EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker…
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City of Homs becomes focus of Syria's uprising
MAFRAQ, Jordan (AP) — Every day, rockets and mortars fired by regime forces rattle the streets of Homs. Armed rebels ambush government…
5 Yemeni prisoners killed in riots
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say five Yemeni prisoners have been killed in clashes after riots in a prison south of the…
Libya issues election law for national congress
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya has finalized a law to govern an election to choose a national assembly to draft a new constitution —…
Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite…
Israel's president sends message of peace to Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened…
Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — There's a Persian saying used to describe an under-the-radar political effort: "Driving at night with the lights…
Hamas lawmakers: unity deal with Abbas illegal
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas parliamentary bloc in the Gaza Strip has come out against the latest reconciliation deal with…
Egypt outlines evidence in case against Americans
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian judges say the evidence collected in the case against 19 Americans referred to court for their alleged…
Ex-spymaster: Israel's survival not at risk
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A former Israeli spymaster who has accused the country's leaders of barreling toward a rash military strike in…
