var digesttext = "Iraq headed for ‘sectarian autocracy’; early polls, new PM are options: Allawi (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
The head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya political bloc said Iraq “stands on the brink of disaster” and ..
EU to pursue Iran sanctions despite Tehran’s threat to close vital oil transit (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
The European Union is pressing ahead with plans to impose new sanctions on Iran, an EU spokesman sai..
Civilian killed after clashes between Yemeni Republican Guard and tribal chief’s gunmen (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
A Yemeni civilian was shot dead Wednesday in a shootout between the Republican Guard and gunmen loya..
Human rights group says Syria hiding detainees, urges monitors to insist on full access (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Syrian authorities moved hundreds of detainees to military sites off-limits to Arab League monitors,..
Egyptian Socialists and Islamists on verge of war in Alexandria (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Ongoing squabbles between different political factions in Egypt might seem ordinary in the light of ..
Israel plans large tourism complex, okays 130 settler homes in east Jerusalem (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Israel on Wednesday approved plans for a large tourism complex in the heart of Arab east Jerusalem a..
Syria university students recount revolution stories (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Despite the Syrian regime’s relentless attempts to quash the protests calling for the ouster of Pres..
U.S. 5th Fleet won’t allow disruption in Hormuz; Iran says ‘really easy’ to close route (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of ..
Homs residents refuse to meet monitors with army present as death toll mounts (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
As many as 19 people were killed on Wednesday by the gunfire of Syrian security forces across the co..
UK’s Times newspaper names Bouazizi person of 2011 (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Britain’s The Times newspaper on Wednesday named as person of the year Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian ..
Senior Iraqi figures warn of dictatorship and civil war (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
Leading Iraqi figures on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of trying to assemble a ne..
Blast rocks south Lebanon restaurant; nearby liquor store was also targeted (Dec 27, 2011 21:00)
An explosion tore through a restaurant in the southern Lebanese town of Tyre at dawn Wednesday, just..
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