Possible cracks have emerged in NATO’s air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as France and Britain rejected an Italian call for a halt to military action in order to allow aid access. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Wednesday called for a suspension in fighting so aid corridors could be set up to bring supplies […]
Italy Cease-Fire Call Reveals Possible NATO Split on Libya
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US Warns Americans Against Joining Gaza Aid Flotilla
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has warned Americans against participating in an international aid flotilla aimed at breaking Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. A new State Department travel warning for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, issued Wednesday, said U.S. citizens could face arrest, prosecution and deportation by Israel if they join the flotilla. It […]
Italy Cease-fire Call Reveals Possible NATO Split on Libya
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Possible cracks have emerged in NATO’s air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as France and Britain rejected an Italian call for a halt to military action in order to allow aid access. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Wednesday called for a suspension in fighting so aid corridors could be set up to bring supplies […]
Bahraini Court Hands Life Sentences to 8 Shi’ite Opposition Activists
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has sentenced eight Shi’ite opposition activists to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the minority Sunni-led government during a protest movement earlier this year. The activists handed life terms on Wednesday include the head of the Shi’ite opposition Haq party, Hassan Mushaima, Haq member Abdul Jalil Singace and the […]
EU Agrees to Expand Syria Sanctions
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
European Union diplomats say the 27-nation bloc has agreed to expand sanctions against Syria, adding seven individuals, including three Iranians, linked to a Syrian crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. The diplomats said Wednesday the seven individuals will be added to a list of 23 people and entities already under an EU asset freeze and travel […]
Egypt’s Brotherhood and 17 Parties Establish Election Platform
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has joined with 17 political parties to establish what they call a pro-democracy platform for parliamentary elections scheduled for September. In a statement, the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the other factions say they approved the document Tuesday. The coalition pledges to push for equality and democratic freedoms. The Islamist Muslim […]
Al-Qaida Militants Escape Southern Yemen Prison
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Security officials in Yemen say about 60 al-Qaida-linked militants have escaped from a southern prison after gunmen attacked the facility. Officials say the attackers and escaping prisoners clashed with guards Wednesday at the prison in Mukalla, leaving one guard dead and two others wounded. The escape came as a senior U.S. envoy met in Sana’a […]
EU Agrees to Expand Syria Sanctions
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
European Union diplomats say the 27-nation bloc has agreed to expand sanctions against Syria, adding seven individuals, including three Iranians, linked to a Syrian crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. The diplomats said Wednesday the seven individuals will be added to a list of 23 people and entities already under an EU asset freeze and travel […]
Iranian Officials Unhurt After Attack in Baghdad
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of shooting and bomb attacks in the capital, Baghdad, has killed one person and wounded about 30 others. In one incident Wednesday, gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Iranian oil officials, wounding two Iraqi guards who were protecting them. The Iranian oil ministry’s website says the Iranians were unhurt […]
Syria Says EU Sanctions Amount to War Against It
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Syria says European Union sanctions against it amount to war and is warning that it will not tolerate any foreign interference in its internal affairs. Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallim said in a speech in Damascus Wednesday that EU sanctions against military-linked companies in Syria and individuals show that the bloc wants to “plant strife and […]
