DAMASCUS- International envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Syria on Sunday, his spokesman said, after admitting that his peace plan has so far failed to end nearly 16 months of carnage. "The Joint Special...

CAIRO, Mona Salem- Egypt's new President Mohamed Morsi annulled the Supreme Court's dissolution of the Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday, the official media said, setting the stage for a...

DAMASCUS- International envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged the failure so far of his mission to bring peace to Syria, as more than 60 people were killed in violence on Saturday that also spilled over into...

TRIPOLI, Dominique Soguel- Voters flocked to cast their ballots Saturday in Libya's first free national election in decades after the ouster of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, despite protests disrupting...

PARIS, Jo Biddle and Mariette le Roux- International leaders Friday urged the UN to ratchet up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by threatening tough sanctions, as the defection of a top...

PARIS- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she had held "productive" talks in Paris with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas as all sides seek a way to kick-start moribund Middle East...

PARIS- The United States will lead calls at talks in Paris for a tough new UN sanctions regime to be imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle, US officials said Thursday....

"Egypt's role in this movement is undeniable, and constructive cooperation between Iran and Egypt in this movement can have many positive outcomes," he added. The presidency website said that Morsi...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Hossam Ezzedine- A Palestinian call for an international probe into Yasser Arafat's death won official backing from Tunisia on Thursday, after a report showed the...