Egypt's military moves to take control of parts of Cairo

Egypt's military moves to take control of parts of Cairo

Egypt's military moved more aggressively Sunday to take control over parts of the capital, but the sixth day of unrest ended with increasing...

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 Egypt looting spreads; Mubarak names insiders to two top posts

Egypt looting spreads; Mubarak names insiders to two top posts

Looting spread across Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak appointed a vice president as protesters swarmed into the streets for a fifth day,...

At Cairo bakery, protest is a luxury; bread is not

At Cairo bakery, protest is a luxury; bread is not

The revolution has not yet come to Milad Zari's bakery.

Fearless protesters challenge regimes around Middle East

Fearless protesters challenge regimes around Middle East

A wall of fear has come down.

Egypt protesters tend to put faith in army

As Yousef Ahmed, a 25-year-old protester, marched along a riverfront boulevard Saturday, a soldier atop one tank extended an arm and...

Egypt presents a delicate balancing act for Obama

Egypt presents a delicate balancing act for Obama

President Obama inherited two wars when he entered the White House, and now the sudden upheaval in Egypt poses a big new foreign policy...

Israel watches Egypt uprising with fear

Israel watches Egypt uprising with fear

Israel watched fearfully Saturday as anti-government unrest roiled Egypt, one of its most important allies and a bridge to the wider Arab...

Egyptian government shuts off nearly all Internet service

Egyptian government shuts off nearly all Internet service

The Internet was almost entirely shut down in Egypt on Friday, cutting off a key communication tool that government opponents have been...

 ElBaradei joins protesters in Cairo clash with police

ElBaradei joins protesters in Cairo clash with police

Mohamed ElBaradei knelt in prayer, then rose and stepped toward a line of riot police.

Obama pushes Mubarak to fulfill reform pledge

President Obama prodded besieged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to "take concrete steps and actions that deliver" on reforms that...

Iraq car bombing kills 48

Iraq car bombing kills 48

At least 48 people were killed Thursday when a car bomb exploded next to a funeral tent in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Baghdad, police...

Young Egyptians mount unusual challenge to Mubarak

Young Egyptians mount unusual challenge to Mubarak

Draped in a scarf and smoking a water pipe, Ahmed Maher sat in an outdoor cafe, looking too relaxed to be an often-jailed dissident and...

In Yemen, tens of thousands march against president

In Yemen, tens of thousands march against president

The current unrest in the Middle East spread to impoverished Yemen on Thursday as tens of thousands of protesters angry over unemployment...

Tunisia names 12 new ministers to Cabinet

Tunisia names 12 new ministers to Cabinet

Facing mounting public pressure and the demands of a powerful labor union, Tunisia's interim government named 12 new ministers to the...

U.S. debates how to respond to Arab world turmoil

U.S. debates how to respond to Arab world turmoil

With demonstrations intensifying across the Mideast, Obama administration officials are debating how quickly to push Arab allies toward...

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei returns to Egypt

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei returns to Egypt

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who formerly headed the U.N. nuclear regulatory agency, has returned...

Tunisia's uprising was three years in the making

Tunisia's uprising was three years in the making

Even in death they would not allow Marwan Jamli a moment's dignity. The same black-clad Interior Ministry troops who shot him in the chest...

Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protests

Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protests

The Obama administration urged key Mideast ally Egypt to heed calls for political reform even as security forces tightened their grip on...

Tunisia seeks arrest of former President Ben Ali and entourage

Tunisia seeks arrest of former President Ben Ali and entourage

Tunisia's interim government Wednesday issued arrest warrants for the country's deposed president and his entourage and launched a $350-...

Thousands of Egyptian protesters clash with police

Thousands of Egyptian protesters clash with police

Thousands of Egyptian protesters inspired by the revolt in Tunisia clashed with police in the largest anti-government demonstrations in...

Leaked documents show Palestinians ready to deal at 2008 peace talks

Leaked documents show Palestinians ready to deal at 2008 peace talks

The closed-door negotiating session in the summer of 2008 was congenial, even chatty, until the chief Palestinian representative pressed his...

In Lebanon, violence breaks out as new prime minister is named

In Lebanon, violence breaks out as new prime minister is named

The ascent of a Hezbollah-backed billionaire to the prime minister's post in deeply divided Lebanon on Tuesday sparked rioting and...

Key diplomat says U.S. approves of Tunisia revolt

The top U.S. diplomat for the Arab world gave Washington's firm endorsement of the uprising that ousted Tunisia's longtime ruler, even as...

Hariri supporters call for protests in Lebanon

Hariri supporters call for protests in Lebanon

Lebanon's long-standing political crisis deepened Monday when supporters of the country's Sunni Muslim leadership called for protests over...

Iraq car bombings kill at least 22

Iraq car bombings kill at least 22

Two car bombs exploded Monday near Karbala as Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority visited the shrine city for a major religious holiday,...

Deadly commando raid on Gaza flotilla did not violate law, Israeli panel says

Deadly commando raid on Gaza flotilla did not violate law, Israeli panel says

A commission appointed by Israel's government concluded Sunday that the country's military did not violate international law in carrying out...

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