Technicians start to exhume Arafat's remains
2012-11-27 11:15:56
Palestinian engineers have started working to exhume late leader Yasser Arafat's remains in the West Bank city of Ramallah at dawn Tuesday, sources said.
No changes to Egypt's new constitutional declaration
2012-11-27 10:53:49
Egyptian president spokesman Yasser Ali announced Monday that no changes were made to the new constitutional declaration and "sovereignty matters" are the only field free of legal reviews.
Iran opposes NATO's missile deployment in Turkey
2012-11-27 10:41:27
Iranian authorities have strongly opposed Turkey's move to deploy NATO's Patriot missiles in its bordering region with Syria.
Israeli troops kill intruder at border village
2012-11-27 09:58:23
Israeli troops patrolling near a collective farming village on the Gaza border shot and killed a Palestinian infiltrator early Monday after he stabbed a female resident, the army source told Xinhua.
France allocates 1.2m euros to Syrian opposition
2012-11-27 09:46:08
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced that France had decided to grant 1.2 million euros as an emergency humanitarian aid to the opposition Syrian National Coalition.
UN chief voices hope for sustainable Gaza truce
2012-11-27 09:33:19
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called upon Israel to "do its part" to ensure a sustainable cease-fire with the Gaza-based Palestinian militants.
Medvedev slams support of Syrian rebels
2012-11-27 08:01:14
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slammed as "unacceptable" the recognition and support by France and other states of the Syrian opposition battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
China calls for climate agreement to be implemented
2012-11-26 17:37:25
The main job for the Doha Climate Change Conference is to begin implementing what nations have already agreed on, China's chief climate change negotiator said on Sunday.
Morsi faces judicial revolt over decree
2012-11-26 08:52:18
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi faced a rebellion from judges who accused him on Saturday of expanding his powers at their expense.
Yasser Arafat's body to be exhumed Tuesday
2012-11-24 20:20:22
Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body will be exhumed on Tuesday to determine whether he was poisoned.
Yasser Arafat's body to be exhumed Tuesday
2012-11-24 20:20:22
Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body will be exhumed on Tuesday to determine whether he was poisoned.
Protests after Mursi assumes powers in Egypt
2012-11-24 12:36:28
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to assume sweeping powers caused fury amongst his opponents and prompted violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday.