The United States has accused Syria of organizing an angry, two-day demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Damascus to protest Ambassador Robert Ford’s visit to the besieged anti-government town of Hama. France lodged similar complaints Sunday after a pro-government mob damaged its Syria missions. A senior State Department official said protesters called on Ford to […]
US, France Confront Syria Over Embassy Protests
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Lebanon: Interpol Issues ‘Red Alerts’ for Hariri Murder Suspects
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon says Interpol has issued its highest-level international alerts for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The court’s Beirut spokesman, Martin Youssef, said Sunday that Interpol circulated the so-called “red notices” against each of the accused at the request of the Netherlands-based tribunal. […]
Egyptian Activists Block Roads, Govt. Building in Cairo
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Egyptian reformists have disrupted traffic in central Cairo and blocked access to the capital’s main government building in a third day of protests against the country’s military rulers. After spending a second night in a tent camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the activists blocked surrounding roads and formed a picket line outside the […]
US Official Meets Yemen’s Saleh, Urges Signing of Transition Plan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. counterterrorism chief John Brennan has met with Yemen’s wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh to urge him to agree on a plan that requires him to step down as part of a transition to democratic rule. Brennan visited Mr. Saleh Sunday at a Saudi hospital in Riyadh, where the Yemeni leader has been receiving treatment […]
Panetta in Iraq to Press for Decision on US Troops
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Baghdad, where he says he plans to press Iraqi leaders to decide whether they want U.S. troops to remain beyond an end-of-2011 deadline. Panetta arrived in the Iraqi capital Sunday from Afghanistan, making his first visits to both nations since assuming the defense post earlier this month. Speaking […]
Egyptian Activists Block Roads, Govt. Building in Cairo
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Egyptian reformists have disrupted traffic in central Cairo and blocked access to the capital’s main government building in a third day of protests against the country’s military rulers. After spending a second night in a tent camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the activists blocked surrounding roads and formed a picket line outside the […]
Syrian VP Calls for Democratic Transition as Opposition Boycotts Talks
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s vice president has opened a national dialogue on political reforms with a call for a transition to democracy in response to months of opposition protests against the autocratic rule of President Bashar al-Assad. Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa said Sunday he hopes the two-day conference in Damascus will help to launch what he called Syria’s […]
Egypt’s PM Suspends Police Accused of Murdering Protesters
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the suspension of all police officers accused of killing protesters during the uprising earlier this year that toppled President Hosni Mubarak. Mr. Sharaf said Saturday he issued direct orders to the interior minister to stop police officers implicated in the killings from working, and to create a panel […]
Israel To Deport Pro-Palestinian Activists
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Israel is preparing to deport more than 120 pro-Palestinian activists who were detained upon arrival at the international airport near Tel Aviv. Israeli authorities said Saturday they have been following their activities on the social network, Facebook, and that “hooligans” are not welcome. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said that visitors can come and […]
Iraqi Lawmakers To Decide on US Troop Extension Soon
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says political parties will decide within two weeks whether to seek an extension of the U.S. troops presence in the country beyond the December pull-out date. Mr. Talabani announced the decision Saturday after meeting with political blocs in Baghdad. About 45,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq. They are due to withdraw […]
