The Independent President Assad's army is starting to call the shots in Syria Old Mohamed Said al-Sauda from Deraa, in his tawny gown and kuffiah headscarf, sat at the end of a conclave of tribal elders, all newly arrived in Damascus for an audience with no less than the Presid... (photo: AP / Aleppo Media Center AMC) Photos Politics Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war The Inquisitr Palestinian Prime Ministar Salam Fayyad Quits Posted: April 13, 2013 | Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad quit on Saturday after a falling out with president Mahmoud Abbas. The decision was made by Fayyad, despite US efforts for him to stay ... (photo: UN / UN) Palestine Photos Salam Fayyad United States Wikipedia: Salam Fayyad Top Stories The New York Times Palestinian PM Offered Resignation, Officials Say RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas as part of an increasingly b... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) Palestinian Photos Politics West Bank Wikipedia: Salam Fayyad WorldNews.com Syria's Other- and Self-Inflicted Genocide Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | The 2.5 million Syrians who have recently fled a brutal external and internal civil war, along with the estimated 70,000 ... (photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon) Human Rights Photos Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war Al Jazeera Kerry promises to help Palestinian economy US secretary of state John Kerry has wrapped up three days of high-level Middle East diplomacy on a positive note, saying he held "very constructive talks" with Isra... (photo: US DoS) Economy Palestine Photos US Wikipedia: Economy of the Palestinian territories The Guardian UN panel: Libyan weapons spread at alarming rate UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. panel says Libyan weapons are spreading at "an alarming rate" to new territories in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syr... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Africa Libyan Photos Weapons Wikipedia: Libyan civil war BBC News UN reopens Gaza food centres after compound attack The UN says it is reopening its food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip after they closed following violent protests over aid cutbacks. | The UN Relief and Works Agen... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Food Gaza Photos UN Wikipedia: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East The Tribune San Luis Obispo Kenya inaugurates Uhuru Kenyatta as president Kenya inaugurates Uhuru Kenyatta as president | 11 minutes ago | UN says food distribution centers reopen in Gaza | 31 minutes ago | After US ship, Ch... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Food Gaza Kenya Photos Reuters Defense Secretary Hagel to visit Israel this month: official JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will pay a first visit to Israel since taking office later this month to bolster the allies' cooperation in the Middle... (photo: US DoD / U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley) Defense Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Chuck Hagel New Straits/Business Times Israel closes Gaza border crossing after rocket fire: army JERUSALEM : Israel’s army closed a goods crossing into the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after a rocket was fired from the besieged enclave, a spokeswoman said. | The rock... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Fire Gaza Israel Photos Wikipedia: Gaza Strip The Guardian Israel closes Gaza crossing after rockets fired IAN DEITCH | Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel shut a crossing with Gaza after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory at the Jewish state on the day ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Gaza Hamas Israel Photos Wikipedia: GazaIsrael conflict
