Arab League hands Syria a plan

2011-10-31 08:06:07

The Arab League handed Syrian officials a plan for ending seven months of increasingly violent unrest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and Assad said he would cooperate with the opposition.

Iraq can't defend itself fully before 2020

2011-10-31 06:34:47

Iraq's defence chief has said his military will not be fully ready to defend Iraq from external threats until 2020 to 2024, according to a US inspector's report released on Sunday.

Islamic Jihad accepts ceasefire in Gaza

2011-10-30 18:14:26

Islamic Jihad movement said Sunday that it accepted an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel after a day of cross-border violence that left nine Palestinians and one Israeli dead, a Jihad spokesman said.

Truce to end Gaza flare-up fails to take effect

2011-10-30 17:54:24

An Egyptian-brokered truce failed to take hold on Sunday to halt violence between Israel and Gaza militants in which nine Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian have been killed.

Assad warns of 'earthquake' if West intervenes

2011-10-30 10:11:50

Western powers risk causing an "earthquake" across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said.

Israel bombs Gaza, 10 dead

2011-10-30 07:20:16

Israel's air force bombed an Islamic Jihad base in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing five senior militants and drawing cross-border Palestinian rocket salvoes that killed an Israeli civilian.

Three explosive devices went off in Syria's Hama

2011-10-28 21:49:40

Three explosive devices went off in the central city of Hama Friday without casualties as a law- enforcement member was injured by armed groups also in Hama, the private Sham FM radio reported.

China's envoy calls for halting violence in Syria

2011-10-28 06:50:34

China's special envoy to the Middle East Thursday called for halting all forms of violence in Syria and taking all necessary measures to prevent the bloodshed.

EU sanctions on Syrian oil 'unjust': minister

2011-10-27 20:38:26

Syrian Oil Minister Sufian Alaw reasserted Thursday that the EU sanctions on the oil sector in Syria are "unjust and prejudicial," but stressed that alternatives are still available for Syria.

Damascus denies torture in hospitals

2011-10-26 21:25:53

The Syrian Health Ministry Wednesday dismissed as false a report issued by the Amnesty International condemning what it called torture in state hospitals in two Syrian cities.

Woman pulled out alive 3 days after Turkey quake

2011-10-26 16:25:01

Emergency workers rescued a 27-year old woman alive from a collapsed building on Wednesday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 400 people and left tens of thousands homeless in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish court sentences general for insulting Erdogan

2011-10-26 10:19:24

A retired general was given a suspended sentence of almost a year in jail on Tuesday for insulting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, state run Anatolian news agency reported.