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Syria Opposition Meets To Find Leader, Show It Is Ready For Arms
Syria's fractious opposition coalition meets on Thursday under pressure to name a new leader and prove to its…
New Tunisian Protest Movement Takes Cue from Egypt
Tunisian opposition activists have launched their own version of Egypt's Tamarod protest movement, whose campaign…
UAE Court Jails Most Of 94 Islamists Accused In Coup Plot Trial
A top United Arab Emirates court on Tuesday convicted 64 Islamists and acquitted 25 others on charges of plotting…
Unrest Roils Egypt As Army Deadline Moves Markets: Arab Credit
Egypt’s 2020 bonds are yielding more than securities due 20 years later after a record slump in June as protests…
Tunisia’s Islamist PM Says Egypt Scenario Unlikely To Happen There
A situation like the one unfolding in Egypt is unlikely to happen in Tunisia - the cradle of the Arab Spring -…
Anti-President Protests In Egypt Grab Headlines In Syrian Media
Egypt's anti-president protests on Sunday grabbed the headlines of Syria's state media which appeared flagrantly…
Assad’s Forces Battle To Tighten Control Of Central Syria
President Bashar al-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air…
Water is Running out in Gaza: Humanitarian Catastrophe Looms as Territory’s Only…
The Gaza Strip, a tiny wedge of land jammed between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean sea, is heading inexorably…
Qatar’s New Emir Sheikh Tamim Unveils New Cabinet
Qatar's new Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has unveiled his new cabinet, a day after taking over from his…
Lebanese Army Surrounds Islamist Gunmen As Syrian Crisis Spreads
Lebanese soldiers fought Sunni Islamist gunmen in the southern city of Sidon for a second day on Monday in one of…