Israel, Gulf in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran
By BRIAN MURPHY FILE-In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,…
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1 year down: American walking from Africa to Chile
By JASON STRAZIUSO In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 and released by the National Geographic Society on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, journalist Paul Salopek walks across the Afar…
Suicide car bomber kills 11 soldiers in Egypt
By HAMZA HENDAWI A man and child walk past a crater from a suicide car bomb attack on the road between the border town of Rafah and the coastal city…
Lebanon blasts: Q&A about why they happened
By DIAA HADID Lebanese citizens and security forces gather near the entrance of the Iranian embassy, background, where two explosions have struck, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. Twin…
Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square
By SARAH EL DEEB and TONY G. GABRIEL Anti-government protesters clash with Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi supporters near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Egypt’s revolutionary groups…
Obama appeals to lawmakers on Iran sanctions
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov.…
Iran unveils what it says is its biggest drone
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI This photo released on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 by the Iranian Defense Ministry claims to show a Fotros drone aircraft, in an undisclosed location, in Iran.…
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf
By AYA BATRAWY Emirati officials greet each other in front of an Emirates Airbus A380 on display during the opening day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,…