Jordan: Arab Spring paved way for press freedoms
Associated Press |
posted 2 minutes ago
Jordan's prime minister says the Arab Spring has forced governments in the region to allow more freedom of expression and of the press.
Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press |
posted 3 minutes ago
A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said.
Iran election overseers may bar former president
Associated Press |
posted 4 minutes ago
Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president.
Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press |
posted 37 minutes ago
A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.
Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press |
posted 39 minutes ago
Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Barbara Surk and Zeina Karam, Associated Press |
posted 57 minutes ago
Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:40am
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:38am
United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages.
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
Ahmed Al-haj, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 5:20am
Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.
Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 4:53am
In a May 15 story about the Tunisian government taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups ahead of this past weekend's conference by the group known as Ansar al-Shariah, The Associated Press reported erroneously that about 40,000 people attended the group's conference last year. About 4,000 people attended the conference in Kairouan in 2012.
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