Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town
Jamal Halaby, Associated Press |
posted 9 minutes ago
Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced residents to scramble for cover in basements and makeshift bunkers, activists said.
Tunisia security blocks salafi conference
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted 28 minutes ago
Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country.
Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation
Abdullah Al-shihri, Associated Press |
posted May 19th - 5:51am
A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died.
Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil
Nasser Karimi, Associated Press |
posted May 19th - 5:00am
A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday.
Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying
Associated Press |
posted May 19th - 12:10am
Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.
20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike
Aya Batrawy, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 3:12pm
Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage.
Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants
Ahmed Al-haj, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 2:20pm
A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.
Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city
Esam Mohamed, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 12:29pm
Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported.
AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten
Aya Batrawy, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 11:46am
In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Cairo.
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 11:19am
A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country.
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