- A senior Iranian commander reportedly killed AP - 8 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian independent news website is reporting that a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon More »A senior Iranian commander reportedly killed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian independent news website is reporting that a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon
- Egyptian officials accused of covering up torture SARAH EL DEEB - AP - 8 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian opposition group accused the government on Wednesday of covering up torture at the hands of security forces. More »Egyptian officials accused of covering up torture
- Gag orders silence Israeli press in digital age TIA GOLDENBERG - AP - 9 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military censor, which has long served as the country's guardian of state secrets, is suddenly under the microscope following a pair of sensitive … More »Gag orders silence Israeli press in digital age
- Egypt's women fighting back against sex assaults BRIAN ROHAN - AP - 9 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian women are growing increasingly angry and militant as they deal with one of the unintended consequences of the Arab Spring: an epidemic of sexual … More »Egypt's women fighting back against sex assaults
- Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport ZEINA KARAM - AP - 10 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and bringing … More »Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport
- Iran: Advanced enrichment centrifuges installed ALI AKBAR DAREINI - AP - 11 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday that it has begun installing a new generation of centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, a move that will allow it … More »Iran: Advanced enrichment centrifuges installed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday that it has begun installing a new generation of centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, a move that will allow it to vastly increase its pace of uranium enrichment in defiance of U.N. calls to halt such activities.
- Lebanese prevent tankers from crossing into Syria BASSEM MROUE - AP - 12 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese protesters closed two major roads in northern Lebanon Wednesday to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria, Lebanon's state-run news agency … More »Lebanese prevent tankers from crossing into Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese protesters closed two major roads in northern Lebanon Wednesday to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria, Lebanon's state-run news agency and security officials said.
- Rights group: Israel violated laws of war in Gaza DIAA HADID - AP - 13 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-based rights group said Israel violated laws of war in a series of airstrikes it conducted during an eight-day military operation last November … More »Rights group: Israel violated laws of war in Gaza
- Fighting rages near Aleppo airport BARBARA SURK - AP - 13 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels fought pitched battles Wednesday against regime forces at a military base that protects a major airport in the country's north in fighting … More »Fighting rages near Aleppo airport
- Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities DALE GAVLAK - AP - 14 hrs ago
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit … More »Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities
- Syria: Ex-spokesman speaks after disappearance BARBARA SURK - AP - 14 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's former Foreign Ministry spokesman has made his first comments since disappearing in December, saying he left Syria because "of the polarization … More »Syria: Ex-spokesman speaks after disappearance
- Lebanese prevent tankers from crossing to Syria AP - 15 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says protesters have closed two major roads in northern Lebanon to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria. More »Lebanese prevent tankers from crossing to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says protesters have closed two major roads in northern Lebanon to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria.
- Egypt: Gunmen steal central bank chief's car SARAH EL DEEB - AP - 15 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — Masked gunmen attacked the car of Egypt's central bank governor Wednesday, killing his bodyguard and stealing the vehicle, the Interior Ministry said. The … More »Egypt: Gunmen steal central bank chief's car
CAIRO (AP) — Masked gunmen attacked the car of Egypt's central bank governor Wednesday, killing his bodyguard and stealing the vehicle, the Interior Ministry said. The bank chief was not in the car at the time of the assault.
- Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution DANIEL ESTRIN - AP - 17 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Rabbi David Stav launched his official campaign last month to wrest control of Israel's top religious institution from its longtime hardline leadership, … More »Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution
- Syrian troops, rebels clash in contested north AP - 18 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say troops loyal to President Bashar Assad are battling rebels in the country's heavily contested north along the border with Turkey. More »Syrian troops, rebels clash in contested north
- UN experts in Iran for new talks on nuclear probe AP - 19 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Senior U.N. investigators are in Iran for a new round of talks with government officials over allegations that Tehran may have carried out tests on … More »UN experts in Iran for new talks on nuclear probe
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Senior U.N. investigators are in Iran for a new round of talks with government officials over allegations that Tehran may have carried out tests on triggers for atomic weapons.
- Netanyahu ally: Diplomacy won't work with Iran AP - 23 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — A powerful partner of Israel's prime minister says sanctions and negotiations will not stop Iran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program. More »Netanyahu ally: Diplomacy won't work with Iran
- Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport BASSEM MROUE - AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing Syria's … More »Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
- Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks AYA BATRAWY - AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
CAIRO (AP) — Washington's envoy on human rights cautioned Tuesday against the failure of Egypt's government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number of gruesome … More »Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks
- Rebels capture air base in northern Syria BARBARA SURK - AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels captured a military air base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another that protects the city's international airport, their second straight day … More »Rebels capture air base in northern Syria
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