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In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition ...
Congo: 151 rebels killed in clash with army
Two army officers and 151 rebels were killed in a battle in eastern Congo, officials said Friday, in what the U.N. called the worst clash between the ...
Calls for ouster of Jordan's king grow at protests
Calls for the ouster of Jordan's King Abdullah II grew Friday, as thousands of protesters packed the streets of the capital and demonstrations resumed ...
Mali: Islamist attack secular rebels in north
Fighters from one of the al-Qaida-linked rebel groups controlling northern Mali on Friday attacked a position held by a secular rebel group, in the ...
Jordan police vow to strike those who stir unrest
Jordanian authorities will strike those who incite violence during protests with an "iron fist," the country's police chief said Thursday as the ...
France explores idea of arming Syrian rebels
France raised the possibility Thursday of sending "defensive weapons" to Syria's rebels, but Russia warned that such a move would violate ...
Congo: 44 killed in fighting between M23 and army
Forty-four people were killed in new fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels Thursday, ending a two-month cease-fire, said Congolese ...
Syrian rebels take villages near Israel-held area
Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defense minister said Wednesday, ...
EU: new aid to Egypt partly tied to IMF loan
The European Union will release about half of a 1.2 billion euro package of grants and loans to Egypt, officials said Wednesday, a badly needed boost ...
UN: Congo rebel groups kill 264 people since April
While the international community is focused on the M23 rebellion, other armed groups have taken advantage of the security vacuum in eastern Congo, ...
France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
New opposition head gives renewed hope to Syrians
Syria's political opposition has struggled to prove its relevance amid the civil war under a leadership largely made up of academics and exiled ...
Despite rebel deal, Syria can keep up the fight
Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, ...
Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the ...
Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that ...
Bahrain Guard forces deploy against unrest
Bahrain's paramilitary National Guard deployed into new areas around the violence-wracked Gulf nation Saturday in an apparent sign that authorities ...
Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops ...
Syria opposition bloc elects Christian as leader
Syria's main opposition group in exile elected a left-wing veteran dissident born into a Christian family as its new president on Friday, a choice ...
Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period
As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce ...
Bahraini lawyers, activists face lost citizenship
Off a road guarded by three police checkpoints, Bahraini lawyer Taimoor Karimi wonders about his future in a country that no longer considers him a ...
A look at Syrian president's statements on crisis
President Bashar Assad has rarely deviated from his statements on the crisis in Syria since it began nearly 20 months ago. Here is a look at his ...
Women shut out of Syria's opposition leadership
The leadership of Syria's main opposition group in exile is an all-male affair after elections failed to promote a single woman to the decision-making ...
Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey border
Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish. The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, ...