Syrian rights groups say government troops have killed at least 55 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday when Syrian forces backed by armored vehicles launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 55 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 55 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rights groups say government troops have killed at least 55 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday when Syrian forces backed by armored vehicles launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
Bahrain Releases Two Former Lawmakers After Unrest
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Bahrain has released a group of detainees, including two former Shi’ite lawmakers, who were arrested in the wake of widespread anti-government protests in the Gulf State earlier this year. The official Bahrain News Agency says lawmakers Jawad Fairooz and Matar Matar, former MPs from the kingdom’s largest Shi’ite party, Wefaq, were released from jail on […]
Israeli FM: Palestinians Plan Unprecedented ‘Bloodshed’ Next Month
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is accusing the Palestinian Authority of planning unprecedented “bloodshed” next month, to coincide with its diplomatic bid to gain U.N. membership for an independent Palestine. In comments to reporters Sunday, Lieberman said the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is organizing marches in which thousands of people will try to […]
Iraq Bombing Kills Six
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi police say insurgent attacks in several parts of the country have killed eight people, including six family members whose home was blown up in central Iraq. Police say several bombs exploded around the house before dawn Sunday in the town of Iskandariyah, also damaging a nearby residence. Two of those killed in the attack […]
Officials: Yemen’s Saleh Leaves Saudi Hospital, Remains in Riyadh
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Saudi and Yemeni officials say Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left a hospital in Riyadh, where he had been been treated since suffering severe burns in a June 3 bomb attack on his compound in Sana’a. The officials say Mr. Saleh was discharged from the hospital late Saturday and moved to a Saudi government […]
Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 55 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights groups say government troops have killed at least 55 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday after Syrian forces backed by armored vehicles launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 53 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights groups say government troops backed by armored vehicles have killed at least 53 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday after Syrian forces launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
Iraqi PM Orders Electricity Minister to Quit Over Power Contracts
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered his electricity minister to step down because of irregularities in the awarding of contracts to improve Iraq’s power supply. The officials said Sunday that Electricity Minister Raad Shalal approved contracts worth $1.7 billion for Canadian company Capgent and German company MBH despite the two firms failing […]
Israeli Stock Markets Falls 6 Percent
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
The Israeli stock market plunged more than six percent upon opening Sunday following the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. The fall triggered a series of brief, mandatory suspensions in trading, after which the market stabilized but did not immediately recover. International markets are expected to drop this week, after the credit rating agency Standard […]
