Arab Spring asylum seekers surged into EU in 2011
By Claire Davenport / Reuters BRUSSELS: Asylum seekers from Arab Spring countries and…
Ahmadinejad urges unity against ‘aggression’
By AFP DUSHANBE: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on regional powers Sunday to…
Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March
By Tarek Amara / Reuters TUNIS: Tunisians are likely to vote for their…
Israel weighs UN rights council boycott
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israel should boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council…
EU names 17 Iranians sanctioned over human rights
By Justyna Pawlak and Marcus George / Reuters BRUSSELS/DUBAI: The European Union has…
Bahrain police battle to control streets in flashpoint town
By Andrew Hammond / Reuters SITRA: Bahraini police clashed with anti-government protesters on…
Obama pledges ‘non-lethal’ aid for Syria rebels
By Dmitry Zaks / AFP MOSCOW: US President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to…
Saving the Syrians
By Gareth Evans CANBERRA: Despite the United Nations Security Council’s belated endorsement of…
Arab League chief arrives in Iraq for summit
By AFP BAGHDAD: Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby arrived in Baghdad…
Islamists warn military over government backing
By AFP CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood warned the ruling military Saturday over…