Wave of bombings kill 52, decade after US-led invasion
2013-03-20 00:05:39
A new wave of bombings mainly struck Shiite areas in Iraq on Tuesday, killing 52 people and wounding some 200, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US- led invasion that ousted the country's former leader Saddam Hussein.
China calls for political dialogue in Syria
2013-03-19 21:16:12
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on all related parties in Syria to open a political dialogue soon, in order to come to a mutually acceptable transition plan.
Bombs kill 56 on Iraq invasion anniversary
2013-03-19 20:41:26
A wave of bombings tore through Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least 56 people in a spasm of violence on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion.
Ban hails opening of dialogue conference in Yemen
2013-03-19 10:42:37
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the launch of the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen as "a historic opportunity for the Yemeni people".
Many questions await Obama on Mideast visit
2013-03-19 09:37:51
President Barack Obama is due to make his first official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week, looking to improve ties after sometimes rocky relations with both sides.
Israel's new government inaugurated
2013-03-19 09:08:51
Israel's 33rd government was inaugurated at the Knesset (parliament) Monday evening after its members were earlier introduced by the prime minister to lawmakers.
Syria rebels seize security compound near Golan
2013-03-18 10:37:41
Syrian rebels on Sunday seized a Syrian military intelligence compound in the southern Hauran Plain near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Palestinian hunger striker exiled to Gaza
2013-03-18 10:31:41
A hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner was exiled by Israel to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian officials said.
Top Syrian general defects to Jordan
2013-03-18 09:35:16
The Syrian army's logistics chief, General Mohammed Khalluf, has defected, activists said on Saturday in a video posted to YouTube on the Internet.
'Hundreds of jihadists enter Syria'
2013-03-18 07:56:28
Hundreds of well-armed jihadists have entered Syria through the Jordan border, as another 15,000 are poised to head to Syria after finishing special training in Lebanon, Syria's pro-government al-Watan newspaper said on Sunday.
Top Syrian general defects to Jordan
2013-03-18 07:56:28
The Syrian army's logistics chief, General Mohammed Khalluf, has defected, activists said on Saturday in a video posted to YouTube on the Internet.
Ongoing clashes mark Syrian crisis 2nd anniversary
2013-03-16 08:55:21
Ongoing clashes in suburbs of Damascus and other hotspots nationwide between the government troops and armed rebels marked the second anniversary of the Syrian conflict on Friday.