Intense shooting in central Syrian city
BEIRUT (AP) — A human rights activist and a resident are reporting intense gunfire as Syrian security forces conduct raids and arrests in a restive central city that has experienced some of the worst violence in the past week. Rami Abdul-Rahman, the ... more |
Gaddafi calls tribes to take back rebel mountains
Al-AZIZIYA, Libya (AP) — Dozens of horsemen in flowing robes sat on their mounts cheering as men around them fired AK-47s in the air, proclaiming their allegiance to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and their readiness to march on the rebel-held western ... more |
Egypt refuses international election monitors
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's council of military rulers will not allow international monitors to observe upcoming parliamentary elections designed to move the country back toward civilian rule, a council member said Wednesday. The decision, which is part ... more |
Political activists reveal 65 ways to start a Syrian revolution
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat – The "Academy of Change" posted a message on the "Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad" Facebook page – with a link to its website – which included information on more than 60 ways ordinary people can contribute to the ... more |
"Clandestine group" leader's video calls for return to "jihadist ideology"
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Special Criminal Court in Jeddah, which is currently trying the case of 16 individuals accused of forming a "clandestine group" which – in coordination with Al Qaeda – allegedly sought to topple the Saudi government, ... more |
Yemen's Abyan tribes rise up against Al Qaeda
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Abyan province in Southern Yemen is witnessing violent armed clashes between the Yemeni military and tribes – on one hand – and armed militia that the Yemeni authorities claim to be affiliated to the Al Qaeda organization ... more |
Lawmaker: Iran shot down unmanned US spy plane
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that was trying to gather information on an underground uranium enrichment site, a state-owned news site said Wednesday. Lawmaker Ali Aghazadeh Dafsari said the drone ... more |
Syrian FM warns ambassadors not to leave capital
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria warned the American and French ambassadors Wednesday not to travel outside the capital without permission, two weeks after they angered the regime by visiting a city that has become the center of the country's four-month-old uprising. If ... more |
Taliban say hackers broke into phone, website
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban in Afghanistan insisted Wednesday that their leader Mullah Mohammed Omar was alive, saying a text message and Internet posting announcing his death were fake. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated ... more |
