Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press |
posted 4 minutes ago
The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first confirmation that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition.
Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions
Suzan Fraser, Associated Press |
posted 7 minutes ago
A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:47am
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry harshly criticized Iranian authorities on Friday for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates, suggesting that Tehran is standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.
Egypt: 3 women killed in 'honor' crime
Haggag Salama, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:10am
An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses _ so-called "honor killings."
Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:07am
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations.
Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads
Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 1:23am
Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
Israel to discuss military draft reform proposal
Josef Federman, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 1:37pm
An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage for what could become the first major conflict in the new Israeli coalition government.
Israel says Iran unaffected by world pressure
Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 11:53am
Israel's prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting Iran's suspect nuclear program.
AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities
Nasser Nasser, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 11:47am
Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets.
Iran's Rafsanjani blasts clerics, says report
Nasser Karimi, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 11:30am
Banned from upcoming elections, Iran's former president has leveled harsh criticism at the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers, saying they are doing a poor job running the country, an Iranian pro-reform website reported late on Wednesday.
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