CAIRO- Toppled president Hosni Mubarak's retrial was adjourned until July on Monday after new documents and videos were submitted over his alleged complicity in the killings of protesters during...

VIENNA- Russia on Monday officially agreed to hand back to Austria the Esterhazy Library, a priceless collection of nearly 1,000 ancient books seized by Soviet soldiers in 1945. The accord signed by...

AMMAN- Jordan on Sunday announced the start of military exercises involving more than 8,000 soldiers and observers from 19 different countries, but insisted the manoeuvres were unrelated to the...

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Libya's army chief resigned Sunday, a day after clashes killed 31 people in Benghazi, the country's highest political authority said, announcing plans to integrate ex-rebels...

BENGHAZI- At least 28 people were killed and 60 were wounded on Saturday when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels who had fought to oust Libyan dictator Moamer...

DAMASCUS- The United Nations launched a record $5.2-billion aid appeal for Syria on Friday as regime forces sought to capitalise on recent victories over the rebels, sending reinforcements to...

CAIRO- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi rejected as "absurd" opposition calls for an early election less than a year into his term of office, charging in comments published Friday that such calls...

CAIRO- Egypt's Al-Azhar institute said on Thursday that legal measures were underway to recover a Koranic manuscript taken from Cairo in the 18th century during Napoleon's invasion. French auction...

UNITED NATIONS- The UN force in the Golan Heights was thrown into disarray Thursday after Austria withdrew its troops and two peacekeepers were injured as Syrian government and rebel fighters battled...