Bomb blasts ripped through a number of Iraqi cities Monday, killing dozens of people. Iraqi officials say the worst violence was in the southern city of Kut where two explosions have killed at least 34 people and wounded 60 others. Police officials in the southern holy Shi’ite city of Najaf say two car bombs have […]
Activists Say Syrian Forces Continue Crackdown
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Rights activists say Syrian security forces backed by tanks have entered the town of Houla, while a deadly crackdown in the port city of Latakia continues for a third day. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says troops carried out raids and arrests Monday in Houla, which is located near the flashpoint city of Homs. […]
Twin Bombings Kill 34 in Southern Iraq
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two bombs have exploded in the southern city of Kut, killing at least 34 people and wounding 60 others. Police say a roadside bomb exploded first, followed by a car bomb that detonated as people arrived at the scene. Kut is located about 150 kilometers southeast of the capital, Baghdad. No group […]
Gadhafi Urges Libyans to Fight NATO
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi has urged his people to take up arms “to liberate Libya.” In an audio message broadcast on Libyan television early Monday, Mr. Gadhafi urged Libyans to fight to retake towns held by rebels. Rebels have been pushing closer to the capital Tripoli. On Sunday, they claimed to have seized control of […]
Morocco to Hold Early Elections in November
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Morocco’s government says it will hold early parliamentary elections in mid-November following delicate negotiations between the Moroccan interior ministry and some of the country’s political parties, which had argued that more time was needed to prepare. Morocco’s King Mohammed has called for prompt parliamentary elections so the country can create a new government. In early […]
Deadly Unrest Continues in Southern Yemen
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say at least 11 militants and two soldiers have been killed in the southern Abyan province, where security forces have been battling al-Qaida-linked militants. The fighting took place Sunday in and around the provincial capital, Zinjibar. Militants have taken control of several areas in southern Yemen during the six-month uprising pressing for President […]
26 Killed in Syria’s Siege on Port City
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent in Latakia, where the military is blasting the port city with gunfire from land and sea. Activists and witnesses say military vessels mounted with machine guns began firing on coastal districts Sunday, a day after tanks rolled into the city. They say at least […]
U.S. Restores Funding of Gaza Aid Groups
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has restored funding to aid groups in the Gaza Strip, after the ruling Islamist group Hamas retracted its demand to scrutinize confidential documents about the groups’ work. Last week, USAID partner organizations stopped work after Hamas demanded to audit the books of international organizations. Compliance with that demand would have violated U.S. […]
Twin Bombings Kill 5 in Baghdad
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Five Iraqi security force members have been killed in a pair of apparently coordinated bombings in Baghdad. Military officials say a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Adhamiya district of the capital on Sunday and then a second blast hit after security forces rushed to the scene. Officials say the blasts killed two army officers […]
Suicide Bomber Hits Algerian Police Station
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber attacked a police station in eastern Algeria early Sunday, wounding about 30 people. The official Algerian news agency APS reports the attacker tried to ram a pick-up truck into the station entrance in the town of Tizi Ouzou, about 100 kilometers east of the capital, Algiers. The news agency said the blast […]
