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Car bomb blast in Iraq kills nine, 27 wounded
May 3, 2011
Car bomb blast in Iraq kills nine, 27 wounded
Baghdad -- A car bomb explosion near a market in a predominantly Shia area of southern Baghdad on Tuesday killed…
Taliban express doubt that bin Laden is dead
May 3, 2011
Taliban express doubt that bin Laden is dead
Kabul -- The Taliban cast suspicion Tuesday on the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, saying they would not believe…
Libyan rebels seek US$2-3 billion in foreign loans
May 3, 2011
Libyan rebels seek US$2-3 billion in foreign loans
Benghazi -- Libya's rebel leadership expects foreign powers to lend it US$2 billion to US$3 billion secured against frozen Libyan…
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
May 3, 2011
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
Damascus -- Hossam looked on the protest scene with excitement and giddy anticipation. A few hundred defiant Syrians had taken…
Bahrain doctors to be tried for helping protesters
May 3, 2011
Bahrain doctors to be tried for helping protesters
Manama -- Bahrain's justice minister says several doctors and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters during months of unrest in…
Losses from traffic accidents in Arab states surpass US$25 billion
May 3, 2011
Losses from traffic accidents in Arab states surpass US$25 billion
Traffic accidents in the region cause annual losses of more than US$25 billion, according to an Arab official. In a…
Rights group: Syria arrested 1000 since Saturday
May 3, 2011
Rights group: Syria arrested 1000 since Saturday
Beirut -- Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1000 people and many more have been reported missing in the latest…
Popular Palestinian premier could be on way out
May 3, 2011
Popular Palestinian premier could be on way out
Ramallah -- There are growing signs that the Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, could be on his way out, as…
World ministers invited for Palestinian reconciliation event, official says
May 3, 2011
World ministers invited for Palestinian reconciliation event, official says
Egypt invited a number of foreign officials from the Arab world and other countries to Cairo on Wednesday for the…
Fighting rages in Libya’s Western Mountains
May 3, 2011
Fighting rages in Libya’s Western Mountains
Tripoli -- Forces loyal to Muammar Qadhafi stepped up their onslaught on rebel areas of Libya's Western Mountains late on…