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Palestinian officials: Unity agreement reached
April 27, 2011
Palestinian officials: Unity agreement reached
Gaza City -- Palestinians have reached initial agreement on reuniting their rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza, officials…
Fear muffling Arab criticism of Syria’s Assad
April 27, 2011
Fear muffling Arab criticism of Syria’s Assad
Dubai -- Gripped by fears of contagion and desperate to maintain the fragile status quo in the region, Arab regimes…
Rival Palestinian factions in Cairo for unity talks
April 27, 2011
Rival Palestinian factions in Cairo for unity talks
Cairo -- Delegations from rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to hold Egyptian-mediated reconciliation talks,…
Ivory Coast opens Gbagbo probe as fighting erupts
April 27, 2011
Ivory Coast opens Gbagbo probe as fighting erupts
Abidjan -- Ivorian authorities have launched a criminal probe against former president Laurent Gbagbo and his entourage, a government spokesman…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in growing rift with top cleric
April 27, 2011
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in growing rift with top cleric
Tehran -- Iran's president on Wednesday shunned a Cabinet meeting for the second consecutive time this week, apparently showing his…
Witness: Tank convoy seen moving around Damascus
April 27, 2011
Witness: Tank convoy seen moving around Damascus
Amman -- A convoy of at least 30 Syrian army tanks was seen moving on tank carriers on the Damascus…
Deadlock in Libya exposes international rifts
April 27, 2011
Deadlock in Libya exposes international rifts
Tripoli -- Military deadlock in Libya has exposed growing international rifts, with critics of NATO bombing calling it another case…
Syria opposition demands reform, vows protests
April 27, 2011
Syria opposition demands reform, vows protests
Beirut -- Syrian opposition figures said Wednesday their "massive grassroots revolution" will break the regime unless President Bashar al-Assad leads…
Libya rebels try to impose order, boost credibility
April 26, 2011
Libya rebels try to impose order, boost credibility
Ajdabiyah -- Libya's rebel army has replaced ragtag volunteers with polished officers to guard the flash-point eastern town of Ajdabiyah,…
Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police
April 26, 2011
Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police
Baghdad -- In a gloomy room in his parents' home, heavy with the smell of medicine, Iraqi police officer Jaafar…