The Obama administration said on Wednesday it would push for a major shakeup in Syria’s opposition leadership so that it better represents those dying on the front line.
The Obama administration said on Wednesday it would push for a major shakeup in Syria’s opposition leadership so that it better represents those dying on the front line.
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - A Saudi cleric has advised Muslim youth against joining Syrian rebel fighters in the 19-month civil war against President Bashar Al Assad's regime.
The biggest naval minesweeping exercise in the region is not directed at any country, said the US Navy, which renewed its commitment to the Gulf countries, and said it would stand by its partners to protect commercial shipping in the region.
RAMALLAH (West Bank) — The Palestinians will next month renew a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, their foreign minister said on Saturday, a move which could strengthen their statehood claims after talks with Israel stalled.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday said four Mine Countermeasures Ships (MCMs) deployed to the Navy’s 5th Fleet would give it more options to conduct security operations in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man in northern Gaza on Friday after a day of protest which saw thousands rallying to mark Land Day, a medical spokesman said.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki fired two senior security officials in the western Anbar province after militants disguised as police killed at least 27 members of the security forces on Monday, officials said.
Khaleej Times gets a close look at 5th Fleet operations ?in the area from Carrier Strike Group 9 warships
DAMASCUS - An explosion ripped through a busy intersection in the Syrian capital on Friday, hitting a police bus and killing at least 11 people and possibly many more in an attack that left pools of blood in the streets and marked the second deadly attack in the capital in as many weeks, Syrian authorities said.
BERLIN - Syrian anti-regime protestors want to preserve state institutions to avoid repeating the mistakes made in Iraq, opposition leader Burhan Ghaliun said in an interview published on Sunday.