Tag: Middle East

5 things to watch for during pope’s Mideast trip

NICOLE WINFIELDJOSEF FEDERMAN · May 24, 2014 1:58 pm

Massachusetts Gov. Patrick leading trip to Israel

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 1:50 pm

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian government soldiers stand guard on the roof of Aleppo prison in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Syrian troops backed by airstrikes broke a yearlong rebel siege of a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday, allowing President Bashar Assad's forces to close in on a nearby command center of a coalition of Islamist rebel groups, opposition activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria rebels, army agree on truce near key city

Diaa Hadid · May 24, 2014 1:10 pm

A Yemeni soldier, left, wears a placard with Arabic writing that reads,"together against the violence and terrorism," as he stands with others during a rally to mark the anniversary of a bomb attack at a parade square that killed Yemeni troops, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

15 militants, 10 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

Ahmed AlHaj · May 24, 2014 11:18 am

Yemen: al-Qaida leader killed in the south

Ahmed AlHaj · May 23, 2014 8:34 pm

This photo provided by an anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, show anti-Syrian government protesters carrying a banner and a Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration in Kafr Nabil town, Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian TV: 39 killed in campaign tent shelling

Zeina Karam · May 23, 2014 8:12 pm

An Egyptian rides his motor bike past campaign banners for presidential hopeful retired Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, one of which splashed with red paint in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Arabic reads, "with work, nations live," "Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presidential candidate." El-Sissi is running against leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, who placed third in the 2012 presidential election won by Morsi. Pew's poll found that Sabahi has a 35 percent favorable rating, down from 48 percent last year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Clashes at Egypt rallies kill 2 ahead of election

Mariam Rizk · May 23, 2014 7:28 pm

Pope’s Mideast trip will test diplomatic skills

Nicole Winfield · May 23, 2014 12:57 pm

Egypt officials: Militant leader killed in Sinai

Ashraf Sweilam · May 22, 2014 11:37 pm

Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels

Donna Cassata · May 22, 2014 10:20 pm

UN says ready to get aid into Syria despite gov’t

Cara Anna · May 22, 2014 9:52 pm

Iranian actress Leila Hatami may be publicly flogged for greeting the Cannes Film Festival president with a kiss on the cheek. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Iranian actress faces public caning for peck on cheek

Ashe Schow · May 22, 2014 8:45 pm