Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents (17 May 2012)
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.
F.B.I. Chief Says Leak on Qaeda Plot Is Under Investigation (16 May 2012)
Robert S. Mueller III said that such a leak threatens operations, “makes it much more difficult to recruit sources, and damages our relationships with our foreign partners.”
Arts & Leisure: ‘Food and Fadwa’: How Noor Theater Was Born (16 May 2012)
A seriocomedy about life under occupation, “Food and Fadwa” is the inaugural production of Noor Theater, the Middle Eastern American company in residence at New York Theater Workshop.
World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Bomber Attacks Army Post (16 May 2012)
A suicide bomber drove an explosives-rigged fuel truck into the front gate of an army post in Mosul on Tuesday, killing five soldiers, officials said.
Iran Executes Man Accused of Being Israeli Spy (16 May 2012)
Iran said that the man, identified as Majid Jamali Fashi, was responsible for the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists.
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Deaths in Uprising Listed (16 May 2012)
A rights group on Tuesday released the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces in the 18-day uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak last year.
Yemen Moves to Reclaim Towns Run by Insurgents (16 May 2012)
Dozens were killed in airstrikes and ground attacks as the Yemeni government intensified efforts to take back land in the southern part of the nation.
Syria Protesters and Soldiers Clash, in View of U.N. Monitors (16 May 2012)
The monitors escaped unscathed, but three of their vehicles were damaged by some kind of explosive device. Activist organizations said the confrontation killed around 20 and wounded dozens.
World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Guards Say Vice President Ordered Them to Kill Officials (16 May 2012)
Former bodyguards for Iraq’s fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs.
23 Syrian Soldiers Reported Killed by Rebels (15 May 2012)
While opposition forces said they had repulsed an attack on the city of Rastan, spillover sectarian fighting continued in northern Lebanon.
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