| Tunisian feminist held for provocation | | TUNIS — A Tunisian feminist who had scandalised her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after sneaking into Tunisia’s city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest, officials said. | | Israel restores fishing zone limit for Gazans | | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea, restoring a limit it cut in half two months ago in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave. | | Hezbollah sends more fighters to Syria battle | | BEIRUT — Dozens of people, mostly combatants, have been killed in ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr, a watchdog said on Tuesday, as Hezbollah sent new elite fighters to the rebel stronghold. | | US concerned by Egypt’s civil rights | | The United States expressed concern Monday at the repression of civil rights in Egypt, particularly the free speech rights of political activists and journalists. | | Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’ | | Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria’s beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. | |
