Two years of war: Syria in ruinsOn a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and ca More… |
Russia, China 'may lose key Libya deals'Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels hailing the end of Muammar Gadaffi's rule warned Russian and Chinese firms that they may lose out on lucrative oil contracts for failing to support the rebellion. More… |
Russia, China 'may lose key Libya deals'Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels hailing the end of Muammar Gadaffi's rule warned Russian and Chinese firms that they may lose out on lucrative oil contracts for failing to support the rebellion. More… |
Sanaa quiet as Saleh in Saudi for treatmentThe streets of Yemeni capital Sanaa, which had rung with gun and rocket fire in recent days, were mostly quiet early on Sunday after President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Saudi sources said Riyadh had bro More… |