AP NAMES KENNEDY NEWS DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA
The Associated Press chief of bureau for Lebanon and Syria Elizabeth Kennedy is shown in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. AP has named Kennedy to the new position…
Middle East
TURKEY: ISRAEL BEHIND EGYPTIAN LEADER’S OUSTER
By SUZAN FRASER Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, seen in poster with Arabic that reads, “yes to legitimacy,” march in the Maadi district Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 19,…
JUDGE BARS MOST MOTIVE EVIDENCE IN FORT HOOD TRIAL
By MICHAEL GRACZYK and PAUL J. WEBER FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2013, file courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sits in court for his court-martial in Fort Hood, Texas.…
THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS FLEE TO IRAQ; CRISIS FEARED
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and ZEINA KARAM In this photo provided by UNHCR officials and taken on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Syrian refugees cross the border toward Iraq at Peshkhabour border…
BENGHAZI AFTERSHOCKS AFFECTING US POLICY IN EGYPT
By BRADLEY KLAPPER President Barack Obama makes a statement to the media regarding events in Egypt, from his rental vacation home in Chilmark Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard,…
AP INTERVIEW: TOP IRAN ADVISER REACHES OUT TO WEST
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI In this Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 photo, Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gives an interview to The Associated…
OIL FALLS BELOW $107 AS STOCK MARKETS STALL
By PABLO GORONDI Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest in Ramses Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out…
ISRAEL QUIETLY MAINTAINS TIES WITH EGYPTIAN ARMY
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, an Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle while guarding an…