Biggest hurdles remain before East Med gas bonanza
Newly discovered gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean encourage regional tensions and…
Al-Qaeda claims Iraq’s worst violence in month
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for a string of attacks in Iraq that left…
Turkey calls for tougher action against PKK
By AFP ANKARA: Turkey on Friday urged the leader of Iraq's autonomous…
Police, protesters face off as Bahrain Grand Prix begins
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Yemeni says 18 militants killed in Al-Qaeda-held area
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Firouz Sedarat / Reuters ADEN: Yemeni troops have…
Unrest spreads in Sudan amid deadly standoff with South
By Ian Timberlake / AFP KHARTOUM: Rebels in the eastern border state…
UN aims to triple Syria observer team next week
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Conflict uproots 3.5 m people in 2011: monitors
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Military refers ban on presidency candidates to court
By Tamim Elyan and Ali Abdelatti /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's military rulers have…