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The rebel Free Syrian Army said the battle to "liberate" Damascus has begun, as fighting raged in the capital on

Muslim Brotherhood urges people in Damascus to rise up, back rebels locked in ‘decisive battle’ against forces loyal Assad.

Tuesday and the army countered it has the situation under control.

The influential Muslim Brotherhood, meanwhile, urged people in…

BEIRUT - Syria's main opposition alliance Friday urged the UN Security Council to pass a binding resolution against

Syrian…

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The Money Exchange

Bank of…

The Brotherhood has won, and its man has reached the presidential office in Cairo - although he has "limited, redefined

As he prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, then, Mr Morsi leaves considerable tension at home. This will increase his need for stability in dealing with Egypt's neighbours, stresses Jamal Khashoggi.

responsibilities" thanks to the still-ruling military council - as the first…

GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) - Hamas's prime minister in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniya called on Egypt on

Haniaya: I discussed free-trade zone with Egypt

Haniya urges Egyptians to ‘open door of Rafah crossing wider by allowing it to work around clock, increasing number of travellers’.

Wednesday to keep the Rafah border crossing open around the clock.

At…

RIYADH - Saudi police and members of the feared religious police are responsible for the death of a man and the injury

Ghamidi refused to follow orders to turn down music

Saudi inquiry says religious police are responsible for death of a man, injury of his pregnant wife, two children in car chase.

of his pregnant wife and two children in a car chase, said an inquiry published…

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi travels to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in his first official visit abroad, signalling

Morsi: Gulf security is a red…

OUAGADOUGOU - West African presidents met Saturday with civil leaders from Mali in a bid to secure a national

Where’s interim president Traore? In Paris

Burkina Faso's President opens talks in Ouagadougou with five other regional heads of state but with Mali's transitional leaders notable by their absence.

unity government to tackle a crisis in the north where Islamists…

GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council has set up a panel to probe Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian

Underneath Israel lies Palestine

UN rights body sets up panel to probe Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories in move that will further irk Israel.

territories in a move that will further irk Israel.

Israel severed contacts…

Eager voters cast ballots on Saturday in Libya's first free national elections for decades after the ouster of dictator

Democracy day

Protesters in east, unhappy over distribution of seats in new assembly, threaten to sabotage vote, staging string of disruptive acts of violence.

By Dominique Soguel – TRIPOLI

Moamer Gathafi, but protesters disrupted some…

The outcome of the Egyptian presidential election has stimulated renewed hand-wringing over the future Egyptian

The Muslim Brotherhood’s victory in Egypt has stoked fear in some circles that Cairo might renege on its peace treaty with Israel. But another part of that reality is that Israel never fulfilled its commitment to withdraw from Palestinian land on the West Bank, notes ex-CIA analyst Paul R.…

SAINT PETERSBURG - The UN cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed the entire town of Timbuktu in the

UNESCO designated Timbuktu a heritage site in 1988

UN cultural organisation lists Malian town, nearby Tomb of Askia on its List of World Heritage in Danger due to armed conflict in region.

African nation of Mali as endangered world heritage because of ongoing…