Algerians are mounting pressure on President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika to follow in the footsteps of his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Mursi and sack senior army generals. Mursi’s decision, seen by many as the end of the military rule in Egypt, instigated
Government forces pound rebel-held districts in northern city, as heavy shelling and fierce battles reported in capital.
An Iraqi court will next month hear concluding remarks from prosecutors and the defense team in the death squad trial of fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a judge said on Tuesday. The trial, which began in May, has been over the ass
The control room, located in a quiet corner in the Prophet's Mosque, is the pulsing heart for all operations in the mosque. People who work here behind the scene use advanced technology and equipment employed to serve the mosque’s visitors and the
Sports and youth centre burned, drivers pulled from cars, and vehicles stolen in seven-hour rampage in city of Amiens.
أكد رئيس الوزراء السوري المنشق حديثا رياض حجاب أن نظام الرئيس بشار الأسد لم يعد مسيطرا سوى على 30% من أراضي سوريا، وتعهد بعدم تولي أي مناصب "ال
Syrian former prime minister Riad Hijab, who crossed into Jordan after defecting earlier this month, said on Tuesday President Bashar al-Assad’s regime now controls only 30 percent of the country. “Oh devoted revolutionaries, your revol
Valerie Amos to address "deteriorating situation", as Organisation of Islamic Co-operation meets to also discuss Syria.
Government response and attitude denounced by public and parliamentarians, although foreign aid will now be accepted.
Rescue workers recovered more bodies three days after two powerful earthquakes struck northwest Iran, leaving more than 300 dead, but officials played down reports the number of casualties could still sharply increase. The quakes, with magnitudes of 6.4
Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under conditions far more dire than those in the battle against Muammar Qaddafi, a Libyan-Irish fighter has told Reuters. Huss
The UN humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, arrives in Syria to assess ways to increase the flow of emergency aid into the country.