http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1520-middle-east.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1520-middle-east.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period." In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also said Hezbollah members are fighti... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:12:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html 2013-05-25T20:12:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Kerry, attending the African Union's 50th anniver... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:08:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html 2013-05-25T20:08:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in a restive province where high-level intelligence officers have been assassinated in the past. They say four soldiers were also injured in the Saturday attack, which took place in the city of Shar in the southeastern Hadramawt province and was likely carri... Sat, 25 May 2013 19:15:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html 2013-05-25T19:15:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday against parts of an election law approved by the Islamist-led legislature that had lifted a long-standing ban on the use of religious slogans during campaigning. The decision is the latest sign of tensions between the judiciary and President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist allies. The cou... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:58:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html 2013-05-25T18:58:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110032-turkish-couples-kiss-subway-protest.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public. Turkish media say that, earlier in the week, Ankara subway officials made an announcement asking passengers "to act in accordance with moral rules" after security cameras spot... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:55:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110032-turkish-couples-kiss-subway-protest.html 2013-05-25T18:55:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolvin... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html 2013-05-25T17:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi police officers say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad, killing six Iranians and one Iraqi. They added that 14 others were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the city of Samarra. A medical official confirmed the casualty figure. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as the... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:15:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html 2013-05-25T17:15:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109688-israeli-expert-syria-cyberattack-foiled.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. Speaking at a lecture on Saturday in the southern city of Beersheba, Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, Israel's former cyber security adviser, said that a group calling itself "The Syrian Electronic Army" had launched the failed a... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:53:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109688-israeli-expert-syria-cyberattack-foiled.html 2013-05-25T14:53:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109330-ethiopia-african-union-celebrates-50-years.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict. Opening a summit of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime ... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109330-ethiopia-african-union-celebrates-50-years.html 2013-05-25T13:34:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109536-saudi-arabia-warns-irans-nuclear-program.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic. "We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109536-saudi-arabia-warns-irans-nuclear-program.html 2013-05-25T13:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2109488-iranian-director-facing-jail-appears-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — "Manuscripts Don't Burn" tells the story of an Iranian author secretly writing his memoirs and authorities' attempts to destroy the manuscript — a topic the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, knows quite a bit about. Rasoulof is also Iranian, his movies are banned in his homeland and he's been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime there.... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:18:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2109488-iranian-director-facing-jail-appears-cannes.html 2013-05-25T12:18:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," Abdullah told the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. He pointe... Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html 2013-05-25T11:23:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107628-syrian-regime-oks-peace-talks-amid-skepticism.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides. Doubting that Damascus is serious and may be stalling while government forces make battlefield gains, the ... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107628-syrian-regime-oks-peace-talks-amid-skepticism.html 2013-05-24T19:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2108488-greeces-nbg-lifted-strong-turkish-performance.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The National Bank of Greece has reported first-quarter profits of 27 million euros ($35 million) with a strong performance by its Turkish unit, Finansbank, keeping the group profitable. NBG, Greece's largest bank, on Friday said Finansbank had earned 155 million euros ($200 million) in the first three months of 2013, a 23 percent inc... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2108488-greeces-nbg-lifted-strong-turkish-performance.html 2013-05-24T18:47:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108134-iran-presidential-candidate-vows-to-resist-west.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected. Addressing his first campaign rally in Tehran, Saeed Jalili said his priority in foreign policy will be to expand Islam's influence in the world and counter "arrogance," a re... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108134-iran-presidential-candidate-vows-to-resist-west.html 2013-05-24T18:14:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108364-syria-targeted-israeli-jeep-going-to-rebel-village.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel presence. In a letter to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said his country exercised its righ... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108364-syria-targeted-israeli-jeep-going-to-rebel-village.html 2013-05-24T17:55:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107708-egypt-3-women-killed-suspected-honor-crime.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals in the conservative region, a security official said Friday. Police believe the 10 men stormed the hous... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107708-egypt-3-women-killed-suspected-honor-crime.html 2013-05-24T16:39:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2108158-france-libyan-security-measures-tap.html PARIS (AP) — France's foreign minister says Libya is poised to announce new security initiatives in coming weeks, amid recent instability in the North African country and concerns that its vast south could become a haven for al-Qaida-linked terror groups. Laurent Fabius said Friday he spoke with Libya's prime minister following deadly, simultaneous terror... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2108158-france-libyan-security-measures-tap.html 2013-05-24T16:16:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107760-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and scuffles broke out during an al... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107760-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html 2013-05-24T15:14:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108016-3-al-qaida-members-2-soldiers-dead-yemen-clash.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A security official says al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military position in a southern province, touching off fighting that left three militants and two soldiers dead. The official said the Friday attack in the mountainous al-Thalib region in the militant stronghold of al-Bayda province was repulsed, and nearby army positions responded wi... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108016-3-al-qaida-members-2-soldiers-dead-yemen-clash.html 2013-05-24T14:59:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107664-austria-wants-eu-arms-embargo-to-syria-extended.html VIENNA (AP) — The European Union's arms embargo to Syria should be extended while a political solution is sought in its civil war and to maintain the safety of U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, Austria's foreign minister said Friday. Austria's 377 soldiers make up the largest contingent of the approximately 900 U.N. peacekeepers posted to the Golan ... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107664-austria-wants-eu-arms-embargo-to-syria-extended.html 2013-05-24T14:32:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107618-attack-casts-spotlight-radical-preachers.html LONDON (AP) — The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of the terrorist group al-Shabab, after a British government official said one of the two men tried to go to Somalia to train... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107618-attack-casts-spotlight-radical-preachers.html 2013-05-24T13:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107744-un-nuke-agencys-iran-probe-driven-us-led-intel.html VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community. Much of the world looks at U.S. intelligence on weapons developme... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:29:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107744-un-nuke-agencys-iran-probe-driven-us-led-intel.html 2013-05-24T12:29:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the president for not announcing an end to drone strikes against Islamic militants in the country in his landmark speech... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html 2013-05-24T12:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations. Explaining part of the str... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html 2013-05-24T12:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights. The Obama administration this w... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html 2013-05-24T07:40:33Z