[09-Feb-2012 02:02:00]
Obama is running out of options to halt Syrian violence
The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria.
[09-Feb-2012 02:02:00]
Turkey summons spy chief over talks with Kurds
Prosecutors have summoned Turkey?s top spy and his predecessor for questioning over reports of secret peace talks in Norway between Turkish intelligence agents and Kurdish militant leaders.
[09-Feb-2012 02:02:00]
Saleh immunity no good abroad: Human Rights Watch
The US and Gulf Arab states are not bound by a Yemeni parliament decision to grant President Saleh immunity from prosecution over civilian deaths during protests against his rule.
[09-Feb-2012 02:02:00]
50 pct of Americans support strike against Iran
Nearly half of Americans would bomb Iran?s nuclear installations and 20 percent of people living in the Middle East would support such action to stop the Islamic Republic?s nuclear program.
[09-Feb-2012 02:02:00]
Bahrain conflict becoming more violent as anniversary approaches
The funeral march for Mohammad Yaacoub had barely ended last week when police and protesters faced off in the town of Sitra.
[08-Feb-2012 23:02:00]
5 Yemeni prisoners killed in riots
Security officials say five Yemeni prisoners have been killed in clashes after riots in a prison south of the capital as some tried to flee.
[08-Feb-2012 23:02:00]
Gaza Hamas chief to visit Iran this week: officials
The Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, is on Friday to make a visit to Iran, which is celebrating the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian government officials said.
[08-Feb-2012 22:02:00]
Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors
Iraq's government intends to impose tough restrictions on private security companies to rein in what amounts to a "giant army" threatening the country's stability,
[08-Feb-2012 22:02:00]
Libya issues election law for national congress
Libya has finalized a law to govern an election to choose a national assembly to draft a new constitution.
[08-Feb-2012 22:02:00]
Gaddafi daughter presses UN to probe father's death
Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a UN commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her father.
[08-Feb-2012 17:02:00]
New Syria sanctions have wide backing in EU: diplomat
European Union governments have reached an agreement in principle to impose sanctions on the Syrian central bank.
[08-Feb-2012 17:02:00]
Turkey says world must support Syrian people
Turkey's FM Davutoglu said the international community must send a strong message of support to the Syrian people and send aid to residents of the city of Homs.
[08-Feb-2012 17:02:00]
Hamas lawmakers: unity deal with Abbas illegal
The Hamas parliamentary bloc in the Gaza Strip has come out against the latest reconciliation deal with rival Fatah.
[08-Feb-2012 16:02:00]
Top U.S. general to visit Egypt amid tensions
The Pentagon's top general will visit Egypt for security talks amid tensions over Cairo's move to bring criminal charges against 19 U.S. pro-democracy workers.
[08-Feb-2012 15:02:00]
Syria raises specter of proxy conflict for U.S., Russia
U.S. officials stress they do not want to play a military role in Syria.
[08-Feb-2012 15:02:00]
Egypt will not be swayed by aid threat in NGOs case: PM
Egypt said on Wednesday it will not be swayed by aid to change course in a probe of foreign-funded pro-democracy groups and NGOs.
[08-Feb-2012 14:02:00]
U.N. rights chief says action on Syria urgent
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Wednesday for urgent international action to protect civilians in Syria.
[08-Feb-2012 14:02:00]
Iran says to go green as oil sanctions tighten
With Iran's biggest buyers cutting imports of its crude and looking for other suppliers, Tehran says the time is right for the world's fifth largest oil producer to go green.
[10-Nov-2010 00:11:00]
Obama says US earnest in reaching out to Muslim world
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Washington's effort to reach out to the Muslim world was earnest and would help improve US security, although he acknowledged that there was still more work to do.