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Dubai - Bahraini protesters poured back to the streets after a security court sentenced eight Shia activists to life in prison in the latest blow by the Western-backed kingdom to cripple the biggest Arab Spring opposition movement in the Gulf.
The...
Beirut - Syria's foreign minister vowed Wednesday to present "an unprecedented example of democracy" in the country within three months, an extraordinary promise in a nation facing an uprising against an authoritarian system in place...
Security officials say unidentified assailants have killed two policemen and wounded another two when they opened fire on their patrol in northern Sinai.
The officials said the shooting happened early Wednesday when the gunmen opened fire on a two-...
Beirut - Tens of thousands of Syrians are demonstrating in support of the president a day after pro-democracy protesters rejected his speech.
President Bashar al-Assad vowed reform in a speech Monday that was only his third public appearance since...
Baghdad - Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles early Tuesday near a government compound south of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi officials said.
The attacks come as Iraq's top political factions...
Beirut - Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly on power. But Bashar al-Assad gave no sign he might step down, the key demand of nationwide protests....
Sanaa - Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital, demanding that the president's son leave the country.
Ahmed Saleh, 42, is a one-time heir apparent who commands the elite Yemeni Presidential Guard. The force has...
Manama - Lawyers for three former top editors of Bahrain’s main opposition newspaper on Sunday challenged allegations of unethical coverage by their clients during mass anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom.
The trial of the editors of...
Sanaa - More than 100 influential religious clerics and tribal leaders are calling for presidential elections in Yemen.
The petition obtained Saturday demands the ouster of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and new elections within 60 days....
Tripoli - NATO accused Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi on Saturday of using mosques and children's parks as shields, saying the longtime ruler who lashed out against alliance airstrikes is the one "brutally attacking the Libyan people."...
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