SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Samer al-Atrush- Egyptians trickled into polling stations on Tuesday in the final round of a landmark post-revolution election that has propelled Islamist movements onto the centre...

JERUSALEM- Israeli and Palestinian negotiators headed to Jordan on Monday for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly 16 months, although both sides stressed it did not mark a renewal of talks....

LONDON- He first built his empire on newspapers, but octogenarian Rupert Murdoch has now made a surprise bid to become a more modern media baron by joining Twitter. A spokeswoman for his British...

CAIRO- Egyptian activists have called for a candle-light vigil in Cairo's Tahrir Square on New Year's Eve to commemorate those who died in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Pro-democracy...

LONDON, Robin Millard- The world rang in the New Year on Sunday with a string of spectacular firework displays watched by millions, a moment to overlook what the global economic crisis might have in...

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces were accused of firing nail bombs to disperse protesters on Friday as tens of thousands flooded the streets across the country in a bid to make their voices heard by Arab...

WASHINGTON- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" Friday to Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi over police raids on pro-democracy groups, the Pentagon said....

DAMASCUS- Tens of thousands of protesters rallied near Damascus on Thursday as Syrian security forces killed at least 25 civilians nationwide and peace monitors spread out to areas hit by unrelenting...

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- The United States said on Thursday it is "deeply concerned" after Egyptian police raided more than a dozen offices of local and foreign rights groups as part of a probe into...