GENEVA, Michael Mainville, Nina Larson- The UN failed to break a deadlock at Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, with talks interrupted after the regime railed against Washington instead...
LONDON- Britain announced Tuesday it would take in hundreds of vulnerable Syrian refugees, targeting those most traumatised by the three-year civil war. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said refuge...
WASHINGTON- US officials on Monday deflected questions about plans for Egypt's army chief to run for the presidency, but stressed it was important to maintain "checks and balances" between the...
GENEVA, Michael Mainville, Jonathan Fowler- Syria's regime agreed at peace talks in Geneva Sunday to allow women and children safe passage from rebel-held areas of the city of Homs where they have...
TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli following the arrest in Egypt of a former Libyan rebel commander were released Sunday as part of a swap, officials said. The...
TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- Tunisia's lawmakers adopted a new constitution Sunday and the prime minister named a caretaker cabinet tasked with organising fresh polls -- two key goals of the...
TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- The expected announcement of Tunisia's new cabinet of independents, which would oversee the run-up to fresh elections as part of the post-Arab Spring political...
GENEVA, Nina Larson, Michael Mainville- Syria's regime and opposition on Saturday discussed sending aid to besieged residents in the embattled city of Homs as UN-sponsored peace talks inched forward...
GENEVA, Michael Mainville, Nina Larson- Syria's warring sides have agreed to meet together on Saturday after a first day of peace talks in Geneva stumbled with President Bashar al-Assad's regime...
CAIRO, Jay Deshmukh, Samer Al-Atrush- A car bomb struck Cairo police headquarters Friday, the first of four blasts in Egypt's capital that killed six people on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011...