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War comes to Damascus in Syria revolution 'turning point'
Syria's military deployed armored vehicles near central Damascus as troops battled revolution forces around the capital in what activists said could be a turning point in the 16-month uprising. Russia meanwhile slammed as "blackmail" Western pressure to push for a UN Security Council resolution against Syria's regime, as a top defector warned.. More -
Damascus rocked by 'most intense' fighting of revolt
Syria's army blasted revolution strongholds in Damascus with mortars Sunday, sparking the "most intense" fighting in the capital since the revolt erupted 16 months ago, a monitoring group said. The army's offensive, aimed at driving forces of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) out of Damascus, was launched soon after the foreign ministry held a press.. More -
Floods in Japan kill 26, thousands remain cut off
Thousands of people in southern Japan remained cut off Sunday by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities said. Evacuation orders issued a day earlier for a quarter of a million people were lifted in most areas Sunday as the rains subsided, allowing many people to return home. But thousands.. More -
New UAE pipeline bypasses Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates has inaugurated a pipeline to pump oil from east coast terminals, bypassing the strategic Strait of Hormuz which Iran has threatened to shut down, state-run WAM news agency reported. The first shipment of 500,000 barrels of oil from the Habshan fields in Abu Dhabi emirate were pumped through the pipeline to Fujairah oil terminal.. More -
Leaders of rival Sudans meet
African leaders have brought together the presidents of feuding neighbors Sudan and South Sudan for face to face talks at a hotel in the Ethiopian capital. Saturday's meeting, between President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir, was the two leaders' first close-up encounter since their countries came close to war in April and.. More -
UN team investigates Syria massacre
An attack earlier this week on a western Syrian village that was described as a massacre “mainly targeted army defectors and anti-government activists”, according to United Nations observers who visited the scene. The monitors, who arrived in Tremseh village on Saturday after earlier being denied access by the Syrian military, saw pools.. More -
Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Israeli troops have killed two Palestinians in separate incidents when they opened fire near the border in the Gaza Strip, medical officials have said. Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesman for Gaza's emergency services, confirmed a man in his early 20s was shot dead by troops near the northern border, but said they had not yet been able to retrieve his body. A.. More -
Syrian troops massacre more than 200
Syrian government troops using tanks and helicopters massacred more than 150 people in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while a revolution leader put the toll at more than 200. Government troops on Thursday bombarded the village using tanks and helicopters, according to the Observatory, which earlier put the.. More -
Student protest turns violent in Sudan
Security forces have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of university students in Khartoum protesting high food prices. Sudanese university students armed with sticks and stones on Wednesday staged perhaps their largest protest since unrest sparked by inflation began nearly a month ago. "Compared to other demonstrations it's... bigger," said.. More -
Morsi pledges respect for Egypt court rulings
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has said he will seek dialogue with political forces and judicial authorities to resolve a row over parliament, which was dissolved by the country's generals when they were still in charge. "There will be consultations among all political forces, institutions and the supreme council of judicial authorities to find.. More -
Syria ambassador to Iraq defects
Syria's ambassador to Iraq has defected in protest at the military crackdown by Assad's forces against a 16-month uprising. In exclusive statement to Al Jazeera, Nawaf al-Fares said that his decision came in the wake of what he described as horrible massacre committed against the Syrian people by the regime. "I announced my resignation as Syrian.. More -
Thousands in Cairo protest high court ruling
Thousands gathered in Cairo in protest of a ruling by Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court to freeze a decree issued by President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate the parliament. "The court ruled to halt the president's decision to recall the parliament," Judge Maher el-Beheiry said in court on Tuesday. Morsi, a former member of the powerful Muslim.. More -
Russia sends Black Sea warship to Syria
Russia dispatched a destroyer-class warship to Syria on Tuesday, a source in the Russian Navy told Reuters, and another military source was quoted as saying four more Russian ships were en route to the violence-torn country. Moscow has been the major ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he battles an uprising, but the source quoted by Interfax.. More -
Migrants die of thirst off N African coast
Fifty-four people trying to reach Italy from Libya have died of thirst after a 15-day voyage in which their rubber boat gradually deflated, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said, citing the sole survivor. The agency said on Tuesday that the only survivor, an Eritrean national, was rescued by the Tunisian coastguard in a state of advanced.. More -
Egypt parliament to meet in defiance of court
Egypt's parliament is preparing to meet in defiance of a court order that dissolved it last month, pitting President Mohamed Morsi against the Supreme Constitutional Court and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). The court rebuked newly elected Morsi on Monday, meeting in a special session to assert that the president had to abide the court's.. More
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