Palestinian officials say an Israeli air strike Saturday killed two men and wounded two other people in Gaza. The officials in Gaza said a senior Salafist leader and another activist were killed in the northern town of Jabaliya. They said that one of the two people wounded in the attack is a teenage boy. Israel’s […]
Turkey Condemns UN for Inaction in Syria
Posted October 13th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s prime minister lashed out against the U.N. Security Council Saturday for inaction in Syria. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Istanbul it has become “more and more difficult” each day for the U.N. to fulfill its duties due to “unjust, unequal and inactive mechanisms.” “If we leave the issue to the vote of […]
UN Envoy Aims to Ease Syria-Turkey Tensions
Posted October 13th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Istanbul Saturday to discuss the growing tension between Turkey and neighboring Syria over cargo seized from a Syrian passenger plane. Turkey intercepted a Syrian plane Wednesday en route from Moscow to Damascus. Turkey has defended its decision to intercept the plane, saying the aircraft was carrying military equipment […]
Rebels, Troops Clash over Air Base in Syria
Posted October 12th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels have clashed with government troops over control of an air defense base near the country’s most populous city. Activists say rebels attacked the air force post Friday outside Aleppo, but there are conflicting reports as to whether the rebels have taken over the base. Fighting continued in several Syrian locales. The opposition Syrian […]
Supporters and Opponents of Egypt’s President Clash
Posted October 12th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi scuffled with opponents in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday in the worst violence since Egypt’s new Islamist leader took office this year. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement and a coalition of secular leaning groups were holding separate rallies when people from each side began throwing stones at one another. The […]
Rebels, Troops Clash over Air Base in Syria
Posted October 12th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels have clashed with government troops over control of an air defense base near the country’s most populous city. Activists say rebels attacked the air force post Friday outside Aleppo, but there are conflicting reports as to whether the rebels have taken over the base. Fighting continued in several Syrian locales. The opposition Syrian […]
Turkey PM Says Syrian Plane Contained Ammunition
Posted October 12th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s President Assad has been fighting a 19-month uprising against his rule that has killed tens of thousands of people. The observatory says 260 Syrians were killed in fighting Thursday including 86 civilians, 60 rebel fighters, 13 defected soldiers, and 92 regime forces.
Egypt’s Morsi Removes Prosecutor General
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s president has removed his prosecutor general from office after a court acquitted loyalists of ousted President Hosni Mubarak of organizing a brutal attack on protesters last year. Egyptian state television announced Thursday that President Mohammed Morsi removed General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud and named him as the country’s ambassador to the Vatican. The announcement follows […]
Turkey PM Says Syrian Plane Contained Ammunition
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the cargo Turkey seized from a Syrian passenger plane that was forced to land in Ankara contained military equipment and ammunition destined for Syria’s government. Mr. Erdogan told reporters Thursday that a Russian supplier had provided the illicit cargo. He did not elaborate on where Turkey received the […]
Syria Protests Turkey’s ‘Hostile’ Plane Interception
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Syria says Turkey’s decision to force a Syrian passenger plane to land in Ankara was “hostile and reprehensible” and that it amounts to piracy. The Syrian foreign ministry said Thursday that the interception of the plane as it was flying from Moscow to Damascus was “another sign of the hostile polices” of the Turkish government. […]
