WASHINGTON- The United States on Thursday signaled an easing in tensions with Egypt after Cairo allowed US democracy activists to leave the country, but said the question over whether to proceed with...
DAMASCUS- Syrian ground troops launched an assault on a rebel-held district of Homs Wednesday after shelling it for 26 straight days, activists said, as pressure grew for humanitarian access to...
CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt has lifted a travel ban on democracy activists, including Americans, on trial for receiving illicit foreign funding in a case that has tested relations with Washington,...
TRIPOLI, Dominique Soguel- There may be no law governing the formation of political parties in the new Libya, but political and military personalities are wasting no time in launching their groups or...
WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday an argument could be made for declaring President Bashar al-Assad a war criminal, but said such action could complicate a solution in...
TUNIS- Several dozen injured people and relatives of those killed during the Tunisian revolution on Monday held a protest outside the defence ministry to demand compensation and justice.Denouncing...
LONDON, Katy Lee- WikiLeaks on Monday began publishing a huge tranche of emails from US intelligence firm Stratfor in a move the anti-secrecy website said revealed the "private lies of private...
DAMASCUS- Syrians voted Sunday on a new constitution in the face of opposition calls for a boycott and further bloodshed as Washington warned of civil war and urged troops to disobey orders to...
DOHA- Qatar urged the United Nations on Sunday to investigate Jewish settlement expansion in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, warning that Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories was...
LONDON- Britain welcomed Sunday's swearing in of Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, calling on the new leader to "forge new trust and cooperation between the state and the people of Yemen".Hadi...