Why the US needs an ambassador in Damascus
By Mara Karlin President Barack Obama's bold decision to use the holiday…
Five dead, hundreds injured and arrested on ‘Day of Anger’
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Five, including a policeman, died in clashes between…
Calm returns to Lebanon after 2 days of protests
By Bassem Mroue/ AP BEIRUT: Lebanon's new Hezbollah-backed prime minister began the…
Afghan president inaugurates new parliament
KABUL: President Hamid Karzai swore in the country's new parliament Wednesday in…
Rights group says Gulf States harassing activists
DUBAI: Authorities in Gulf countries have stepped harassment of political activists in…
World economic rules have changed, Obama warns US
WASHINGTON: A revitalized President Barack Obama bluntly told America to reinvent itself…
Opposition calls for second day of protests
By Jailan Zayan /AFP CAIRO: Activists called for a second day of…
Palestinian says Al Jazeera puts his life in danger
JERICHO: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat accused Al Jazeera television on Tuesday…
Iran, Lebanon show reach and limits of Turkey’s clout
ANKARA: In plunging headlong into trying to help resolve some of the…
Hezbollah power swings Lebanon away from West
BEIRUT: The balance of power in Lebanon shifted toward Syria and Iran…