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Arabs to discuss Syria escalation

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 12 (News Report) - Basic supplies are said to be running low in Homs Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo on Sunday to decide their next move after a resolution on Syria failed in the UN Security Council last week.

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Stop the Madness

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Foreign Policy - By Rebuttal - Jan. 19 (News Analysis) - This isn't the first time that hawks have raised the alarm about Iran's nuclear program, claiming that the sky is falling. Breathless, hypothetical timelines to an Iranian bomb have continued almost unabated since the time of the shah.

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Blaming U.S. and Israel, Iran Reports Killing of Nuclear Scientist

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Alan Cowell, Rick Gladstone - Jan. 11 (News Report) - A bomber on a motorcycle killed a scientist from Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment site and his bodyguard-driver on Wednesday during the morning commute in Tehran, Iranian media reported, in an assassination that could further elevate international tensions over the Iranian nuclear program and stoke the country’s growing anti-Western belligerence.

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Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? - CSMonitor.com

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Dec. 20 (News Report) - The scars of Iraq's painful bloodletting are deep, and a powerful disincentive against a return to open warfare. But Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is moving against Sunni Arabs, his political enemies.

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Gingrich Describes Palestinian People as 'Invented'

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Fox News - Dec. 10 (News) - Newt Gingrich declared in an interview that Palestinians are an invented people, though his campaign afterward claimed the candidate still supports the establishment of a Palestinian state.

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Gaza militants renew rocket fire toward Israel - Ha'aretz

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Haaretz - Nov. 06 (Other) - CTV.caGaza militants renew rocket fire toward IsraelHa'aretzBoth rockets launched overnight exploded in open fields south of Ashkelon; rocket attacks come hours after IDF strikes targets in Gaza. By Haaretz Tags: Palestinians Gaza rockets Gaza Strip Hamas Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip renewed their ...Israeli air raids kill Gaza militantAFPIsrael Begins Deportation of Gaza Flotilla ActivistsVoice of AmericaIsraeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in GazaReutersNew York Times -CNN International -TIMEall 1,962 news articles »

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AP: U.S. drops keeping troops in Iraq

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - Oct. 15 (News) -

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Qaddafi's many hideouts help him elude rebels

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Aug. 24 (News Report) - Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi has plenty of places to hide. Underground, for example. The man who ruled Libya for 42 years is known to have deep bunkers under his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, which rebel fighters seized Tuesday. Some former officials say the compound is connected by long tunnels to far-flung parts of Tripoli in a hidden network that would provide a quick escape route.

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Live blog: Rebels fighting pockets of resistance; journalists escape hotel

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Aug. 24 (Breaking News) - With reported pockets of fighting remaining in Tripoli on Wednesday, the whereabouts of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were still not known. Rebels seized Gadhafi’s vast compound on Tuesday. Celebratory gunfire was virtually nonstop as rebels streamed in and out of the compound, many leaving with weapons and ammunition seized from the complex. A senior NATO official warned that the war "is not over yet, although it's close."

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Kadafi 'delusional,' wants to reclaim power, ex-confidante says

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Molly Hennessy-Fiske - Aug. 24 (News Report) - Libya's fugitive leader thinks he can return to power when NATO ends its air campaign, his former right-hand man told Al Jazeera television. “Kadafi is delusional because he thinks he can disappear in Libya and, when NATO leaves, he believes he can gather his supporters,” said Abdel Salam Jalloud, who defected before rebels captured most of the capital this week.

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Rebels Pour Into Central Tripoli Square

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Kareem Fahim, David D. Kirkpatrick - Aug. 22 (Breaking News) - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while residents raucously celebrated the prospective end of his four-decade-old rule. In the city’s central Green Square, the site of many manufactured rallies in support of Colonel Qaddafi, jubilant Libyans tore down green flags and posters of Colonel Qaddafi and stomped on them. The rebel leadership announced that the elite presidential guard protecting the Libyan leader had surrendered and that they controlled many parts of the city, but not Colonel Qaddafi’s leadership compound.

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Pockets of resistance as rebels claim Tripoli

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Zeina Khodr - Aug. 22 (Breaking News) - The head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has announced the end of the Gaddafi era, while sporadic fighting continued across the capital, Tripoli. Fighting and gun battles erupted in parts of Tripoli on Monday after tanks left Bab al-Azizyah, Muammar Gaddafi's compound, to confront the rebel assault that gained control of much of the capital in a battle overnight. Many of the streets in the centre of the city - where anti-government supporters had celebrated hours earlier - were abandoned as pockets of pro-Gaddafi resistance and the presence of snipers and artillery fire made the area dangerous. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, who entered the city with rebel fighters who advanced overnight, said the security situation in the city was "tenuous," despite there being celebrations in the streets. "There are some Gaddafi forces still putting up a fight," our correspondent said. "And rebels still have one last push to make towards Bab al-Azizyah," Khodr added, saying that it was unclear when this advance would take place.

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Pentagon: Libya fired Scud

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Associated Press - Aug. 15 (News Report) - Libyan government forces tapped into their stores of Scud missiles this weekend, firing one for the first time in this year’s conflict with rebels, but hurting no one, U.S. defense officials said Monday. The missile launch was detected by U.S. forces shortly after midnight Sunday and the Scud landed in the desert about 50 miles outside Brega, said one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.

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Syrian Tanks Attack Eastern City of Deir al-Zour

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Lina Sinjab - Aug. 07 (News) - Scores of tanks and armoured vehicles launch an assault on the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, human rights activists say.

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Syria Sends In Tanks to Storm Center of a Rebellious City

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Nada Bakri, Rick Gladstone - Aug. 03 (News) - Ignoring global condemnation, Syria ordered its military to storm through the rebellious city of Hama on Wednesday after three days of shelling.

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Mubarak on trial: Egypt, Syria, Libya and Middle East live blog

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Haroon Siddique, Paul Owen - Aug. 03 (Breaking News) - It is a historic day in Egypt where Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, goes on trial to face charges of corruption and unlawful killing.

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Egypt fires 600 top police officers in purge

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Leila Fadel - Jul. 13 (News) - Egypt sacked nearly 600 top police officers Wednesday, the start of a promised cleansing of a force blamed for chronic abuses during the rule of Hosni Mubarak, state television reported.

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Libyan rebels run riot

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Sydney Morning Herald - Jul. 13 (News) - Rebels in the mountains in Libya's west have looted and damaged four towns seized from Muammar Gaddafi's forces last month, part of a series of abuses and apparent reprisals against suspected loyalists that have chased residents of these towns away, Human Rights Watch said.

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Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Voice of America - Jul. 11 (News) - Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage.

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U.S. Slashes $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Imtiyaz Delawala - Jul. 10 (News Report) - In a sign of tensions with Pakistan following the U.S. raid on former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, White House chief of staff Bill Daley said today that the U.S. will suspend some $800 million in aid to Pakistan's military. "Obviously they have been an important ally in the fight on terrorism. They've been the victim of enormous amounts of terrorism," Daley said. "But right now they have taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we were giving to their military, and we're trying to work through that." Daley confirmed a report in The New York Times this morning that "up to about $800 million in military aid and equipment, or over one-third of the more than $2 billion in annual American security assistance to Pakistan, could be affected" because of concerns over Pakistan's expulsion of American military trainers, as well as Pakistan's ineffectiveness in fighting militants.

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Panetta Says Iranian Arms in Iraq Are a ‘Concern’

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Elisabeth Bumiller - Jul. 10 (News Report) - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said on Sunday that weapons he said were supplied by Iran had become a “tremendous concern” for the United States in recent weeks in Iraq, where more American troops died in June than in any month over the three previous years.

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South Sudan, world's newest nation, is instantly one of the most troubled

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - Jul. 10 (News) - Africa's longest civil war gives birth to South Sudan, a country about the size of France that has broken away from its bitter antagonist to the north. Heads of state gather for a euphoric celebration in the fledgling capital of Juba, but poverty, corruption and questions about its leadership already plague the new nation.The countdown clock ran out, the flag ascended over the fledgling capital and a new nation born from Africa's longest civil war and the deaths of 2 million people joined the world Saturday.

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Syria accused of 'crimes against humanity'

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Richard Spencer - Jul. 06 (News) - The international community is facing increasing pressure to act. The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe, has already said the "point of no return" for the regime has been crossed.

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Libya: Clinton urges Gaddafi to go, not issue threats

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 02 (News Report) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi should stop issuing threats against Europeans and resign instead, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. "Gaddafi should put the well-being and the interests of his own people first and he should step down from power," Mrs Clinton said in Spain. Col Gaddafi threatened on Friday to attack European "homes, offices, families" unless Nato stopped bombing. Nato is enforcing a UN resolution to protect civilians from Gaddafi forces. "The Nato-led mission is on track. The pressure on Gaddafi is mounting and the rebels have been gaining strength and momentum. We need to see this through and we are in complete agreement that we will," Mrs Clinton said in Madrid.

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U.S. shifts to closer contact with Egypt Islamists

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Arshad Mohammed - Jun. 30 (News Report) - The United States will resume limited contacts with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed on Thursday, saying it was in Washington's interests to deal with parties committed to non-violent politics.

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