Israel says its navy has boarded a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The Israeli military said Saturday the operation was a peaceful and the passengers did not offer any resistance. A military statement said the Finnish-flagged Estelle was being diverted to the port of Ashdod by Israeli vessels. Mikael […]
9 Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Turkey say Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels have clashed in the country’s troubled southeast, killing nine people. Authorities said Saturday three Turkish troops and three Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK militants were killed in fighting in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq. In a separate incident in Bitlis province northwest of […]
International Peace Envoy Brahimi in Damascus
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syria’s foreign minister Saturday in Damascus to discuss the possibility of securing a temporary cease-fire in the conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. No details of the meeting with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem have been released. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is also scheduled to meet with President […]
Lebanese Cabinet Holds Emergency Meeting
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The Lebanese Cabinet is holding an emergency session Saturday, a day after a massive car bomb killed the country’s police intelligence chief. Eight people died and more than 80 were wounded in the blast Friday. The government has declared Saturday a national day of mourning. Demonstrators have closed roads around the country to protest the […]
International Peace Envoy Brahimi in Damascus
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is in Damascus to meet with Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad, for talks on securing a temporary cease-fire in the 19-month-old conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is scheduled to meet Saturday with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Brahimi is pushing for Syrian officials […]
Palestinians Hold Elections in West Bank
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians are voting in local elections Saturday across parts of the West Bank, the first time they have gone to the polls in six years. The territory has over a half million registered voters. Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, is boycotting the election. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah […]
International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Damascus Friday for talks with Syrian officials on securing a temporary cease-fire in the 19-month-old conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is scheduled to meet Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Saturday morning. He is also expected to meet with President Bashar al-Assad […]
Yemen Militant Attack Kills 9 Soldiers
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
((New death toll in graf 1) Yemeni officials say suspected militants killed at least 13 soldiers in a suicide attack on an army base in southern Yemen Friday. Officials report that the militants drove a bomb-laden vehicle up to the gate of the base near the town of Shakra and detonated it. Friday’s attack in […]
International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Damascus Friday for talks with Syrian officials on securing a temporary cease-fire in the 19-month-old conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is scheduled to meet Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Saturday morning. He is also expected to meet with President Bashar al-Assad […]
Huge Car Bomb in Beirut Kills 8
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
A massive car bomb in Beirut has killed at least eight people and injured about 80 others. The bomb exploded Friday near the office of the Christian Phalange Party headquarters. The group openly disapproves of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanese hospitals issued an urgent plea for blood donors to help treat the […]
