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Yemen suicide attack blamed on Al Qaeda

Tim FitzsimonsMarch 3, 2012 09:06

The blast blew out the windows of residents up to 2 kilometers away, according to reports.

Cameron: Assad regime "butchering its own people" (VIDEO)

Priyanka BoghaniMarch 2, 2012 13:16

British Prime Minister David Cameron said there would be "a day of reckoning," for those who supported the Syrian regime.

Red Cross aid convoy blocked from entering Baba Amr (VIDEO)

Tim FitzsimonsMarch 2, 2012 09:37

BEIRUT — The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said it was "unacceptable" that Syria barred aid from entering the most embattled neighborhood of Homs.

Free Syrian Army makes "tactical withdrawal" from Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr

Tim FitzsimonsMarch 1, 2012 09:55

BEIRUT — The Free Syrian Army made a "tactical withdrawal" from the embattled Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs which had been strongholds of the rebel group. A Syrian government official promised yesterday the districts would be "cleaned."

Egypt: NGO workers can leave the country

Tim FitzsimonsFebruary 29, 2012 14:10

BEIRUT — Egypt has lifted the travel ban on NGO workers who were detained and charged in a trial that frayed US-Egypt relations.

Egypt: Presidential elections in May

Priyanka BoghaniFebruary 29, 2012 12:43

The head of Egypt's electoral commission announced that the country will be holding its first presidential elections in May with the final results due in late June.

Syria: ground troops invade Homs, say activists

Tim FitzsimonsFebruary 29, 2012 07:32

BEIRUT — Syrian troops reportedly began a long-anticipated ground assault of Homs on Wednesday, after weeks of heavy bombardment.

Syria: UN human rights head calls for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' (VIDEO)

Tim FitzsimonsFebruary 28, 2012 10:27

BEIRUT — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, called on Tuesday for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Syria. Another UN official commented for the first time in over a month and said "well over" 7,500 have died in Syria's violence.

Paul Conroy, injured British journalist, smuggled out of Syria into Lebanon

Tim FitzsimonsFebruary 28, 2012 06:10

BEIRUT — Journalists Paul Conroy and Edith Bouvier were stranded in Homs after being injured in the artillery strike that killed Marie Colvin. Conroy has been smuggled to Lebanon, according to reports.

At least 144 dead across Syria, activist group reports

Talia RalphFebruary 27, 2012 16:12

The violence in Syria has increased "in a significant way" over the past three days, particularly in Homs, Hama and Idlib, the head of the Arab League monitoring mission in the country told Al-Jazeera.