Israel law targets boycott campaigns

Israel's right-leaning parliament approved a hotly disputed law Monday that will penalize those who organize or publicly endorse political...

Panetta presses Iraq for decision on U.S. troops

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told Iraq's leaders Monday that they must decide soon whether to ask for U.S. troops to remain beyond...

Opposition voices absent from Syrian dialogue

Syrian politicians, intellectuals and clergy were given an unusual opportunity to criticize the country's security apparatus on national...

Panetta: Iranian weapons used to attack Americans in Iraq

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Sunday that weapons supplied by Iran are behind a rash of attacks against American forces in Iraq,...

Fearful Syrians use coded language to mask protest activities

At home in San Fernando in early June, Hadia Al-Abdullah was watching an online video of a women's silent protest in Damascus, Syria,...

Israel largely fends off pro-Palestinian 'fly-in' activists

Israel on Friday largely fended off a planned "fly-in" protest by hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, who had vowed to take commercial...

Thousands of Syrians protest in Hama against Assad

Syrian protesters tossed roses onto the vehicle of a surprise visitor to Hama: the American ambassador, who could be seen driving through...

Syrian activists and security forces brace for protests

Syrian authorities have intensified a campaign to detain the same opposition activists with whom they recently vowed to begin a dialogue, as...

Egyptians race to capture the spirit of Tahrir Square

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Libyan rebels said to advance in west

Even as Libyan rebels reported driving government forces from another mountain town in western Libya on Wednesday, Moammar Kadafi's regime...

Human-rights groups urge action on Syria

A trio of major human-rights groups on Wednesday sounded separate alarms about the violent crackdown against the pro-democracy movement in...

In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood showing cracks in its solidarity

The Muslim Brotherhood has expelled five of its youth members in a purge signaling that Egypt's most potent political force is unwilling...

U.S. willing to leave 10,000 troops in Iraq past year's end, officials say

The White House is prepared to keep as many as 10,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of the year, amid growing concern that the planned...

Linked bombings kill 36 in Iraq town

A car bomb and a smaller explosive device detonated Tuesday morning close to a parking area for municipal employees in a town outside...

Protester seriously injured in Egypt uprising has died

Mahmoud Mohamed, an Egyptian protester profiled last month by The Times after he was seriously injured during the uprising that toppled...

NATO feels the pressure from Libya campaign

With victory still elusive after 15 weeks of bombing, Western allies arrayed against Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi are racing to crack his...

Syrian troops roll into Hama, a symbol of antigovernment activity

Syrian tanks, troops and bulldozers on Monday swept into a city that has long been a potent symbol of the nation's pro-democracy movement,...

Syrian forces surround rebellious city of Hama

Syrian tanks and troops surrounded the rebellious city of Hama on Sunday, apparently poised for an assault to crush long-festering...

Coffee percolates through Iraq's cultural history

Abdullah Saadi fingers the fine brown leather belt with holsters for thimble-sized coffee cups and a dagger. He is a keeper of customs,...

Syrian governor dismissed after massive protests

Syrian President Bashar Assad fired the governor who oversaw the city of Hama on Saturday, a day after massive protests rocked the longtime...

Activists caught in Egypt's secretive military justice system

Taher Nagati awoke early Saturday and squeezed into a cramped sedan with his lawyer for an hour's drive in chaotic morning traffic to...

24 die as Syrian forces fire on protesters

At least 24 Syrian protesters were killed Friday when security forces fired on demonstrators in cities across the country, according to...

Moroccan voters approve constitutional changes

Voters in Morocco approved constitutional changes to curb the powers of the country's 4-century-old monarchy, voting "yes" in a closely...

Rebels in Libya's west gain ground

Rebels in Libya's western Nafusa mountain range were less than 50 miles from the nation's capital Thursday and edging closer to their...

U.S. to build contacts with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that U.S. officials intend to build contacts with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, a sign...