An Israeli committee on Wednesday approved construction of 500 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Shilo and retroactively legalized more than 200 built without permits, a spokesman said. The committee, which falls under the auspices o
Tunisia’s court of cassation on Wednesday threw out a ruling banning pornographic websites, a judicial source and a press freedom watchdog said. “The court quashed the first instance and appeals ruling that ordered the censorship of por
هل يضحك النظام السوري هازئا مما حلّ ويحلّ به، أم أن الأجدر به أن يلطم ويندب خوفاً مما قد يحدث معه في الأيام التالية التي يبدو أنها ستأتي على م
المرشد الأعلى في إيران يجدد تحدي بلاده للعقوبات ويؤكد الإصرار على مواصلة البرنامج النووي. والبيت الأبيض يقول إنه أبلغ إسرائيل بأنه لايزال ه
An online war erupted between Syrian actress Mai Skaf and Hezbollah when the first accused the latter of supporting the Syrian regime’s atrocities against peaceful protestors. “I collected 100,000 liras for our Lebanese brethren who fled the July 20
قالت عضو المجلس الوطني السوري المعارض بسمة القضماني اليوم إن ما يحدث في سوريا يؤكد أن التدخل العسكري قد أصبح الحل الوحيد للأزمة، حيث وصل عدد
At least 17 people were killed when Syrian troops shelled the rebel-held Baba Amro district of the city of Homs on Wednesday, activists said. Baba Amro has been under sustained bombardment since Feb. 3. Several hundred people have been killed, activists
تتواصل عملية فرز الأصوات بالانتخابات الرئاسية باليمن بعد يوم انتخابي شهد إقبالا كبيرا رغم دعوات المقاطعة من جماعة الحوثي وبعض فصائل الحراك
Russia on Wednesday said it could not rule out that the United States would use the U.S. Manas airbase in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan for an eventual strike on Iran over its contested nuclear program. “It cannot be excluded that this site could
Foreign minister steps down, saying he has lost support of PM Gillard amid speculation he is plotting return to top job.
Parts of Bali facility set on fire and reports of gunshots before police took control following
The deaths of two Western journalists in Syria Wednesday, less than a week after New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died in the violence-wracked country, highlights the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.