Main headlines
August 13, 2012
Gruesome video clips showing Syrian rebels throwing a man from the roof of a building or brutally slaying a man appeared Monday on the Internet and sparked outrage from human rights activists.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi defended his decisions late Sunday night denying he was trying to marginalize individuals or institutions by setting aside provisions granting broad powers to the army and retiring Field Marshal Tantawi.
August 12, 2012
The standoff between the Egyptian presidency and the armed forces continues.
Six militants were killed in a shootout Sunday morning in the northern Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army is engaged in a major operation against "terrorism," said the Egyptian state television.
The meeting of Arab foreign ministers scheduled to be held in the Saudi city of Jeddah over the Syrian crisis has been postponed indefinitely without explanation by the Arab League.
The United States and Egypt are trying to implement a new security plan to address the worsening situation in the Sinai Peninsula
August 11, 2012
At least 87 people were killed and over 400 others injured in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck on Saturday northwest of Iran.
Fighting raged Saturday in Aleppo where the rebels claimed to have taken positions from the regime army in the emblematic neighborhood of Salaheddin.
August 10, 2012
Six "terrorists" were arrested in the Egyptian Sinai during a search operation by the army, which followed the attack in which 16 Egyptian border guards were killed
August 9, 2012
The battle between Syrian troops and rebels for the control of Aleppo, Syria's second city, c continued on Thursday amid contradictory information circulating over the evolution of the fighting
It seems that for Israel, the situation becomes increasingly complicated when talking about a possible attack against Iran. In order to launch its attack against Iran's nuclear sites
Senior officials were sacked Wednesday in Egypt after a suspected Islamist attack, which killed 16 soldiers in the Sinai.
August 8, 2012
Jordan "will fully cooperate with France" to provide emergency medical assistance to victims of the fighting in Syria
The Syrian army on Wednesday launched its ground offensive against Aleppo's rebels attacking with tanks and armored vehicles the rebel district of Salaheddine, said a security source in Damascus.
Twenty militants were killed Wednesday in an attack by Egyptian helicopters in Sinai, said the Egyptian state television.
