Hundreds of Syrians have fled across the border into neighboring Lebanon to escape escalating violence in their homeland. A Lebanese security official said Saturday that up to 1,000 Syrians, at least six with gunshot wounds, have crossed into northern Lebanon over the past two days near the border town of Wadi Khaled. The injured refugees […]
Egypt Decides It Does Not Need World Bank, IMF Funding
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Egypt says it has cut its budget deficit for the next year and now will not have to seek international financial assistance to help pay for its governmental operations. Egypt’s economy was buffeted during the political upheaval that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak in February, with foreign tourists staying home and many Egyptian workers disrupting […]
Mubarak Supporters Clash With Opponents
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Dozens of people have been injured as hundreds of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak clashed with his opponents in central Cairo. Pro-Mubarak demonstrators took to the streets Friday, prompting angry reactions from the deposed leader’s detractors. Mr. Mubarak is being held at a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where […]
Four Dead in Violence in Southern Yemen
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
At least three Yemeni soldiers were killed on Friday after an explosion in the southern port city of Aden. The blast in Aden’s free-trade zone came after Yemeni security forces opened fire on thousands of people gathered nearby for a funeral, killing at least one person. The violence wounded at least six other people Friday. […]
Hezbollah Chief: CIA Recruited Spies for Israel
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the CIA has recruited at least two low-level members of the group to spy for Israel. In a televised speech Friday, Hassan Nasrallah said two members of his Shi’ite movement had confessed to being CIA agents and the group was investigating whether a third member had […]
US Opposes New Flotilla Challenging Israel’s Gaza Blockade
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States Friday sharpened its warnings to activists planning a new attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade and deliver relief supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza strip. The Obama administration says the United States is making diplomatic appeals to countries around the eastern Mediterranean, including Israel, to avoid a repeat of the deaths […]
Four Dead in Violence in Southern Yemen
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
At least three Yemeni soldiers were killed on Friday after an explosion in the southern port city of Aden. The blast in Aden’s free-trade zone came after Yemeni security forces opened fire on thousands of people gathered nearby for a funeral, killing at least one person. The violence wounded at least six other people Friday. […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Hosts Summit with Pakistani, Afghan Presidents
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Tehran Friday for a meeting with his two counterparts, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai. Mr. Zardari also is expected to discuss with Mr. Ahmedinejad a range of bilateral issues, including the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. President Zardari’s meetings in Iran come as relations between Islamabad and […]
Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria; 7 Dead
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
At least 11 people were killed Friday when Syrian security forces fired on crowds as thousands of protesters took to the streets nationwide in another round of demonstrations aimed at overthrowing President Bashar Assad. The demonstrators gathered throughout the north and around the capital, Damascus, despite a heavy military presence and the fear of the […]
Red Cross Ferry Takes 300 From Libyan Capital
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
The International Committee for the Red Cross has brought some 300 people out of Tripoli to be reunited with family members in eastern Libya, under rebel control. A VOA correspondent on scene says the ship pulled into Benghazi harbor Friday on the first of three journeys the Red Cross has arranged to bring home those […]
