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Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels
Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S.
Syria's Assad appeals to African summit for help
Syria's increasingly isolated president sent a letter calling for help from leaders of five nations at an economic meeting Wednesday in South Africa ...
Syrian opposition takes Syria's Arab summit seat
Syria's opposition took over the country's seat for the first time at an Arab summit Tuesday in a diplomatic triumph marred by severe divisions in the ...
Arab League summit showcases Qatar's swagger
Qatar's emir looked over an assembly of Arab leaders Tuesday as both cordial host and impatient taskmaster. His welcoming remarks to kings, sheiks and ...
Syrian opposition takes seat at Arab summit
Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant ...
US training Syrian moderates in Jordan: officials
For months now, the United States has been training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan with the goal of bolstering the array of forces battling ...
Syrian rebels advance, oblivious to infighting
A dual picture of Syria's rebellion is emerging: Fighters on the ground make advances, seizing territory in the south and even firing one of the ...
Libya FM: Gadhafi family granted Oman asylum
Libya's foreign minister says the widow of the late ruler Moammar Gadhafi and other family members have been granted asylum in Oman. Mohamed Abdelaziz ...
Syrian opposition plunges into disarray
Syria's opposition plunged into disarray Sunday as its president quit and its military chief refused to recognize the newly elected prime minister of ...
Arab League gives Syrian seat to opposition
In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main ...
Afghan president to visit Qatar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Qatar and discuss the possible opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state, the foreign ministry said on ...
Qatar plans 2020 WCup in summer, but flexible
Qatar organizers are pushing ahead with plans to hold the 2022 World Cup in the summer, although they're willing to host in the winter. UEFA President ...
IMF to visit Egypt as nation seeks economic help
The International Monetary Fund is sending a senior official to Cairo this weekend to discuss issues that have delayed a $4.8 billion loan seen as a ...
Qatar announces large natural gas discovery
Qatar says it has discovered as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an offshore field. Energy Minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sadah told ...
Gore sued over Current TV sale to Al-Jazeera
A television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others at Current TV stole his idea to sell the struggling network to Al-Jazeera
A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...
Kerry: US confident in arms-vetting for Syrians
Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday the Obama administration is confident that the vast majority of weapons being supplied to Syrian rebels by ...
Kerry: Dennis Rodman's no diplomat
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman may be the only American ever to have met and spent time with North Korea's reclusive leader but U.S Secretary of State ...
Middle East is new global travel crossroads
It's 1 a.m. and the sprawling airport in this desert city is bustling. Enough languages fill the air to make a United Nations translator's head spin.
Qatar poet remains in prison for 'offensive' verse
A poet jailed for a verse considered offensive to Qatar's ruler harshly denounced the Gulf nation's legal proceedings on Monday after an appeals court ...
Radwanska reaches Dubai quarters, Serena withdraws
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska led several of the top seeds into the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on a Wednesday overshadowed by the ...
Kerry 1st trip to Europe, Mideast; no Israel stop
Secretary of State John Kerry will bypass Israel on his first official trip to the Middle East, U.S. officials said Tuesday as they announced a ...
Qatar opens investment arm to shareholders
A senior official with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund says it will create a new investment company open to shareholders in the energy-rich Gulf nation.
Azarenka beats Williams to win Qatar Open
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a ...