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Syrian government offers to meet with opposition
Against a backdrop of steady military gains for the opposition forces, Bashar Assad's government proposed a meeting. Critics call it a tactic to keep western arms out of opposition hands.
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Mortar slams into Syrian school, killing 29 students
While concerns over the potential use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government increase, a conventional weapon does lethal damage in a Damascus suburb.
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Terrorism & Security Iran releases protesters detained in British embassy attack
Eleven protesters in the British embassy attack were released last night. Britain is rallying Europe to clamp down hard on Iran.
12/01/2011 09:11 am -
Terrorism & Security Did Iran attack Japanese oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz?
Some are pointing fingers at Iran, which has threatened to close off the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for sanctions, for denting a Japanese oil tanker this week. Some 40 percent of the world's oil shipments pass through the strait.
07/30/2010 09:35 am -
Sadr followers snub Allawi and Maliki. Who will lead Iraq?
With followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr saying they support neither Nouri al-Maliki nor Iyad Allawi, the top two vote-getters continue to jostle for allies to form a coalition that will lead Iraq.
04/07/2010 03:06 pm -
Hamas assassination: Dubai ban on Israeli dual citizens ups pressure
The decision in Dubai to ban Israeli dual citizens is part of a calculated campaign to provoke and pressure Israel following the Hamas assassination in January.
03/02/2010 10:24 am -
Hamas assassination: Are Dubai police getting investigation right?
The Hamas assassination in Dubai and accusations from police there that a vast and coordinated team of hit men was involved has been embarrassing for a country that relies on a safe atmosphere to lure tourists and businessmen. But analysts say Dubai is getting some things right.
02/25/2010 03:29 pm -
Hamas assassination: Dubai adds 15 more suspects to investigation
Dubai added 15 more suspects to its ongoing investigation into a Hamas assassination on Wednesday. There are now 26 suspects in what Dubai claims was a Mossad hit and most of them remain at large.
02/24/2010 12:06 pm -
Dubai assassination: UAE demands justice but with what leverage?
In the Dubai assassination, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has summoned European ambassadors in an effort to pressure Europe to take action against Israel over its alleged killing of a Hamas commander last month.
02/22/2010 12:00 pm -
Terrorism & Security Yemen marks cease-fire with Houthi rebels
A cease-fire between the Yemen government and Houthi rebels aims to end a six-year conflict and refocus efforts on fighting Al Qaeda's growing presence.
02/12/2010 08:31 am -
Why Karzai needs Saudi Arabia for Taliban talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting Saudi Arabia to seek help convincing the Taliban to join peace talks. Riyadh would lend credibility to the effort, but is wary of getting involved.
02/03/2010 01:53 pm -
Yemen: Why it’s a bigger problem for Saudi than US
Washington has promised to increase development assistance to Yemen to about $63 million this year, but that's dwarfed by Saudi Arabia's pledge of $1.25 billion for its poor, unstable neighbor.
01/21/2010 12:08 pm -
Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen
Two Yemen-based militants dressed as women, one of whom was a former Guantánamo prisoner, were intercepted at a Saudi checkpoint last week.
10/19/2009 01:00 am -
Insecurity drives farm purchases abroad
Wealthy countries seek land in Cambodia, Madagascar, and Brazil.
12/22/2008 12:00 am -
Al Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama with racial slur in new video
In what terrorism analysts say is an attempt to show that the president-elect may not meet Muslims' expectations for change in the Middle East, Ayman al-Zawahiri called Obama 'dishonorable.'
11/20/2008 12:00 am -
Oil capture spotlights Somali pirates' reach
A supertanker hijacking helped boost the price of oil early this week.
11/19/2008 12:00 am -
Yemen's fight against resurgent Al Qaeda
The government is backing a feature film to warn young Yemenis against radical jihad.
08/29/2008 01:00 am -
Jihadis shift attention to war in Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO officials are seeing a rise in numbers of foreign fighters in Afghanistan at the same time US officials say attacks by Al Qaeda in Iraq have sharply dropped.
08/19/2008 01:00 am -
U.S., Iraqi forces meet no Sadr resistance in Amara
Iraqi troops took the southern city without a shot being fired from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
06/23/2008 01:00 am -
Sadr reins in Shiite militiamen, sends mixed signals
Battles continued to rage Sunday between the radical cleric's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces.
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. spotlights Al Qaeda in Iraq weakness
The US military released four pages of a 39-page, typewritten Arabic document believed to be from a top Al Qaeda in Iraq leader.
02/11/2008 12:00 am -
Al Qaeda goes north: Police chief killed in Mosul
The provincial police chief died in a suicide bombing Thursday while inspecting the site of a major bombing in Mosul.
01/25/2008 12:00 am
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