Syrian prime minister defects, fighting goes on
Syrian forces pressed on with their offensive against rebels in the largest city Aleppo after the prime minister fled the country, denouncing the “terrorist regime” of Bashar al-Assad. Riyad Hijab is More...
Annan arrives in Damascus, Syria tests missiles
Report by Oliver Holmes (Reuters) – Kofi Annan is due to hold talks on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for “terrorists” was hindering the peace envoy’s More...
Islamist celebrate as Morsy elected Egypt president
Islamist Mohamed Morsy was declared Egypt’s first freely elected president on Sunday, sparking joy among his Muslim Brotherhood supporters on the streets who vowed to wrest more power from armed forces reluctant More...
Turkish, Syrian forces seek downed Turkish jet
Report by Jonathon Burch and Erika Solomon (Reuters) – Turkey and Syria said their navies were jointly searching on Saturday for Turkish airmen shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean, while nearby Turkish More...
Ban Ki-moon: Syria yet to implement peace plan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday informed that the Syrian government has “failed” to comprehensively More...
Iraq: Serial bombings kill 45 people
Bagdad, IRAQ – At least 45 people were killed and about 200 injured in a series of bombings across Iraq on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the US invasion of the country. The bombings, blamed on the Al More...
Al Qaeda takes responsibility for bombings
Baghdad, IRAQ – Al Qaeda in Iraq on Friday said it had launched the series of bombings and gun attacks Thursday that killed at least 60 people across the war-torn country. In a statement carried by many websites, More...
Yemeni’s vote for ONLY candidate in Presidential Polls
Sana’a, YEMEN – One year after violent protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, people in Yemen on Tuesday voted to elect a new president – though there is only [one candidate] in the More...
Russia, China decline to participate in an international meet on Syria
Damascus, SYRIA – People’s Republic of China has joined Russia on Tuesday while declining to participate in an international meet on Syria. On a day at least 21 people are reported to be killed, a majority More...
Yemen prepares for presidential polls
Sana’a, YEMEN – Amid strict security measures around 10 million Yemenis are expected to cast their vote on Tuesday in the presidential elections for which there is only one candidate Abd-Rabbu Mansour More...
