Israel’s Interior Ministry has given final approval for the construction of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, days after the United States said it was “deeply concerned” about Israel continuing to build in the city. A spokesman said Thursday the ministry also expects to soon approve the construction of another 2,700 houses in East Jerusalem. […]
Israel Approves Plans for 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Explosion Near Beirut Kills 1
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Lebanon say an explosion near the capital, Beirut, has killed at least one person and wounded another. Authorities said the blast happened Thursday in a parking lot in Antelias, a Christian suburb to the northeast of Beirut. Officials say a car belonging to the son of a judge was parked near where the […]
Activists Say Syria Troops Storm Northwestern Town
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Right activists say Syrian security forces have stormed a northwestern town near the Turkish border. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops in tanks and buses arrived Thursday in Saraqeb and that gunfire has been heard in the area. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Details of events in Syria are difficult […]
Israel Approves Plans for 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s Interior Ministry has given final approval for the construction of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, days after the United States said it was “deeply concerned” about Israel continuing to build in the city. A spokesman said Thursday the ministry also expects to soon approve the construction of another 2,700 houses in East Jerusalem. […]
Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Middle East Peace
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have consulted by telephone on regional issues and efforts to achieve Middle East peace, as the two countries try to revive peace talks with the Palestinians. The White House said Wednesday the two leaders agreed to work closely together on common security concerns. It also […]
British Official: Syrian Offensive ‘Brutal, Unwarranted’
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations says Syria is carrying out an offensive against its people that is “brutal and unwarranted,” but Syria rejected his remarks. Philip Parham spoke to reporters Wednesday on behalf of the four European countries on the U.N. Security Council, after the council was briefed on the situation in Syria […]
British Official: Syrian Offensive “Brutal, Unwarranted”
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations says Syria is carrying out a military offensive against its people that is “brutal and unwarranted,” but Syria rejected his remarks. Philip Parham told reporters Wednesday that 2,000 mostly unarmed civilians have been killed in Syria, and some 3,000 have “forcibly disappeared.” He accused the Syrian regime of […]
Egypt Proposes Anti-Discrimination Law
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s government has proposed an anti-discrimination amendment to its criminal code, in a bid to curb sectarian attacks against the nation’s Coptic Christian minority. The draft bill would make discrimination a crime punishable by a jail sentence of at least three months. It defines discrimination as any action or lack of action that discriminates against […]
12 Killed in Syria; International Community Denounces Violence
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
At least 12 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday as the government widened its crackdown, in spite of mounting international pressure. Rights groups say at least 11 people were killed on Wednesday after security forces moved into the central city of Homs. They also say at least one civilian was killed and three others […]
Syrian Government Launches New Raids Ahead of Security Council Meeting
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have launched new raids, as the U.N. Security Council prepares to discuss the country’s unrest. Rights groups say at least one civilian was killed and three wounded on Wednesday after tanks moved into several northwestern villages near the Turkish border. Meanwhile, witnesses say security forces have pushed further into Deir el-Zour, an […]
