Mid-East
Istanbul talks fruitful: Iran
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday he had a “fruitful” meeting in Istanbul with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and voiced hope it would help resolve the standoff with the West.
Anti-Islam film diverts gaze from uprising in Syria
For the embattled Syrian regime, the crudely produced film mocking Islam that has unleashed fury across the Muslim world could not have come at a better time.
Libyans tried to save US envoy
Libyans tried to save US Ambassador Chris Stevens after finding him in a locked.
Palestinians face $400m budget gap: World Bank
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank faces a $400 million budget shortfall, even if current donor pledges are met, the World Bank warned in a report Wednesday, calling new funding “critical.”
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Ansar Al-Shariah, the militia suspected of involvement in last Tuesday’s deadly assault on the US Consulate in Benghazi.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Syrian rebels seized their third border crossing with Turkey Wednesday, a Turkish official said, after fierce battles with government troops overnight that sent bullets flying into Syria’s northern neighbor.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formally protested a decision by Egypt’s prime minister to receive Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, a Palestinian official said Wednesday.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Wednesday issued a decree naming Mohammed Raafat Shehata as the country’s new head of intelligence, after the former spy chief was forced into retirement.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
With its labyrinthine souks, palm-fringed palaces and Islamic heritage, Marrakesh has developed over the years as a chic tourist destination, drawing in the world’s rich and famous.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Libya, along with Tunisia and Morocco, was formally welcomed as a member the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at a ceremony in Beirut, Tuesday.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Militants in northern Sinai Peninsula accused the Egyptian military of “barbaric, inhumane” acts during a recent raid of a village that followed a deadly attack on an army outpost near the border with Israel.
Thursday, 20 - September 2012
Israel’s army Wednesday staged a surprise drill on the country’s northern border, the military said, amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear drive and the fate of Syria’s chemical weapons.
