Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have hit a Hamas government building. The Cabinet headquarters was among targets hit early Saturday in Gaza. There are no initial reports of injuries. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket fire Friday between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza with one Palestinian rocket landing in a field […]
Israel Hits Hamas Government Building
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have hit a Hamas government building. The Cabinet headquarters was among targets hit early Saturday in Gaza. There are no initial reports of injuries. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket fire Friday between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza with one Palestinian rocket landing in a field […]
Britain Welcomes Syrian Opposition Leaders
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Britain is holding talks with Syrian opposition leaders in London Friday, saying it needs to know more about the opposition’s plans before it can formally recognize the group. British Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC ahead of talks with the new Syrian opposition leader, Muslim cleric Mouaz al-Khatib, and other opposition leaders that he […]
Russia Warns Against US Human Rights Bill
Posted November 15th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russia is warning the United States in connection with the possible adoption of a bill designed to punish Russian officials implicated in human rights abuses. The legislation, known as the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, would freeze American bank accounts and deny U.S. visas to corrupt officials and human rights violators. The Kremlin […]
Turkey Recognizes Syrian Opposition
Posted November 15th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
The newly formed coalition of Syrian opposition groups is getting another boost, this time from Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahemt Davutoglu Thursday recognized the Syrian National Coalition “as the sole legitimate representative of the people of Syria.” His comments came at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Djibouti, one day after France […]
France Raises Issue of Arming Syrian Rebels
Posted November 15th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
France says it will bring up excluding defensive weapons from the current arms embargo on Syria in order to help rebels fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in an interview Thursday his country would work toward a coordinated plan for Syria with its European allies. “For […]
US Stops Short of Recognizing Syrian Opposition Coalition
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has declined to fully recognize a newly formed Syrian opposition coalition, saying the group must first prove its worth after its predecessor was dogged by feuding and accusations of Islamist domination. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the formation of the coalition, which supersedes the widely discredited Syrian National Council, […]
US to Give $30 Million in Syrian Aid
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. says it is providing $30 million in extra humanitarian aid for those affected by the Syrian conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the move in Australia Wednesday while visiting for annual security talks with the American ally. She said the aid would help provide food to hungry people inside Syria along […]
Iraq Bombings Kill 12
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
A series of bombings across Iraq has killed at least 14 people. Security and hospital sources say the deadliest attacks were in the northern province of Kirkuk, where four bombs killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more. A car bomb blast in the southern city of Hilla killed four people, while another car […]
US to Give $30 Million in Syrian Aid
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. says it is providing $30 million in extra humanitarian aid for those affected by the Syrian conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the move in Australia Wednesday while visiting for annual security talks with the American ally. She said the aid would help provide food to hungry people inside Syria along […]
