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  • NATO airstrikes pound Tripoli targets

    A security services building and the headquarters of Libya's anti-corruption agency in Tripoli have been set ablaze after being hit by apparent NATO air strikes. The two buildings on Al-Jumhuriya Avenue are close to the residence of leader Muammar Gaddafi, in an area where two explosions were heard at around 1.30am on Tuesday (1130 GMT). By 3am.. More

  • Syria 'tightens security grip' in border area

    At least 15 Syrian tanks have pushed into a rural area near the Lebanese border, where security forces have been concentrating their latest crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations, human rights activists have said. The activists, who said they were in contact with residents there, said the tanks deployed around Arida, near the Jisr al-Qomar.. More

  • War crimes prosecutor seeks Gaddafi warrant

    The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has asked a three-judge panel to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his second-eldest son, Saif al-Islam, and his intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi. Luis Moreno-Ocampo described the evidence against the three men as "very strong" in a press conference on Monday and.. More

  • Egypt FM elected next Arab League chief

    Egypt's foreign minister has been confirmed as the Arab League's next chief, after last minute diplomacy left him as the only candidate in the race. Egypt changed its candidate for head of the 22-member Arab organization at the last minute on Sunday, backing Nabil Elaraby, who was quickly elected. He replaces Amr Moussa, a former Egyptian foreign.. More

  • Palestinians killed in 'Nakba' clashes

    Several people have been killed and scores of others wounded in the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Ras Maroun in Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as Palestinians mark the "Nakba", or day of "catastrophe". The "Nakba" is how Palestinians refer to the 1948 founding of the state of Israel, when an estimated 700,000.. More

  • Deaths as Syrian army storms border town

    At least four people have been killed after army troops stormed the town of Talkalakh in the restive Homs province in western Syria. Witnesses said those killed on Saturday were among dozens of people attempting to leave Talkalakh and enter Lebanon, which borders the town, a day after a mass demonstration there against the rule of Syrian president.. More

  • Thousands gather to mark 'Nakba Day'

    Thousands of Palestinians and activists are gathering to mark "Nakba Day", or Israel's 1948 founding, amid tight security following clashes in East Jerusalem. Small clashes were reported on Sunday in various neighborhoods of East Jerusalem between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli security forces, as access to the al-Aqsa mosque in.. More

  • Palestinian dies from gunshot wounds

    A Palestinian teen has died from gunfire during Friday's clashes in East Jerusalem, as Israeli police made heavy deployments in preparation for upcoming protests marking the annual Palestinian day of mourning over the 1948 creation of Israel. Seventeen-year-old Morad Ayyash died early on Saturday after being shot in the shoulder in the neighbourhood.. More

  • Ahmadinejad sacks government ministers

    Three Iranian ministers have been dismissed and their departments dismantled in a government restructuring that cuts the number of ministries from 21 to 17, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, has announced. Ahmadinejad announced the sackings of the country's ministers of oil, social welfare, and industry and mining, following a recent law passed.. More

  • Thousands rally for Syrian dead

    Three people died on Saturday afternoon as the Syrian army stormed a town in the restive Homs province. They were attempting to leave Talkalakh and enter Lebanon, which borders the town, a day after a demonstration there demanded the removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad from power. An eyewitness on the border told Al Jazeera that at least 19.. More

  • Demonstrations flare across Syria

    Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Syria for another day of anti-government protests. The first rallies on Friday erupted in the country's mainly Kurdish northeast, where protesters demanded an end to military actions that activists say have killed hundreds of protesters. Demonstrators chanting "Syria for all its sons,".. More

  • Scores killed in Pakistan twin bomb attacks

    Twin bomb blasts targeting a paramilitary training centre in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 76 people, mostly paramilitary personnel, and wounded at least 106 others, police and local officials say. A police official said Friday's attack in Charsadda district appeared to be the work of two suicide bombers, though there was a possibility of.. More

  • Deaths reported as tanks shell Syrian cities

    Nineteen people have reportedly been killed in shelling by tanks in residential areas in Syria as president Bashar al-Assad attempts to crush anti-government protests, defying calls for an end to the brutal crackdown. Ammar Qurabi, head of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, said 13 people were killed in the southern village of al-Harah.. More

  • Libyan capital rocked by explosions

    Four apparent NATO air strikes have rocked Tripoli as jets flew overhead, soon after the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared on state television for the first time in almost two weeks. The early morning strikes on Thursday, which Libyan government officials said targeted Gaddafi's compound in the Bab al-Aziziya area, shook the windows of a hotel.. More

  • Several protesters killed in Yemen cities

    At least nine people protesting against the rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's president, have been killed by security forces and snipers after they opened fire on thousands of anti-government demonstrations in several cities across the country. In the capital Sanaa, forces fired on a crowd of tens of thousands marching to the cabinet building. At.. More