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Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, Syria
February 18, 2012
Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, Syria
US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Israel on Saturday for talks with senior Israeli officials on a…
Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’
February 18, 2012
Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’
Bahrain announced the deportation of four foreign activists for "taking part in illegal demonstrations," bringing to 12 the number expelled…
Iran exiles depart Iraq camp for new site
February 18, 2012
Iran exiles depart Iraq camp for new site
BAGHDAD — Several hundred Iranian exiles departed Camp Ashraf, where Iranian opposition members have been based for decades, for a…
Kuwaiti MP’s call for demolishing churches ignites controversy
February 18, 2012
Kuwaiti MP’s call for demolishing churches ignites controversy
A Kuwaiti MP's proposal to demolish all churches in the country and only allow mosques to be built has sparked…
Fake Avastin’s path to US traced to Egypt
February 17, 2012
Fake Avastin’s path to US traced to Egypt
NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN — The trail of fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin that reached southern California has been…
Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively
February 17, 2012
Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively
BEIRUT — Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs Friday, a day after the…
Senators urge Obama: Pressure, and possibly arm, Syria opposition
February 17, 2012
Senators urge Obama: Pressure, and possibly arm, Syria opposition
A few US senators have in recent days urged the Obama administration to increase pressure on the Syria regime,…
Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning
February 17, 2012
Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning
Libyans on Friday celebrated the first anniversary of the uprising against Muammar Qadhafi with fireworks and slogans, even as its…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria
February 17, 2012
UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria
UNITED NATIONS — The 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by…
Afghan envoy: US-Taliban talks only ‘exploratory’
February 16, 2012
Afghan envoy: US-Taliban talks only ‘exploratory’
ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban and the United States have made only "exploratory" contacts for possible reconciliation which do not…