Turkey
Syrian forces spread through mountainous area near Turkish border; 11 killed
World
June 30, 2011
Syrian forces spread through mountainous area near Turkish border; 11 killed
Beirut - Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border on Thursday as the death…
Syria tank assault kills four near Turkey border
World
June 29, 2011
Syria tank assault kills four near Turkey border
Amman - Syrian troops shot dead four villagers on Wednesday, an activist said, as authorities pressed on with a tank-led…
Parliament boycott to mar Turkey’s Erdogan’s new term
World
June 28, 2011
Parliament boycott to mar Turkey’s Erdogan’s new term
Ankara - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan faced a turbulent start of his third term as the main opposition party…
Israel warns media against boarding Gaza flotilla
World
June 26, 2011
Israel warns media against boarding Gaza flotilla
Jerusalem - Israel is threatening to bar international journalists from the country for years if they board ships attempting to…
Hundreds of Syrians flee to Lebanon; activists raise Friday death toll to 20
World
June 25, 2011
Hundreds of Syrians flee to Lebanon; activists raise Friday death toll to 20
Beirut - Hundreds of Syrians, some of them with gunshot wounds, streamed into neighboring Lebanon on Saturday in search of…
More than 1500 refugees flee Syria in one day
World
June 24, 2011
More than 1500 refugees flee Syria in one day
Beirut - More than 1500 Syrian refugees streamed across the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day as…
Syrian refugees on the Turkish border: Stories of murder, rape, intimidation and thuggery
World
June 20, 2011
Syrian refugees on the Turkish border: Stories of murder, rape, intimidation and thuggery
Hatay Province, Turkey - Behind the barbed wire surrounding the refugee camp located in Hatay Province, near the Turkish-Syrian border,…
Syria’s Assad talks reforms in bid to keep power
World
June 20, 2011
Syria’s Assad talks reforms in bid to keep power
Beirut - Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly on…
Syrian forces prevent refugees fleeing to Turkey
World
June 19, 2011
Syrian forces prevent refugees fleeing to Turkey
Amman - Syrian forces swept through a northwestern border region Sunday to stem an exodus of refugees to Turkey that…
Calls for involving the armed forces in politics after transition
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Calls for involving the armed forces in politics after transition
National Accord Conference participants on Sunday called for a constitutional article that obliges the army to protect the secular nature…