- Sectarian kidnappings spread strife in north Syria BEN HUBBARD - AP - 5 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — A rural patch of north Syria has been shaken by a series of tit-for-tat, sectarian kidnappings, anti-regime activists said Saturday, highlighting how much … More »Sectarian kidnappings spread strife in north Syria
- Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries ESAM MOHAMED - AP - 5 hrs ago
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Four foreigners were arrested in Libya on suspicion of distributing books about Christianity and proselytizing, a Libyan police spokesman said on … More »Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Four foreigners were arrested in Libya on suspicion of distributing books about Christianity and proselytizing, a Libyan police spokesman said on Saturday.
- Egypt court orders belly dancing station off air AP - 6 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — A court in Egypt has ordered a TV channel that airs belly dancing clips off the air for showing "sexually explicit" content and operating without a broadcast … More »Egypt court orders belly dancing station off air
CAIRO (AP) — A court in Egypt has ordered a TV channel that airs belly dancing clips off the air for showing "sexually explicit" content and operating without a broadcast license.
- Egypt's police to get 100,000 9mm pistols AYA BATRAWY - AP - 6 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official said Saturday that the interior ministry has agreed to purchase 100,000 new 9mm pistols after low-ranking policemen went on … More »Egypt's police to get 100,000 9mm pistols
- Israel treats wounded Syrians along frontier IAN DEITCH - AP - 6 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers provided medical treatment to wounded Syrians who approached the countries' border and then transported them to a hospital in Israel … More »Israel treats wounded Syrians along frontier
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers provided medical treatment to wounded Syrians who approached the countries' border and then transported them to a hospital in Israel for further treatment, the military said Saturday, in the first instance of Syrians finding shelter from their country's civil in the Jewish state.
- Syria: Power outage hits capital and south Associated Press - AP - 6 hrs ago
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A power outage plunged Damascus and southern Syria into darkness late Saturday, Syria's state news agency said, while anti-regime activists reported … More »Syria: Power outage hits capital and south
- Hezbollah says no comment on Bulgaria report BASSEM MROUE - AP - 7 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah said Saturday that he would not comment on a recent report from Bulgaria that said members of the Lebanese militant group carried … More »Hezbollah says no comment on Bulgaria report
- Syrian state news agency says power outage plunges Damascus and southern Syria into darkness AP - 7 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state news agency says power outage plunges Damascus and southern Syria into darkness. More »Syrian state news agency says power outage plunges Damascus and southern Syria into darkness
- Thousands in Tunisia rally behind Islamist party BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA - AP - 8 hrs ago
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to rising criticism … More »Thousands in Tunisia rally behind Islamist party
- Hezbollah warns Israel not to attack Lebanon AP - 10 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah has refused to comment on a Bulgarian report that said members of the Lebanese militant group carried out an attack that killed … More »Hezbollah warns Israel not to attack Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah has refused to comment on a Bulgarian report that said members of the Lebanese militant group carried out an attack that killed five Israeli tourists in the European nation.
- Israel treats Syrians wounded along frontier IAN DEITCH - AP - 10 hrs ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says troops have provided medical help to Syrians near the countries' border and transported them to a hospital in Israel for further … More »Israel treats Syrians wounded along frontier
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says troops have provided medical help to Syrians near the countries' border and transported them to a hospital in Israel for further treatment.
- Syria: Hundreds taken in tit-for-tat kidnappings BASSEM MROUE - AP - 11 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Pro-government gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 people in northwestern Syria in retaliation for the abduction of 42 Shiite Muslims this week, a move … More »Syria: Hundreds taken in tit-for-tat kidnappings
- Egypt president's son may be earning $133 a month AP - 11 hrs ago
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Egypt's holding company for airports and aviation says President Mohammed Morsi's son has applied for a job that pays $133 a month starting … More »Egypt president's son may be earning $133 a month
- Iranian leader: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons ALI AKBAR DAREINI - AP - 12 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader said Saturday that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons, but that if Tehran intended to build them, the U.S. couldn't … More »Iranian leader: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons
- Iran vows to avenge Guard commander's killing AP - 13 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Iranian official has vowed to take revenge on Israel for its alleged involvement in the killing of a commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary … More »Iran vows to avenge Guard commander's killing
- Activist group says hundreds kidnapped in Syria BASSEM MROUE - AP - 13 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — An activist group says pro-government gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 people in northwestern Syria in retaliation for the abduction of 42 Shiite Muslims … More »Activist group says hundreds kidnapped in Syria
- Suicide attack kills 4 in northern Iraq SAMEER N. YACOUB - AP - 14 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber, pretending to ask for help, assassinated a senior Iraqi military official and three bodyguards at his home Saturday in the north, officials … More »Suicide attack kills 4 in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber, pretending to ask for help, assassinated a senior Iraqi military official and three bodyguards at his home Saturday in the north, officials said.
- Egypt: Islamists rally in Cairo against opposition AYA BATRAWY - AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
CAIRO (AP) — Several thousand hard-line Islamists rallied in Cairo on Friday against a recent wave of violent anti-government protests, while liberal activists staged … More »Egypt: Islamists rally in Cairo against opposition
- Palestinian rally for hunger striker turns violent IAN DEITCH - AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at several demonstrations in the West Bank held to support a prisoner observing an intermittent … More »Palestinian rally for hunger striker turns violent
- Clashes near Syria airport kill 150 BASSEM MROUE - AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Intense clashes between the Syrian army and rebel fighters near the country's second-largest airport killed around 150 people in recent days, anti-regime … More »Clashes near Syria airport kill 150
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