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U.N. General Assembly to vote Thursday on Syria; China warns of ‘wrong steps’
The United Nations General Assembly will vote Thursday on a new resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to put a stop to deadly attacks on civilians,…
In growing Syria crisis, Obama has few options
Eleven months into the bloodiest uprising of the “Arab Spring,” U.S. President Barack Obama is staking his Syria policy on a fragile and untested international…
Al-Azhar head demands Arabs stop Syrian bloodshed
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called on Arab countries and liberals worldwide to work to stop the bloodshed in Syria, calling the situation in the country…
Tribal ties tangle post-Qaddafi Libya
When Muammar Qaddafi seized power in 1969 he pledged to eliminate tribalism and unite Libya. But throughout the next 42 years - especially when his popularity…
Reporters Without Borders says Israel army targets photographers
International press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday accused the Israeli military of deliberately targeting news photographers covering…
Egyptian minister’s remarks stoke tensions with U.S.
An Egyptian Cabinet minister has stoked tension with the U.S. over funding nonprofit groups working for democracy in Egypt, accusing Washington of intentionally…
Iran to load locally made nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor
Iran will load locally made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on Wednesday for the first time, a senior official told the Students News Agency ISNA.
Explosion damages oil pipeline in Syrian city of Homs
An explosion has hit a major oil pipeline in the central Syrian city of Homs, witnesses and activists say.
