Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree that allows citizens to form political parties. The decree comes as the death toll continues to rise in the government’s crackdown on political dissent. The state-run SANA news agency said Thursday the presidential decree gives citizens the right to establish and join political parties as long as […]
Syria Announces Reforms; Hama Remains Under Siege
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Israel Aircraft Targets Gaza Militants
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Israel’s air force has carried out strikes against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The attack, late Thursday, came in retaliation for a Palestinian rocket attack on southern Israel earlier in the day. No casualties or damages were reported in either attack.
Libyan Government Blames NATO For Civilian Deaths
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The Libyan government is accusing NATO of bombing civilian targets in Zlitan, a western town that has been the scene of recent clashes between pro-government and rebel forces. The government made the accusations through its state-controlled television station on Thursday, a day after officials denied rebel claims that opposition fighters had gained control of the […]
Libyan Government Accuses NATO Of Destruction in Zlitan
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Libyan government has accused NATO of bombing civilian targets in Zlitan, a western town that has been the scene of recent clashes between pro-government and rebel forces. The government made the accusations through its state-controlled television station on Thursday, a day after officials denied rebel claims that opposition fighters had gained control of the […]
Syria Announces Reforms; Hama Remains Under Siege
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree that allows citizens to form political parties. The decree comes as the death toll continues to rise in the government’s crackdown on political dissent. The state-run SANA news agency said Thursday the presidential decree gives citizens the right to establish and join political parties as long as […]
Bahrain Defends Raid on MSF Medical Center
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Bahrain’s government is defending its recent police raid on a medical center run by French-based aid group, Doctors Without Borders, saying the facility was unlicensed. Bahrain’s health ministry said Thursday the group, also known as MSF, was operating the medical center in a residential building without permission from relevant authorities. It says police searched the […]
Iranian Envoy Says US Hikers May Be Freed Soon
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
An Iranian ambassador says the U.S. hikers who have been detained in the country for two years on spying charges may be released “very soon.” In an interview with the Associated Press Thursday, Hassan Dannaie Fir, Iran’s envoy to Iraq, says the “general atmosphere” is that Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal will be freed from […]
Aide to Egypt’s Mubarak, Police Officers, Make Second Court Appearance
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s interior minister and six police commanders have been returned to an Egyptian court to face charges of ordering security forces to shoot at protesters during the uprising that ousted Mr. Mubarak in February. Former interior minister Habib al-Adly and the police officers appeared in a Cairo courtroom on Thursday, a day […]
Former Interior Minister Returns to Egyptian Court
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s former interior minister and six police commanders returned to court Thursday to face charges of ordering officers to shoot at protesters, a day after they appeared alongside deposed president Hosni Mubarak. Habib al-Adly was in the courtroom in Cairo along with the police officials, for the charges related to the 18-day February uprising that […]
Activists Say Syrian Troops Kill 4 After UN Condemnation
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Human rights activists say Syrian security forces have killed at least four protesters following nighttime prayers, continuing a crackdown that has been condemned by the U.N. Security Council. The activists said Syrian troops attacked demonstrators opposed to President Bashar al-Assad late Wednesday in the capital, Damascus, as well as in the central city of Palmyra. […]
