"Conditions in Syria have worsened to the point where Syrian nationals already in the United States would face serious threats to their personal safety if they were to return to their home country,"...

Yusuf "passed away in the United Arab Emirates", it said. His death was confirmed by family members.In a political career spanning almost half a century, Yusuf survived several assassination...

BRUSSELS- President Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma, a Western-educated former banker and style icon, faces an EU travel ban and asset freeze along with other members of Assad's family, diplomats said...

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will Friday open the way to resuming $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt that had been suspended over human rights concerns."Tomorrow,...

DAMASCUS- The death toll in Syrian protests rose Tuesday as long-time Damascus ally Russia said President Bashar al-Assad had made "a lot of mistakes" in clamping down on the year-old...

NOUAKCHOTT- Tripoli, Paris, and The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) all competed Sunday to put Libya's ex-spy chief on trial after he was picked up in Mauritania.France and the ICC...

DUBAI- Bahraini security forces clashed with youths on Sunday after the funeral of a protester who allegedly died after inhaling tear gas fired by riot police, witnesses said.The clashes erupted in...

DAMASCUS- Two huge bomb blasts killed at least 27 people in Syria's capital on Saturday, sparking anger at Riyadh and Doha, as special envoy Kofi Annan warned of regional fallout from the year-long...

Senussi, who served as the spymaster and right-hand man of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, was arrested in Mauritania, prompting both Libya and France to call for his extradition on...