Activists say Syrian security forces have killed another person Thursday when they opened fire on protesters. The latest violence was in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, near the border with Iraq. The shooting comes a day after security forces killed four people during a sweep through the Jabal al-Zawiya region in the northwestern province […]
Latest Syrian Violence Turns Deadly in East
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton To Discuss Libya in Turkey
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Turkey Thursday to discuss the situation in Libya, a day after warning Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that his days in power “are numbered” and that the international community will soon increase the pressure on him to leave. Clinton departs Washington for Istanbul, where she will attend a […]
Kidnapped Estonians in Lebanon Freed
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese officials say kidnappers have freed the seven Estonian tourists who were abducted in March. Officials say the Estonians were released in the Bekaa Valley region Thursday and were en route to Beiruit. Armed assailants abducted the seven men while they were on a cycling tour near the town of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley […]
Tunisian Soldiers Break Up Clashes with Tear Gas, Gunfire
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Tunisian soldiers fired in the air and lobbed tear gas at citizens in a small mining town to break up clashes between rival groups. The cause of Wednesday’s clashes in the southern town of Gafsa is unclear. The fighting injured at least five people. The southern town has seen unrest several times since the uprising […]
Russia Lays Out Plan for Iran Nuclear Talks
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has proposed a “phased” process by which Iran could address questions about its nuclear program and be rewarded with a gradual easing of international sanctions. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the proposal Wednesday following talks in Washington with U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It seeks to bring Iran back […]
Clinton: Gadhafi’s Days Are Numbered
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that his days in power “are numbered” and that the international community will soon increase the pressure on him to leave. Her comments came after rebel fighters Wednesday retook a strategic village they had lost to forces loyal to Mr. Gadhafi earlier in […]
Egypt Purges Hundreds of Police Officers as Protests Grow
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt has announced the dismissals of more than 600 senior police officers in a bid to meet the demands of thousands of protesters urging swifter justice for those involved in crimes under former president Hosni Mubarak. Interior Ministry officials said Wednesday that nearly 500 police generals and about 150 other senior officers would end their […]
EU Offers to Help Libyan Rebels Build Democratic Institutions in Post-War Era
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has offered to help Libya’s rebels establish democratic institutions if they are able to defeat the forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Barroso made the offer to a Libyan rebel delegation led by Mahmoud Jibril during talks in Brussels on Wednesday. The European Commission president said the EU is […]
Turkey Arrests 15 Al-Qaida Suspects in Suspected US Embassy Attack
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish police have detained 15 suspected al-Qaida militants they said were planning an attack on the U.S. embassy in Ankara and other unidentified foreign targets. The state-run Anatolia news agency said the suspects were arrested in Ankara and the western cities of Bursa and Yalova in operations on Monday and Tuesday. They said police seized […]
Syrian Forces Raid Leaves 4 Dead
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian security forces killed four people on Wednesday during a sweep through the northwestern province of Idlib. The activists with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say the forces raided the Jabal al-Zawiya region near the Turkish border. Earlier this month, the group said three people were killed in the same region after […]
