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West pounds Libya with air strikes, Tomahawks
March 19, 2011
West pounds Libya with air strikes, Tomahawks
Tripoli -- French air raids and US Tomahawk missiles pounded targets in Libya on Saturday, in an international campaign to…
Israeli shells hit Gaza after militant mortar attack
March 19, 2011
Israeli shells hit Gaza after militant mortar attack
Gaza -- Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip wounded five Hamas security officers and a boy on Saturday after militants…
Officials: US missile attack on Libya prepared
March 19, 2011
Officials: US missile attack on Libya prepared
Washington -- The US prepared to launch a missile attack on Libyan air defenses, but American ships and aircraft stationed…
Hundreds flee as fighting rages around Libya’s Benghazi
March 19, 2011
Hundreds flee as fighting rages around Libya’s Benghazi
Benghazi -- Fighting raged around Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi Saturday, with air strikes, shelling and anti-aircraft fire rocking the…
Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes
March 19, 2011
Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes
Beirut -- A prominent Syrian rights activist says police have sealed a southern city where security forces killed five protesters.
Shelling, air strikes on Libya’s Benghazi
March 19, 2011
Shelling, air strikes on Libya’s Benghazi
Benghazi -- Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi came under attack on Saturday morning, with at least two air strikes and…
Yemen in state of emergency after protest massacre
March 18, 2011
Yemen in state of emergency after protest massacre
Sanaa -- Gunmen on rooftops shot dead up to 42 protesters at an anti-government rally in Sanaa after Muslim prayers…
Bahrain to pursue dialogue, get more Gulf troops
March 18, 2011
Bahrain to pursue dialogue, get more Gulf troops
Manama -- Bahrain remains committed to dialogue with the opposition but restoring security is a priority and more Gulf troops…
Libya declares ceasefire that rebels call bluff
March 18, 2011
Libya declares ceasefire that rebels call bluff
Tripoli -- Libya declared on Friday an immediate ceasefire in the month-long battle against rebels fighting to overthrow Muammer Qadhafi,…
Demonstrators, police clash in south Syria city
March 18, 2011
Demonstrators, police clash in south Syria city
Clashes erupted in the southern Syrian city of Deraa on Friday between protesters demanding an end to corruption and security…