Libyan troops fire rockets into Tunisia

New Lebanese cabinet is "government of confrontation" March 14 Alliance
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat Immediately following the announcement of the formation of Najib Mikati's government in Lebanon, the March 14 Alliance issued a statement announcing that that this was "a government of confrontation against the Lebanese interior, ... more Gunmen storm Iraq government office, take hostages
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TUNIS (AFP) The trial of ousted Tunisian leader Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, in exile in Saudi Arabia, will start in his absence on June 20, interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi told Al-Jazeera. "I am announcing it for the first time, the trial ... more Libyan troops fire rockets into Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) Libyan troops fired Grad rockets from positions controlled by Muammar Gaddafi over the border into Tunisia on Tuesday, witnesses said, in an assault likely to raise already high tensions between the two countries. The explosions ... more Yemen president has throat problem
SANAA, Yemen, (AP) A senior Yemeni official in the Saudi capital says President Ali Abdullah Saleh has developed a problem with his throat but that his overall condition is stable. Saleh is being treated in Riyadh along with several to government ... more Much-delayed Lebanon govt gives Hezbollah power
BEIRUT, (AP) Lebanon's prime minister announced a new government Monday dominated by the militant Hezbollah and its allies, putting an Iranian proxy at the helm at a time when Washington's influence in the Middle East is on the wane. Lebanon had ... more Syria troops seize hotbed town, 'mass grave' found
DAMASCUS (AFP) Syrian troops seized the flashpoint northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, state television said, as international outrage mounted at the regime's harsh crackdown on protesters. Rights activists had earlier reported heavy gunfire and explosions ... more Battle for Libya oil town, fighting near Tripoli
BENGHAZI/ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) Rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi say they were repulsed by his forces in a battle to retake the eastern oil town of Brega, suffering at least four dead. In the west, rebels said they were ... more Fatah to expel controversial strongman Dahlan
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) The central committee of the Fatah party led by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has voted to expel strongman Mohammed Dahlan, the official WAFA news agency said Sunday. "The central committee has voted ... more Death upheld for Kuwait woman for wedding carnage
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday upheld a woman's death sentence for setting ablaze her husband's wedding tent, killing 57 women and children. Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 24, was condemned to death by a lower and appeals courts ... more Details emerge about alleged spy arrested in Egypt
JERUSALEM, (AP) A man who Egyptian authorities have arrested and accused of being an Israeli spy is a young American who moved to Israel and has an avid interest in the Middle East, an acquaintance of the man said Monday. Egypt says Ilan Grappel ... more Iraqis blast US congressman's war repayment idea
BAGHDAD, (AP) The suggestion by a U.S. congressman that Iraq repay the United States for the money it has spent in the country has stirred anger, with an Iraqi lawmaker ridiculing the idea as "stupid" and others saying Iraqis should be compensated ... more Syrian forces attack northern town, residents flee
AMMAN (Reuters) Syrian tanks and helicopters stormed the town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, residents said, and state television reported heavy clashes between army troops and gunmen opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. More than 5,000 Syrian ... more Hamas rejects Fayyad as next Palestinian PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, (AP) The Hamas militant group on Sunday rejected the rival Fatah movement's nominee for prime minister, complicating plans to unify the dueling governments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and jeopardizing international aid ... more Libya conflict spreads to key oasis city: rebels
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) Tribal fighters opposed to Mummer Gaddafi have clashed with the strongman's forces in the oasis city of Sabha, rebels said, as regime troops went on the offensive in key Libyan flashpoints. The fresh wave of fighting comes ... more Turkey votes in parliamentary elections
ANKARA (AFP) Turks went to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) seeking to win a third straight term in office. Pollsters mainly expect the AKP, bolstered by economic stability ... more Syrian regime views protesters as "enemy that must be crushed without mercy" - Syrian dissisdent
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat Yasin al-Haj Saleh is a well-known Syrian writer and political dissident living in Damascus. Saleh has written for a number of Arab publications including Lebanon's Al-Hahar and Al-Hayat newspapers, as well as the New York Times. ... more Wounded Yemen president's health 'bad'
RIYADH, (AFP) The state of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's health was described as "bad" on Saturday by an informed source in Riyadh, where the beleaguered leader is being treated for bomb attack wounds. "The information we have says that ... more Fighting erupts in Zlitan, Turkey offers Gaddafi exit
BENGHAZI, (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between pro-Gaddafi troops and rebels broke out in a Libyan city just 160 kilometres east of Tripoli, potentially opening the coastal road to the capital, just as cracks appeared among NATO allies. Gaddafi forces ... more

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