MIDEAST UNREST
Rights group calls on West to end 'Arab exception'
CAIRO — Popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world exposed biases by Western governments that supported Arab autocratic rulers for the sake of "stability" while turning a blind eye to their repressive policies, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.By By Maggie Michael, Associated Press , January 22, 2012
'Flagman' becomes instant hero at Egypt protest
CAIRO — With the Egyptian flag draped over his shoulder, a carpenter carefully climbed up the 21-story Israeli Embassy in Cairo on his way to becoming an instant hero to millions across the Arab world.By By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press , August 21, 2011
Libyan rebels push to outskirts of capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Libya — Hundreds of euphoric Libyan rebels pushed to the western outskirts of Tripoli without meeting any resistance after they overran a major military base that defends the capital on Sunday.By By Ben Hubbard, The Associated Press , August 21, 2011
Syria hits point of no return amid broad isolation
BEIRUT — When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, many saw him as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators — a fresh face who could transform his father's stagnant dictatorship into a modern state ready to engage with the world.By By Elizabeth A. Kennedy, The Associated Press , August 21, 2011
Activists say Syrian troops kill at least 52
BEIRUT — Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on an eastern city Sunday as they try to keep the anti-government uprising from escalating during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.By By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press , August 07, 2011
Egyptian forces clear activists from Tahrir Square
CAIRO — Egyptian forces swinging electrified batons and shouting the battle cry “God is great” swiftly chased off dozens of activists Monday who had refused to end four weeks of renewed protests at Tahrir Square to pressure the country's transitional military rulers.By By Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press , August 01, 2011
Gadhafi forces rocket rebel fighters in mountains
BENGHAZI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi's forces rocketed rebel fighters Thursday in the formidable strongholds and training camps they have built up in the strategic mountain heights southwest of the Libyan capital, rebels said.By By Michelle Faul, The Associated Press , May 19, 2011
Mobs set Egypt churches on fire, 12 killed
CAIRO — Muslim mobs set two churches on fire overnight in Cairo during sectarian clashes that left 12 dead and more than 200 injured.By By Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press , May 08, 2011
Bahrain's king orders end to emergency law
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's king ordered an end to the emergency rule imposed in mid-March to quell a wave of anti-government protests as leading opposition figures went on trial Sunday for plotting against the Gulf state's monarchy.May 08, 2011
Obama on Libya: 'We have a responsibility to act'
WASHINGTON — Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are” as Americans.By By Ben Feller, The Associated Press , March 29, 2011
Syrian president wavers on crackdown or compromise
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad wavered between cracking down and compromising Monday in one of the Middle East's most authoritarian and anti-Western nations as thousands of protesters in a southern city defied security forces who fired tear gas to disperse them.By By Zeina Karam, The Associated Press , March 28, 2011
Thousands protest in Syria where clashes killed 5
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrians rallied Sunday for a third consecutive day in a tense southern city where security forces killed at least five protesters, signaling that unrest in yet another Arab country is taking root, a witness and activists said.By By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press , March 20, 2011
World intervenes in Libya, with unusual speed
PARIS — In diplomatic terms, international military action against Libya's leader went from the brainstorming stage to the shooting-at-tanks stage with stunning speed.By By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press , March 19, 2011
Libyan TV claims 48 killed in allied attacks
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan state TV is quoting the armed forces command as saying 48 people have been killed and 150 wounded in the the allied assault by U.S. and European forces. The report can't be independently confirmed.March 19, 2011
First wave of allied assault against LIbyan air defenses: 112 cruise missiles
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and British ships and submarines launched the first phase of a missile assault on Libyan air defenses Saturday and a senior American defense official said it was believed substantial damage was inflicted.By By Robert Burns, The Associated Press , March 19, 2011
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