DAMASCUS- Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria Sunday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the opposition met in Qatar under US pressure...
GENEVA- Renowned Chinese-born writer Han Suyin, whose autobiographical novel was turned into the popular American film "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", has died in Lausanne, Switzerland, Chinese...
DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels said on Saturday they had launched a major assault on a northern airbase used to deploy regime air power, on the eve of a crucial meeting to decide the future of the...
CAIRO- Egypt's antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess's tomb dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo. "We have discovered the...
KUWAIT CITY, Omar Hasan- Kuwait on Thursday released on bail opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak after a night of violent protests against his detention that left dozens hurt, his lawyer and an AFP...
CAIRO- A senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces prosecution after a television presenter filed a complaint that accused him of defaming her, a judicial source said on Thursday. The source...
DAMASCUS- Explosions shook Syria's capital on Monday as warplanes launched their heaviest air raids yet and two car bombs struck, with the UN-Arab League peace envoy saying the conflict was going...
TRIPOLI- Libya's defence minister said Monday that the army has no control over Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Moamer Kadhafi's regime, and that armed groups there prevent families from...
LONDON, Robin Millard- An inquiry into the BBC's culture and practices got under way on Monday with the broadcaster reeling from allegations of child sex abuse perpetrated by the late Jimmy Savile,...
DAMASCUS- Air raids, clashes and car bombings shook Syria on Sunday, killing nearly 100 people, monitors said, as world powers look to pick up the pieces of a failed bid to bring in a Muslim holiday...
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