iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Rebels

Turkey and Russia: Key Countries to a Solution in Syria

Harun Yahya | Posted 05.21.2013 | World
Harun Yahya

A solution in Syria can be found through sound mediation by Turkey and Russia, both of which know the country best, which are trusted and have enjoyed bilateral relations with it for many years.

PREDICT: Ole Miss Vs. La Salle

Posted 03.23.2013 | Sports

Who had this on their bracket? No. 12 seed Ole Miss will face No. 13 seed La Salle in the third round of the NCAA Tournament in the West Region. ...

19 Everyday Rebels

Posted 02.23.2013 | Comedy

Being a rebel takes courage, tenacity and the ability to laugh in the face of danger. It isn't for everyone, but these 19 people (and birds) possess t...

No. 21 UNLV Narrowly Escape Upset From UTEP

AP | Posted 12.18.2012 | Sports

EL PASO, Texas -- Bryce DeJean-Jones scored 12 points and Anthony Marshall added 11 for No. 21 UNLV in a 62-60 victory over UTEP on Monday night. Jaq...

Crisis in Congo

Belinda Bauman | Posted 01.27.2013 | World
Belinda Bauman

I felt that helpless feeling wash over me. I felt the weight of an ocean and miles of separation. Before I looked at a screen, I did something I haven't done for a while. I slipped out of my bed and got down on my knees.

U.S. Awards Syria Rebels $45 Million In Aid

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 09.28.2012 | World

NEW YORK — The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistan...

What's The Most Rebellious Thing You Did As A Teenager? (WATCH)

Posted 10.17.2012 | MarloThomas

Microphone in hand, I went out and asked the people of New York: What is the most rebellious thing you did as a teenager? var src_url="http:/...

How U.S. Lost Bidding War for Syria's Rebels

Lionel Beehner | Posted 10.13.2012 | World
Lionel Beehner

We are unwilling to assist the rebels because they are increasingly Islamist, but they are increasingly Islamist because we are unwilling to assist them.

The Secret of Coolness Revealed

Ilan Dar-Nimrod | Posted 08.17.2012 | Science
Ilan Dar-Nimrod

We have brought back James Dean to our current days' cool. I could breathe freely again. Cancel my tattoos' removal appointment. Light another smoke.

Congo: Al Jazeera Meets With M23 in Exclusive Interview

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.30.2012 | World
Georgianne Nienaber

Al Jazeera is the first news organization to go behind the lines and interview M23, breaking through the media wall of silence that has surrounded M23 since it broke with the Congolese army and warlord Bosco Ntaganda.

Friday Talking Points -- Foreign Policy Issues Reappear

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

It has been a big week on the foreign policy front, with the death of Libya's dictator and President Obama's announcement today that all U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of this year.

No Asylum for Gaddafi in Serbia

Sasa Milosevic | Posted 11.07.2011 | World
Sasa Milosevic

Despite the fact that Serbian government rejects giving asylum to him, Gaddafi still believes in friendship with the Serbian people.

Gaddafi Loyalists On The Move

AP | DALATOU MAMANE | Posted 11.05.2011 | World

NIAMEY, Niger — A large convoy of Libyan soldiers loyal to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi crossed the desert border into Niger and rolled into th...

The View From Tunisia: The Sexual Revolution In Libya

Judie Fein | Posted 10.24.2011 | Travel
Judie Fein

On my eighth and most recent trip to Tunisia, two months ago, I was fortunate to meet Libyan families who had fled the violence in their country. The men belonged to the Libyan resistance, and they were making daily runs back into their country with medicine. But it was the women I met who left the biggest impression on me.

Libyan Rebels Battle for Brega

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2011 | World
Chris Weigant

Whoever controls Brega will control the oil the town can ship out, which would be a huge source of income for the rebels. In the end, this war may wind up being one of attrition.

Another International Mediation Fiasco in Libya

Doug Noll | Posted 08.06.2011 | World
Doug Noll

Without reforms, we will not see improvement in peace efforts. Untold billions of dollars will continue to be lost and wasted and incredible humanitarian disasters will continue to unfold. It does have to be this way.

Moscow's Hesitancy to Support the Arab Uprisings

Raghida Dergham | Posted 08.03.2011 | World
Raghida Dergham

Russia is nowadays in the driver's seat at the UN Security Council -- with China in the back seat along with African countries and sometimes Lebanon -...

The Syrian Anomaly

Joshua Gleis | Posted 06.18.2011 | World
Joshua Gleis

Only in Syria, where a growing number of citizens are rising up against the Assad regime, has the United States and the rest of the western world failed to develop or convey any type of policy whatsoever.

Sun Tzu and the Art of Knowing

Leslie Griffith | Posted 06.05.2011 | Media
Leslie Griffith

In the 6th century BC, the shrewd general and philosopher developed his influential military strategy against the backdrop of China's "Warring States" era. It is, unfortunately, more applicable than ever.

Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.30.2011 | World
Human Rights Watch

(Benghazi) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups, Hum...

Obama's Libyan Gamble, Week Two

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.28.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

If the Libyan war ends well, Obama's Libyan gamble will have paid off handsomely. A little more than one week in, things seem to be going fairly well.

Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011 | World

BIN JAWWAD, Libya — Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by ...

Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | By RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011 | World

BIN JAWWAD, Libya -- Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guard...

The No-Fly Zone Decision

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

President Obama is in a tough spot on the whether or not to push for a no-fly zone over Libya. He is weighing the costs and benefits of the situation, and his reluctance to get involved may turn out, in the long run, to be the correct decision.

Myths and Reality in Darfur

Rob Crilly | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Rob Crilly

There is still plenty of guff being written about Sudan and Darfur. Some of this misinformation is simply the result of ignorance; however, there are many campaigners that should know better.