Memorial at Egypt’s Tahrir Square sparks protest
By TONY G. GABRIEL In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 photo, Egyptian municipality laborers work on a memorial base two days before the commemoration of deadly clashes with security forces…
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Key Syrian rebel leader dies of wounds
By DIAA HADID In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Tawhid Brigade, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Abdul-Qadir Saleh,…
Egypt Islamist tells army chief to avoid politics
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh talks during interview with the Associated Press at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Egypt’s reformist Islamist leader Aboul-Fotouh, who defected from…
No EU nation candidate to destroy Syria gas
By RAF CASERT German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle takes his place at the podium during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Nov.…
Assad gaining ground in Syrian civil war
By RYAN LUCAS FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, damages are seen in the town of Hejeira, which Syrian troops captured, in the countryside of Damascus,…
Egypt: Fears replace Christians’ high expectations
By HAMZA HENDAWI In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Coptic monks and altar boys worship in Mar Girgis, or St. George, Monastery, south of the ancient city of Luxor,…
Clashes hit Libyan capital after militia attack
By ESAM MOHAMED This image made from video shows an injured protester being carried away from the scene in Tripoli, Libya after militiamen attacked peaceful protesters demanding the disbanding of…
Islamists call for dialogue in Egypt after coup
By MARIAM RIZK A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi raises his poster during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Arabic reads,”down with military rule.” Authorities…