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Gulf Shi’ites Fear Rising Sectarian Rhetoric Over Syria
Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's…
Israel Signals Readiness To Limit Settlement Building For Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Monday that Israel was ready to confine Jewish settlement expansion to…
Tanks In Beirut As Syria Protest Leaves One Dead
Lebanese troops blocked streets in Beirut with tanks and barbed wire for several hours on Sunday after the killing…
Bombs Strike Iraqi Market Killing At Least 13
At least 13 people were killed when two car bombs exploded and a suicide attacker targeted a market in a mainly…
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least Seven At Baghdad Checkpoint
A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-packed car at a police checkpoint outside a Shi'ite district in northwest…
Sudan Opposition Vows Bashir Will Fall Within 100 Days
Sudan’s opposition alliance on Saturday announced a 100-day plan for the peaceful overthrow of the government of…
U.N. Launches Biggest Aid Effort For Half Of Syria’s Population
The United Nations launched a $5 billion aid effort on Friday, its biggest ever, to help up to 10.25 million…
Sudan Police Use Teargas To Break Up Protest
Sudanese police used teargas to break up an anti-government protest in the capital Khartoum on Friday, witnesses…
Morocco Protesters Demand Release Of Political Prisoners
Some 200 members of Morocco's pro-reform February 20 protest movement gathered outside the justice ministry in…
Syrian Army Retakes Key Town Of Qusair From Rebels
Syrian pro-government forces have taken full control of the strategic town of Qusair, state TV and the rebels say.…