DAMASCUS- The Syrian army and rebels on Wednesday sent reinforcements to Aleppo to join the intensifying battle for the country's second city, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the world "to stop the...

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories- More than 100 Palestinian families have returned to Gaza over the past week after fleeing spiralling violence in war-torn Syria, a Palestinian NGO said on...

BEIRUT- Syrian general Manaf Tlass called on Syrians Tuesday to unite and start building a post-President Bashar al-Assad Syria as he made his first public appearance since defecting from the regime....

DUBAI- Bahraini police on Monday announced the arrest of a suspect wanted for possession and production of "explosives for terrorist aims" in the Gulf state which has been the scene of Shiite-led...

WASHINGTON- The United States denounced a wave of violence across Iraq which left 111 people dead Monday, saying such attacks were "cowardly" and "reprehensible," especially during the month of...

DOHA- Arab nations have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly give up power in order to end his country's unrest, Qatar's prime minister said Monday. "There is agreement on the need...

WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- Science has given the world "no excuse" to resist bold action against the spread of the 30-year AIDS pandemic, said a top US expert at the opening of the International...

DAMASCUS- Heavy clashes raged between Syrian troops and rebels on Saturday, with at least 130 people killed nationwide, as the clock ticked down on a 30-day "final" extension of a troubled UN...

CAIRO- Thousands of Egyptians attended the military funeral on Saturday of ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak's longtime right-hand man Omar Suleiman, who died of a heart attack after an abortive...