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Lebanon Protesters Stop Diesel Tankers Entering Syria
Dozens of Lebanese protesters cut off two northern border crossings with Syria on Wednesday in protest at the…
Israel Says It Held Australian Man Under False Name
Israel is admitting for the first time that it held an Israeli with dual citizenship under a false name for…
Bahraini Police Break Up Protest Near Manama
Bahraini police have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters trying to march to Pearl Roundabout,…
Syria Death Toll Nearing 70,000: UN Rights Chief
The death toll from the Syria civil war is nearing 70,000, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said Tuesday as she again…
At Least 13 Killed In Mini-Bus Blast Near Turkey-Syria Border
At least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded when a Syrian mini-bus exploded Monday near the border between…
Kuwaiti MP Calls For Probe Of Alleged Israeli Business Ties
A Kuwaiti parliamentarian on Sunday called for an official investigation of the country’s interior minister for…
Tunisia: President’s Party Quits Government
Tunisia's political crisis entered a new phase Sunday with an announcement that Cabinet ministers of the…
Libya Christians Fear Rise Of Islamic Extremism
"Not a day goes by without tombs being vandalised," says Dalmasso Bruno, caretaker of the Italian cemetery in the…
Tunisia’s Ennahda Chief Rejects Ben Ali Comparison, Says Belaid Not New Bouazizi
The leader of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Enahda, Rachid al-Ghannouchi, has gone on a series of media interviews…
Iraq, Saudi Arabia To Discuss Exchange Of Prisoners
An Iraqi delegation will arrive Sunday evening in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss for three days mechanisms…