In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength
Sameer N. Yacoub and Adam Schreck, Associated Press |
posted 33 minutes ago
Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding off anti-government anger as it increasingly carries out attacks with impunity, according to residents and officials.
Iraqis vote in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 11:46pm
Iraqi state TV says voters have begun casting ballots in two Sunni-dominated provinces amid tight security aimed at thwarting insurgent attempts to disrupt the elections.
Syria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrine
Zeina Karam, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:40pm
Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.
Syrian exiles get taste of home: Beloved ice cream
Dale Gavlak, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:10pm
For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant wooden mallets, then enjoy a bowl of it sprinkled with pistachios.
Syria infiltrators, Jordan military clash, 1 dead
Jamal Halaby, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:07pm
Jordan's military says infiltrators from Syria have clashed with Jordanian soldiers near the border. One infiltrator was killed and two wounded.
Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 1:10pm
Egypt's top Muslim cleric declared Wednesday that peaceful protests against the president are permitted, in a snub to hard-line Islamist backers of Mohammed Morsi who declared that those behind opposition protests planned for June 30 are heretics.
Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for hardline sermon
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 11:28am
Tunisian police arrested an imam after he delivered a sermon described as "insubordinate," the Interior Ministry said Wednesday, in the first high-profile arrest since the government began taking a harder line toward religious conservatives.
Iran's electoral watchdog approves election result
Ali Akbar Dareini and Brian Murphy, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 11:07am
Iran's state TV is reporting the country's election overseer, the Guardian Council, has approved Friday's presidential election result, affirming a first-round victory by a relative moderate.
Palestinians toughen line on Israel talks
Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 10:47am
The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled negotiations.
Israel to export 40 percent of its natural gas
Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 9:33am
Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected.
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