Egypt High Court Overrules President: Says Parliament Can’t Be Reinstated | Ruling sets stage for battle with junta
Egypt High Court Overrules President: Says Parliament Can’t Be Reinstated
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Syria’s Aleppo a City in Full Shutdown as Fighting Continues
Syria’s Aleppo a City in Full Shutdown as Fighting Continues | Rebels claim to have captured police station, taken police prisoners
NATO Blocks Arrest After Afghan Police Commander Massacres 17 Civilians
NATO Blocks Arrest After Afghan Police Commander Massacres 17 Civilians | Accuses locals of ‘Taliban ties’ before ordering summary executions
Mortar Shells Hit Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria, 21 Reported Dead
Mortar shells hit civilian crowds in marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 21 people as regime forces and rebels continued fighting on Friday. The Britain-based Syria Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported the...
LA Times: Experts Say There’s No Imminent Threat of a Nuclear Iran
Contrary to hyperbolic rhetoric and threats of preemptive attack from the US and Israel, experts still agree there is no imminent prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, reports the Los Angeles Times. As has been known for several years but only rarely acknowledged in the...
An Ugly Start to August in Iraq as Syrian Civil War Takes Its Toll
An Ugly Start to August in Iraq as Syrian Civil War Takes Its Toll | Scores killed in attacks nationwide
Fighting Escalates in Syria’s Aleppo, But UN Says ‘Main Battle’ Yet to Begin
Fighting Escalates in Syria’s Aleppo, But UN Says ‘Main Battle’ Yet to Begin | Rebels attack military base with seized tank
Leak ‘Inquiry’ Has Chilling Effect on Press Coverage of National Security
Leak ‘Inquiry’ Has Chilling Effect on Press Coverage of National Security | Agencies decline routine interviews, fearing retaliation
Netanyahu: Time Running Out to Avoid Attacking Iran
Netanyahu: Time Running Out to Avoid Attacking Iran | Tells Panetta sanctions, diplomacy had no impact
Egypt’s Mursi Forced to Accept Army-Backed Cabinet
Egypt’s Mursi Forced to Accept Army-Backed Cabinet | Junta ruler to remain Defense Minister
