Новости по теме Middle East & Africa

US charges Iranian, Chinese on Iran enrichment The US on Friday announced charges against an Iranian citizen and Chinese resident for allegedly trying to export nuclear-related material to help Tehran enrich uranium.

15 July 2012

Pregnant woman among 5 dead in Syria's Homs: NGO Shelling and fighting in the central Syrian province of Homs killed at least five people on Saturday, including a pregnant woman and two rebels.

15 July 2012

Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.

14 July 2012

UK immigration laws spark Pakistan wedding boom New British immigration laws have unleashed a stampede to wed and a frenzy of English lessons for Pakistanis desperate to migrate as new restrictions come into effect.

14 July 2012

Cyber war on Iran has only just begun A US cyber war against Iran's nuclear program may have only just begun and could escalate with explosions triggered by digital sabotage.

14 July 2012

South Korea mulls offer of Iranian tankers Seoul is considering an offer by Tehran to send crude on Iranian tankers to South Korea, officials said Friday, as a way to circumvent EU sanctions and resume imports of oil from Iran.

14 July 2012

Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to call for urgent UN intervention.

13 July 2012

Saudi women in 'breakthrough' Olympics Saudi Arabia's decision to allow two female athletes to compete at the Olympic Games overturns a decades-old taboo imposed by the conservative Muslim monarchy which still bars women from sports at home.

13 July 2012

Clinton urges ASEAN nations to help pressure Iran US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations to help keep up pressure on Iran and end a diplomatic stalemate over talks on its suspect nuclear program.

13 July 2012

Rakhat Aliyev's family members involved in corruption within Palestinian political establishment Rakhat Aliyev's family members - Devincci and Issam Hourani - involved in illegal dealings with Mahmoud Abbas.

13 July 2012

Pressure on Assad as West plans Syria sanctions Pressure mounted on Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday as Western powers drew up a 10-day sanctions ultimatum.

13 July 2012

Tunisia's ruling Islamist party in historic meeting Tunisia's ruling Islamist party Ennahda holds its first congress at home in 24 years on Thursday, seeking to clarify its strategy against a backdrop of political and religious tensions in the country.

13 July 2012

Russia, Assad foe seek common ground in Moscow Russia will host a top opponent of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday hoping to find common ground with one of the most scathing critics of its refusal to turn against the Damascus regime.

12 July 2012

Afghan women protest over woman's public execution Dozens of Afghan women's rights activists took to the streets Wednesday to protest against the recent public execution of a young woman for alleged adultery, which was captured in a horrific video.

12 July 2012

Democracy still 'preferable' in Muslim nations, survey says Democracy is still popular in six Muslim-majority countries, over a year after the Arab Spring, and the majority in some countries favors laws based on the Koran, according to a poll published Tuesday.

12 July 2012

Kazakhstan supports UN efforts to stop violence in Syria Astana shares the concerns over the situation in North African and Middle Eastern countries: Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.

11 July 2012

Egypt parliament set to convene, defying military Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament was set to convene on Tuesday in defiance of the powerful military following a decree by newly elected President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate the assembly.

11 July 2012

Assembling an assembly: democracy is built in Libya Out of sight, in a large hall lit by welding sparks, workers in Libya are rushing to build an assembly fit for the country's first elected authorities since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

10 July 2012

Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth.

09 July 2012

US congratulates SSudan on a year of independence The United States on Sunday sent its congratulations to South Sudan as the African nation was set to mark its first year of independence, but said "significant challenges" lay ahead for Juba.

09 July 2012

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