"They gave me no reason for their decision, but I know it was because I have written articles against the regime and about the revolt" that broke out 15 months ago against the regime of President...

DUBAI- Jailed Bahraini dissident Abdel Hadi Khawaja, on hunger strike for more than three months, is well but still continues his fast to protest a life sentence, his lawyer said on Thursday. "Abdel...

UNITED NATIONS- Moamer Kadhafi's son is refusing to name a defense lawyer, a top Libyan diplomat said Wednesday amid growing questions over the conditions in which Seif al-Islam is being held. The...

CAIRO- A candidate in Egypt's first post-revolt presidential election pulled out of the race on Wednesday to support former Arab League chief Amr Mussa, state media reported. Mohammed Fawzi Eissa, a...

The swearing in of the 25-member government -- which includes 11 new faces and two ministers who changed their posts -- comes more than a year after the last cabinet resigned in February 2011. New...

The blast occurred as the convoy made its way along a narrow street in Khan Sheikhun, a town in Idlib province, said activists, rebels and a watchdog. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said the bomb...

UNITED NATIONS- Russia on Monday warned Kosovo against allowing the training of Syrian opposition rebels on its territory, with its UN envoy saying it could cause international friction. Russian...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Hossam Ezzedine- Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike agreed with Israel on Monday to end their fast in return for improved conditions, officials on both sides...

BRUSSELS- NATO's bombing campaign in Libya left 72 civilians dead last year, a leading human rights group said Monday, accusing the military alliance of failing to acknowledge the deaths. In a...