Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against…
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Clashes in western Libyan town leave 6 dead
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Clashes in a western Libyan city left six dead and at least 20 injured on Wednesday, a government spokesman said.
Palestinian PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad replaced almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet on Wednesday, a…
Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military ruler said Wednesday he hopes that a "great leader" will emerge from the country's upcoming presidential…
Arafat's moneyman targeted in corruption probe
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The late Yasser Arafat's powerful moneyman is the target of the highest-profile Palestinian corruption probe…
In Egypt's vote, revolutionaries lack a candidate
CAIRO (AP) — A black smoke covered Cairo's Tahrir Square. Around a dozen protesters who had been holding a weekslong sit-in demanding…
Assad says Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries
BEIRUT (AP) — In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed Wednesday that his regime had…
Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops and warplanes pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29…
Assad: Ready to show foreign mercenaries to world
MOSCOW (AP) — In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad denounced the opposition Syrian National…
Yemen: 19 killed in clashes with al-Qaida fighters
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Clashes between government troops and al-Qaida fighters left 19 people dead in southern Yemen on Wednesday,…
