Iraqi PM meets US joint chief chairman
2011-08-02 17:19:48
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staffs, who paid a surprise visit to the country to discuss the US troops withdrawal by the end of 2011, Maliki's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Israel PM ready to discuss border 'package'
2011-08-02 15:32:51
Israel said it was ready to discuss a proposed package on borders with Palestinians to help Western powers revive stalled peace talks, an Israeli official said on Monday.
Turkish FM condemns Syrian army's crackdown
2011-08-01 19:54:01
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday condemned Sunday's crackdown on Syria's protestors, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Britain says no military intervention in Syria
2011-08-01 16:26:20
Britain's foreign secretary says there is no prospect of international military intervention in Syria, despite an assault by the regime on protest strongholds that left scores of people dead.
Turkish PM chairs key military meeting
2011-08-01 15:15:09
Turkey's prime minister is chairing a key military council meeting to appoint new top brass following the resignations of the country's chiefs of staff in protest at the arrest of dozens of generals in alleged coup plots.
Israeli, Lebanese army clash over border
2011-08-01 14:35:42
Israeli troops opened fire across the border with Lebanon on Monday at a Lebanese soldier who shot at them, an Israeli military source said.
Israel warns of 'anarchy' if meets all reform demands
2011-08-01 11:00:42
Israel's government hit back on Sunday at protests against the rising cost of living, saying some reforms being demanded might lead to economic crises like those besetting parts of Europe and the United States.
Detained Americans likely released soon: lawyer
2011-08-01 10:28:10
The lawyer of the three US nationals detained in Iran on charges of espionage two years ago expressed hope that they would soon be released, the local satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.
Iranian blinded by acid pardons her attacker
2011-08-01 10:26:31
An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a doctor was about to put several drops of acid in one of his eyes in court-ordered retribution.
Syrian troops reportedly kill 24 in Hama city: TV
2011-08-01 09:46:07
The Syrian army backed by tanks stormed early Sunday the violence-hit city of Hama after nearly one month of siege on the city, reportedly killing at least 24 people, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV cited witnesses and activists as reporting.
Syria to undermine 'new chapter of conspiracy'
2011-08-01 04:50:46
Syrian President said that he is ultimately confident that Syria will undermine "this new chapter of conspiracy" which he said aims at " dividing the country as a prelude for dividing the entire region to conflicting states."
79 killed in clashes across Syria: activist
2011-08-01 10:08:21
Activist says around 79 people were killed Sunday in several Syrian cities in clashes with security forces, as army troops in tanks swept into some cities at dawn Sunday.