Libyan rebels say forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have fired rockets at opposition fighters near the border with Tunisia. The Reuters news agency quotes witnesses who say the Libyan rockets crossed the border into Tunisia, an act that could raise tensions that are already high between the two countries. Libya fired rockets into […]
Libyan Forces Fire Rockets Along Tunisian Border
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s foreign minister says a U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt Sunday is not a spy. Avigdor Lieberman said on Israel’s Army Radio Tuesday that American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services, no matter how “strange” or “careless” his behavior. The U.S. says a consular officer visited Grapel in prison Monday […]
Syria Widens Crackdown on Dissenters
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian forces are widening a crackdown on dissenters in a region near the Turkish border, while the number of Syrians crossing into Turkey to flee the unrest continues to swell. Activists Tuesday said Syrian troops are pushing into the town of Maaret al-Numan. Over the past few days, security forces have swept through Jisr al-Shughour […]
Bomb Kills Colonel in Yemen’s South
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security sources say a bomb blast in the country’s south has killed an army colonel, as Yemen’s Gulf Arab neighbors are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss the nation’s political fate. Officials said Tuesday the explosion tore threw the car of Colonel Muti’a al-Sayani while he was driving Monday in Burayqa, near the southern […]
Iran Accuses Western Powers of Meddling
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Iran has accused Britain and the United States of meddling after Britain urged Tehran to release protesters arrested in connection with demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast faulted British and U.S. officials for making remarks that he said clearly interfered with Iran’s internal affairs. At his weekly news […]
Syrian Crackdown Underway Near Turkish Border
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian forces are widening a crackdown on dissenters in a region near the Turkish border, while the number of Syrians crossing into Turkey to flee the unrest continues to swell. Activists said Tuesday that Syrian troops are pushing into the town of Maaret al-Numan. Over the past few days, security forces have swept through Jisr […]
Libyan Forces Fire Rockets Along Tunisian Border
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have fired rockets at opposition fighters near the border with Tunisia. The Reuters news agency quotes witnesses who say the Libyan rockets crossed the border into Tunisia, an act that could raise tensions that are already high between the two countries. Libya fired rockets into […]
Gunmen in Iraq Storm Government Compound
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi police say insurgents stormed a provincial government compound Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding at least 15 others. Witnesses said the attackers blew up two car bombs near the entrance of the compound in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province. Security officials said at least some of the attackers then entered the compound and […]
Gunmen in Iraq Storm Government Compound
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi police say at least seven people are dead and more 15 wounded after insurgents stormed a provincial government compound in Iraq Tuesday. Witnesses said the attackers blew up two car bombs near the entrance of the compound in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province. The attack raises concerns about the strength of Iraqi security […]
Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s foreign minister says a U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt Sunday is not a spy. Avigdor Lieberman said on Israeli military radio Tuesday that American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services, no matter how “strange” or “careless” his behavior. The U.S. says a consular officer visited Grapel in prison Monday […]
