Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gadhafi, Libya rebels hold indirect negotiations Thu 23 Jun 2011 BEIRUT -- Indirect talks on the future of Libya have been taking place between representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's government and rebels based in the eastern city of Benghazi, an opposition spokesman... (photo: AP / Abdel-Kader Fassouk)
Seattle Times Syria's Assad offers path to change but few specifics Tue 21 Jun 2011 BEIRUT - In his first address in two months, President Bashar Assad of Syria on Monday offered a national dialogue that he said could usher in change to a country where his party and family have... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Houston Chronicle Mon 20 Jun 2011 Syrian president blames crisis on 'saboteurs' BEIRUT - Syria's embattled president said Monday that "saboteurs" are trying to exploit legitimate demands for reform, as the regime faces its most powerful challenge in more than four decades.... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) BeirutPhotosPoliticsSyriaSyria