EGYPT COURT UPHOLDS FREEZE OF ISLAMISTS’ ASSETS
against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood as she expresses her support for Mubarak at a court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. The ousted long-time autocrat…
Middle East
RUSSIA AGAINST — USE OF FORCE IN SYRIA RESOLUTION
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, greets his French counterpart Laurent Fabius prior to their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) MOSCOW (AP) —…
ISRAEL CALLS FOR NEW PRESSURE ON IRAN
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sept. 17, 2013. Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Sept. 30,…
EGYPTIAN SECURITY FORCES STORM SOUTHERN TOWN
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE — In this Sept. 3, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Christian villagers clean up the damaged ancient chapel inside the Virgin Mary and St. Abraam Monastery that…
CHEMICAL WEAPONS WATCHDOG SAYS IT WILL ACT FAST
FILE – This April 30, 2001 file photo shows a safety vehicle passing a compound filled with 170-gallon containers of mustard and blister agent at the Deseret Chemical Depot in…
UN: ‘CONVINCING EVIDENCE’ OF SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK
By EDITH M. LEDERER This photo released by the United Nations shows professor Ake Sellstrom, head of the chemical weapons team working in Syria, handing over the report on the…
NEW EGYPTIAN PETITION: RUN, GENERAL, RUN
By SARAH EL DEEB Supporters of Egypt’s Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Gamel Soliman, left, and Islam el-Nabwi, hold a campaign to nominate the minister to run for president at…
OIL FALLS TO NEAR $107 ON US-RUSSIA DEAL FOR SYRIA
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, file photo, oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell slightly Friday,…