Syrian forces kill 34 in Hama, crackdown intensifies
BEIRUT: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in Hama…
Yemen’s Saleh hurt in palace attack: diplomat
SANAA: President Ali Abdullah was slightly wounded when shells struck his palace…
MB’s Sobhi Saleh denies distorting Islamic teachings
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood senior member Sobhi Saleh denied accusations of…
Thousands flee fighting in Yemen capital
SANAA: Thousands of residents were fleeing the Yemeni capital on Friday as…
UNHCR slams Qatar’s move to return ‘raped’ Libyan woman
GENEVA: The UN refugees agency on Friday slammed Qatar's decision to send…
Sister of former Tunisian president arrested
TUNIS: A sister of former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali…
Pope meets Abbas amid Mideast tensions
VATICAN CITY: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met Pope Benedict XVI on Friday…
NATO raids pound Tripoli as Moscow readies peace bid
TRIPOLI: Explosions rattled the Libyan capital early Friday as Russia prepared to…
Bomb outside central Iraq mosque kills 17
TIKRIT: A bomb placed outside a mosque frequented by provincial officials in…
‘First’ outbreak of mystery bacteria kills 18
BERLIN: The World Health Organization warned Thursday Europe was seeing the first…