. Turkish Economy Minister Zafer...