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http://news.yahoo.com/mideast/ Get the latest Middle East news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Middle East news, including analysis and opinion on top Middle East stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 14 Jul 2013 04:35:55 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/mideast/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifAMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Syria's main Western-backed opposition says 200 civilians are trapped in a mosque in a suburb of the Syrian capital as fighting rages outside between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Assad.http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-200-civilians-trapped-mosque-083555206.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 04:35:55 -0400Associated Presssyrian-opposition-200-civilians-trapped-mosque-083555206<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mmfd4TA4pVfITF0VhgmEpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7ba627296d7c7617370f6a7067009478.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -- In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, a rebel fighter stands guard at a check point flying an Islamic banner near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Activists said on Saturday, July 13, 2013 that Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo. The checkpoint is the only gateway between rebel-held eastern districts and the city&#039;s western areas, controlled by President Bashar Assad&#039;s troops. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)" align="left" title="FILE -- In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, a rebel fighter stands guard at a check point flying an Islamic banner near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Activists said on Saturday, July 13, 2013 that Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo. The checkpoint is the only gateway between rebel-held eastern districts and the city&#039;s western areas, controlled by President Bashar Assad&#039;s troops. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Western-backed opposition fighters and a faction of al-Qaida-linked rebels turned their guns on each other Saturday in Syria&#039;s largest city, battling for control of a key checkpoint in the latest eruption of infighting among the forces trying to topple President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 15:29:03 -0400Associated Pressrival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mmfd4TA4pVfITF0VhgmEpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7ba627296d7c7617370f6a7067009478.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -- In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, a rebel fighter stands guard at a check point flying an Islamic banner near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Activists said on Saturday, July 13, 2013 that Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo. The checkpoint is the only gateway between rebel-held eastern districts and the city&#039;s western areas, controlled by President Bashar Assad&#039;s troops. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)" align="left" title="FILE -- In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, a rebel fighter stands guard at a check point flying an Islamic banner near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Activists said on Saturday, July 13, 2013 that Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo. The checkpoint is the only gateway between rebel-held eastern districts and the city&#039;s western areas, controlled by President Bashar Assad&#039;s troops. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Western-backed opposition fighters and a faction of al-Qaida-linked rebels turned their guns on each other Saturday in Syria&#039;s largest city, battling for control of a key checkpoint in the latest eruption of infighting among the forces trying to topple President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blasts-sunni-mosques-baghdad-kill-21-213311261.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombs exploded outside two Sunni mosques in Baghdad late Saturday, killing at least 21 people leaving prayers and extending a wave of daily violence rippling across Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blasts-sunni-mosques-baghdad-kill-21-213311261.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 17:33:11 -0400Associated Pressiraq-blasts-sunni-mosques-baghdad-kill-21-213311261<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blasts-sunni-mosques-baghdad-kill-21-213311261.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombs exploded outside two Sunni mosques in Baghdad late Saturday, killing at least 21 people leaving prayers and extending a wave of daily violence rippling across Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO (AP) ? Gunmen ambushed a United Nations peacekeeping team Saturday in Sudan's western region of Darfur, killing seven Tanzanians and wounding another 17 people in the deadliest ever single attack on the international force in the country, U.N. officials said.http://news.yahoo.com/ambush-kills-7-un-peacekeepers-sudans-darfur-185211607.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 17:19:26 -0400Associated Pressambush-kills-7-un-peacekeepers-sudans-darfur-185211607CAIRO (AP) ? Islamist lawmakers in Egypt's disbanded upper house of parliament demanded Saturday the army reinstate ousted President Mohammed Morsi, and called on other legislatures around the world not to recognize the country's new military-backed leadership.http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-islamist-lawmakers-demand-morsis-return-151458157.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 17:05:12 -0400Associated Pressegypt-islamist-lawmakers-demand-morsis-return-151458157<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-13-205132241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb exploded outside a Sunni mosque in Baghdad late Saturday, killing at least 13 people leaving prayers and extending a daily wave of violence rippling across Iraq since the holy month of Ramadan began.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-13-205132241.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:51:32 -0400Associated Pressiraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-13-205132241<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-13-205132241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb exploded outside a Sunni mosque in Baghdad late Saturday, killing at least 13 people leaving prayers and extending a daily wave of violence rippling across Iraq since the holy month of Ramadan began.</p><br clear="all"/>SANAA, Yemen (AP) ? A Yemeni security official says gunmen have killed two soldiers and wounded three in an ambush in a province where the military is battling al-Qaida.http://news.yahoo.com/2-soldiers-killed-yemen-ambush-204512878.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:45:12 -0400Associated Press2-soldiers-killed-yemen-ambush-204512878<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-200208760.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraqi authorities say a bomb has exploded at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, killing at least 11 worshippers and wounding 35.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-200208760.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:02:08 -0400Associated Pressiraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-200208760<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-blast-sunni-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-200208760.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraqi authorities say a bomb has exploded at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, killing at least 11 worshippers and wounding 35.</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO (AP) ? Gunmen ambushed a United Nations peacekeeping team Saturday in Sudan's western region of Darfur, killing seven and wounding another 17 in the deadliest ever attack single attack on the international force in the country.http://news.yahoo.com/official-7-un-peacekeepers-killed-sudan-attack-175852440.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 14:16:32 -0400Associated Pressofficial-7-un-peacekeepers-killed-sudan-attack-175852440CAIRO (AP) ? Islamist lawmakers in Egypt's disbanded upper house of parliament are demanding the return of the country's ousted president, and calling on other parliaments not to recognize the country's new army-appointed leadership.http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-parliamentarians-demand-morsis-return-134436230.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 09:45:39 -0400Associated Pressegyptian-parliamentarians-demand-morsis-return-134436230<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3939.dONNCAYUXu1aAaRUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb6053594fa66317370f6a7067007ef8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" align="left" title="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt&#039;s military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:08:47 -0400Associated Pressegypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3939.dONNCAYUXu1aAaRUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb6053594fa66317370f6a7067007ef8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" align="left" title="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt&#039;s military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-al-qaida-fighters-battle-aleppo-111700047.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gvHa0GOl_nAtc5XqbBSt7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3bb3c9210852d17370f6a706700ca85.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-al-qaida-fighters-battle-aleppo-111700047.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 07:17:00 -0400Associated Presssyrian-rebels-al-qaida-fighters-battle-aleppo-111700047<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-al-qaida-fighters-battle-aleppo-111700047.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gvHa0GOl_nAtc5XqbBSt7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3bb3c9210852d17370f6a706700ca85.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say Syrian rebels and fighters from an al-Qaida-linked group have turned their guns on each other and are fighting for control of a key checkpoint in the northern city of Aleppo.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Authorities in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have ordered all cafes to be shut down a day after a suicide attack killed 39 people when a bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 06:57:02 -0400Associated Pressiraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Authorities in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have ordered all cafes to be shut down a day after a suicide attack killed 39 people when a bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-media-embrace-military-morsi-ouster-190025330.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p2b_V5VcoBp_1vYOG147ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f726b7854f8b6217370f6a706700c57a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, July 11, 2013 photo, journalist Sabah Hamamou speaks on the phone inside the offices of the flagship state daily newspaper, Al-Ahram in Cairo. Egypt&#039;s independent and state media have wholeheartedly embraced the military&#039;s coup that ousted Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi and are unquestionably promoting the generals&#039; crackdown on the Islamists. When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime. Hamamou and some of her fellow journalists held demonstrations, issued petitions and pressed editors for the paper to break from state dictates and adopt independent, objective coverage. Change never came. First, the military rulers who took over after Mubarak tightly controlled the paper. Once Mohammed Morsi became president, his Muslim Brotherhood stepped in and pushed coverage their direction. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, July 11, 2013 photo, journalist Sabah Hamamou speaks on the phone inside the offices of the flagship state daily newspaper, Al-Ahram in Cairo. Egypt&#039;s independent and state media have wholeheartedly embraced the military&#039;s coup that ousted Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi and are unquestionably promoting the generals&#039; crackdown on the Islamists. When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime. Hamamou and some of her fellow journalists held demonstrations, issued petitions and pressed editors for the paper to break from state dictates and adopt independent, objective coverage. Change never came. First, the military rulers who took over after Mubarak tightly controlled the paper. Once Mohammed Morsi became president, his Muslim Brotherhood stepped in and pushed coverage their direction. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-media-embrace-military-morsi-ouster-190025330.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:18:02 -0400Associated Pressegypts-media-embrace-military-morsi-ouster-190025330<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-media-embrace-military-morsi-ouster-190025330.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p2b_V5VcoBp_1vYOG147ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f726b7854f8b6217370f6a706700c57a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, July 11, 2013 photo, journalist Sabah Hamamou speaks on the phone inside the offices of the flagship state daily newspaper, Al-Ahram in Cairo. Egypt&#039;s independent and state media have wholeheartedly embraced the military&#039;s coup that ousted Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi and are unquestionably promoting the generals&#039; crackdown on the Islamists. When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime. Hamamou and some of her fellow journalists held demonstrations, issued petitions and pressed editors for the paper to break from state dictates and adopt independent, objective coverage. Change never came. First, the military rulers who took over after Mubarak tightly controlled the paper. Once Mohammed Morsi became president, his Muslim Brotherhood stepped in and pushed coverage their direction. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, July 11, 2013 photo, journalist Sabah Hamamou speaks on the phone inside the offices of the flagship state daily newspaper, Al-Ahram in Cairo. Egypt&#039;s independent and state media have wholeheartedly embraced the military&#039;s coup that ousted Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi and are unquestionably promoting the generals&#039; crackdown on the Islamists. When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime. Hamamou and some of her fellow journalists held demonstrations, issued petitions and pressed editors for the paper to break from state dictates and adopt independent, objective coverage. Change never came. First, the military rulers who took over after Mubarak tightly controlled the paper. Once Mohammed Morsi became president, his Muslim Brotherhood stepped in and pushed coverage their direction. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change at her newspaper, Al-Ahram, the state-owned media flagship with an editorial line firmly controlled by the regime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6EIf0fYH4VDpIsAJx5H_Kg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44246b0d50396517370f6a706700e511.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 38 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:48:46 -0400Associated Presssuicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6EIf0fYH4VDpIsAJx5H_Kg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44246b0d50396517370f6a706700e511.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 38 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHTUGJvfAPkUqqzjMtIXSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa1dca534f586117370f6a706700318f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Friday in cities across Egypt, vowing to sustain for months their campaign to restore deposed President Mohammed Morsi to power.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:45:10 -0400Associated Presstens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHTUGJvfAPkUqqzjMtIXSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa1dca534f586117370f6a706700318f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Friday in cities across Egypt, vowing to sustain for months their campaign to restore deposed President Mohammed Morsi to power.</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb struck a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the ethnically disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 19 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-blast-hits-northern-iraqi-city-19-dead-202933225.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:01:45 -0400Associated Pressofficials-blast-hits-northern-iraqi-city-19-dead-202933225RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ? Saudi Arabia, the epicenter of a new respiratory virus, asked Friday that pilgrims coming from across the Muslim world to visit its holy sites wear face masks in crowded places.http://news.yahoo.com/virus-hit-saudi-arabia-asks-pilgrims-wear-masks-191508785.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:42:42 -0400Associated Pressvirus-hit-saudi-arabia-asks-pilgrims-wear-masks-191508785<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:02:18 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ousted-presidents-backers-protest-egypt-145936216.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FDwwGHpSNZkCQ7L3qVVz7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9206ecba4f066017370f6a70670013d9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, left, kisses his friend with Morsi&#039;s mask during a demonstration before the Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, left, kisses his friend with Morsi&#039;s mask during a demonstration before the Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of supporters of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood massed in main squares in several cities on Friday, waving pictures of Mohammed Morsi and chanting that the head of the military is a &quot;traitor,&quot; stepping up denunciations of the army over its removal of the country&#039;s first freely elected president.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ousted-presidents-backers-protest-egypt-145936216.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 13:52:54 -0400Associated Pressousted-presidents-backers-protest-egypt-145936216<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ousted-presidents-backers-protest-egypt-145936216.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FDwwGHpSNZkCQ7L3qVVz7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9206ecba4f066017370f6a70670013d9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, left, kisses his friend with Morsi&#039;s mask during a demonstration before the Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, left, kisses his friend with Morsi&#039;s mask during a demonstration before the Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of supporters of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood massed in main squares in several cities on Friday, waving pictures of Mohammed Morsi and chanting that the head of the military is a &quot;traitor,&quot; stepping up denunciations of the army over its removal of the country&#039;s first freely elected president.</p><br clear="all"/>

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