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Iran says will not retreat on nuclear issue despite woes Iran will press on with its nuclear programme despite the problems caused by Western sanctions, including a dramatic slide in the value of its currency.

04 October 2012

Syria army steps up operations in Aleppo, Damascus Syria's army rained shells on rebel bastions in and around Damascus Tuesday and sent extra troops to second city Aleppo, as a watchdog said the death toll from 18 months of violence now topped 31,000.

04 October 2012

Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.

03 October 2012

Air strike kills children as Syrian war rages Shelling and air raids killed dozens of Syrian civilians, including children, on Monday, a watchdog said, while rebels and loyalists fought close-quarter battles in Aleppo's main souk.

03 October 2012

US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.

03 October 2012

Iran warns against Syrian use of chemical weapons Iran on Monday added its voice to warnings against Syria ever using chemical weapons in its increasingly large-scale war with anti-government insurgents.

02 October 2012

Kenyan forces hit Shebab bases around final Somali bastion Kenyan helicopter gunships struck Shebab bases outside the Somali port of Kismayo to clear the way for a takeover of the town abandoned by the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist fighters.

01 October 2012

Saudi to accept Philippine maid applications from Monday Saudi Arabia will begin accepting applications for domestic workers from the Philippines on Monday after the two governments resolved a row over minimum pay that had prompted a ban.

01 October 2012

Wave of Iraq attacks kills at least 33 Militants carried out bombings and shootings in 10 cities and towns in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 106, in the latest wave of deadly attacks to hit the country.

01 October 2012

Jordanian thirst for water grows "I wish I could live at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp because there is water there," a Jordanian man says, frustrated that he has not had any tap water of his own in months.

01 October 2012

Argentina, Iran meet over Jewish center bombing The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran met at the United Nations on Thursday to discuss the deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.

30 September 2012

Fresh film protests in Pakistan Hundreds of Pakistanis demonstrated in small rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film on Friday, but there was no repeat of the widespread violence seen at protests a week ago.

30 September 2012

Blair could have prevented Iraq war: Annan Former British prime minister Tony Blair was the only person capable of turning George Bush against the 2003 Iraq invasion, ex-United Nations chief Kofi Annan claimed.

29 September 2012

US pushing Gulf nations to develop missile defense The United States is pushing Gulf countries to develop missile defense plans, amid what they see is a rising threat from Iran.

29 September 2012

Syrian activists to plead for more help to oust Assad Syrian grassroots activists working to run field hospitals and repair fuel lines will Friday urge world leaders to do more to help a stricken people caught up in the battle to oust the Assad regime.

29 September 2012

Netanyahu and Abbas make rival UN pitches The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority both address the UN on Thursday, one seeking recognition for his state, the other warning of a dire threat to his.

28 September 2012

Iran vows to 'retaliate' any foreign attack Iran on Thursday vowed to "retaliate" against any attack after Israel's prime minister called for a "red line" to prevent the Islamic republic from acquiring a nuclear bomb.

28 September 2012

Ahmadinejad slams West's 'nuclear intimidation' Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West and Israel of nuclear "intimidation" on Wednesday, after US President Barack Obama vowed to halt Tehran's alleged weapons program.

28 September 2012

Syria army HQ bombed as leaders at UN clamor for peace Two bombs struck the Syrian army headquarters in the heart of Damascus Wednesday, as Hillary Clinton appealed for the "paralyzed" UN Security Council to find a way to end the conflict.

27 September 2012

Women suffer behind veil of silence in Mali's north It was just six months ago that Toula, a young woman from Gao in northeastern Mali, could swim and do her laundry in the nearby Niger River.

27 September 2012

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